Plants need, in addition to other plant nutrients, the element iron to grow well. Iron is an element that is essential for plants. Iron is mainly a component of enzymes and proteins. Iron is important for the formation of chlorophyll and thus plays the leading role in photosynthesis. Furthermore, iron has a major influence on physiological processes and on the plant's energy management.

Iron Deficiency

Although the element iron is absorbed by plants only in minimal amounts, a lack of iron can affect their development. Iron is used by plants in the uptake of nitrate, in which case a shortage of iron can also mean that insufficient nitrate is absorbed.