Importance of foliar nutrition and use of chelates, Solute transport
Foliar Nutrition:- It is a technique of feeding plants by applying liquid fertilizer directly to the leaves. Plants are able to absorb essential elements through their leaves. Importance of Foliar Nutrition:- 1. It is the most efficient way to feed your crop:- > Soil applications are often ineffective and inefficient because the applied fertilizers interact negatively with the soil itself. As a result, the nutritional elements can be limited and sometimes are not available at all. This applies to all nutrients, both main and trace elements. > We estimate that of the soil fertilization with main elements, only 5 to 15% reaches the plant. For the trace elements this percentage is often even lower, sometimes not even 1%. >The following factors prevent nutrient elements from reaching the plant: i. Acidity of the soil ii. Physicochemical properties of the soil iii. Texture of the soil iv. Mutual balances between the different elements v. Weather conditions > Making soil f...