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MICRONUTRIENTS

MICRONUTRIENTS. The Activators. What are micronutrients?. Micronutrients are nutrients needed throughout life in small quantities. They are dietary minerals needed by the human body in very small quantities as opposed to macro minerals which are required in larger quantities.

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MICRONUTRIENTS

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  1. MICRONUTRIENTS The Activators

  2. What are micronutrients? • Micronutrients are nutrients needed throughout life in small quantities. • They are dietary minerals needed by the human body in very small quantities as opposed to macro minerals which are required in larger quantities. • Micro nutrients help in these ways: plant vigor, winter hardiness, disease resistance, root development, flowering, uptake of nitrogen, shoot growth, and grain fill.

  3. Boron • Atomic number: 5 • Chemical symbol: B • Element: metalloid • Atomic weight: 10.81 • Atomic mass: 10.811 amu • Other uses: inner plates of a Kevlar vest

  4. Copper • Atomic number: 29 • Chemical symbol: Cu • Element: transition metal • Atomic weight: 63.54 • Atomic mass: 63.546 amu • Other uses: piping

  5. Chloride • Atomic number: 17 • Chemical symbol: Cl • Element: Halogen • Atomic weight: 35.45 • Atomic mass: 35.4527 amu • Other uses: salt

  6. Iron • Atomic number: 26 • Chemical symbol: Fe • Element: transition metal • Atomic weight: 55.84 • Atomic mass: 55.845 amu • Other uses: wagon wheel

  7. Manganese • Atomic number: 25 • Chemical symbol: Mn • Element: transition metal • Atomic weight: 54.93 • Atomic mass: 54.93805 amu • Other uses: war time helmets

  8. Molybdenum • Atomic number: 42 • Chemical symbol: Mo • Element: transition metal • Atomic weight: 95.94 • Atomic mass: 95.94 amu • Other uses: electrodes • Does not decrease in soil as pH increases

  9. Zinc • Atomic number: 30 • Chemical symbol: Zn • Element: transition metal • Atomic weight: 65.39 • Atomic mass: 65.39 amu • Other uses: alkaline batteries

  10. FUN FACTS! • Micronutrients are vital to our health • Soil contains thousands of pounds of micronutrients • Manganese is immobile in soil • Chloride is used in table salt • Deficiencies in humans can lead to serious health problems like blindness and mental retardation

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