MICRONUTRIENTS The Activators What are micronutrients Micronutrients are

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. Micro nutrients help in these ways: plant vigor, winter hardiness, disease resistance, root development, flowering, uptake of nitrogen, shoot growth, and grain fill.

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

Copper Atomic number: 29 Chemical symbol: Cu Element: transition metal Atomic weight: 63. 54 Atomic mass: 63. 546 amu Other uses: piping

Chloride Atomic number: 17 Chemical symbol: Cl Element: Halogen Atomic weight: 35. 45 Atomic mass: 35. 4527 amu Other uses: salt

Iron Atomic number: 26 Chemical symbol: Fe Element: transition metal Atomic weight: 55. 84 Atomic mass: 55. 845 amu Other uses: wagon wheel

Manganese Atomic number: 25 Chemical symbol: Mn Element: transition metal Atomic weight: 54. 93 Atomic mass: 54. 93805 amu Other uses: war time helmets

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 p. H increases

Zinc Atomic number: 30 Chemical symbol: Zn Element: transition metal Atomic weight: 65. 39 Atomic mass: 65. 39 amu Other uses: alkaline batteries

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