Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Iron

From Nillson - Iron is one of the most common elements in the earth's crust. Plants need iron for respiration, same as animals. Plants also need iron for photosynthesis. Iron deficiencies show as yellowing leaves. Pinoak is a plant that exhibits iron deficiency in a lot of cases because genetics of some pinoaks blocks iron uptake.

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