basic information of iron
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Iron is present in the form of oxides in the soil. It is absorbed by the plants in ferric as well as the ferrous state but metabolically it is active in the ferrous state. Requirement is intermediate between macro and micronutrients.
Iron is a structural component of ferredoxin, flavoproteins iron profile in proteins.
It plays important roles and energy conservation reaction of photosynthesis and respiration. It acts as an activator of nitrate reductase and aconitase enzyme. It is essential for the synthesis of chlorophyll.
the deficiency symptoms can be seen as interveinal chlorosis particularly in younger leaves, mature leaves remain unaffected.
It inhibits chloroplast formation due to inhibition of protein synthesis.
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Iron is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from Latin: ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal, that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is by mass the most common element on Earth, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core.