| Flourish™ & Flourish Tabs™ constituents and signs of deficiency |
| Element |
Major Function |
Sign of Deficiency |
| Oxygen |
Major component of organic compounds |
n/a |
| Carbon |
Major component of organic compounds |
Stunted growth, affects whole plant |
| Hydrogen |
Major component of organic compounds |
n/a |
| Nitrogen |
Component of nucleic acids, proteins, hormones, coenzymes, etc |
Stunted growth, chlorosis, affects whole plant |
| Potassium |
Cofactor in protein synthesis, osmosis, operation of stomata |
Chlorosis, necrosis, weak stems and roots, older leaves most affected |
| Calcium |
Formation and stability of cell walls, maintenance of membrane structure and permeability, activates some enzymes |
death of shoot and root tips, young leaves most affected |
| Magnesium |
Component of chlorophyll, activate many enzymes |
Chlorosis, older leaves most affected |
| Phosphorus |
Component of nucleic acids, phospholipds, ATP, several coenzymes |
Stunted growth, plant dark green, affects entire plant |
| Sulfur |
Component of proteins, coenzymes |
Chlorosis, with veins remaining dark and tissue between light, affects young leaves |
| Sodium |
Osmosis, charge balance, used in C4 pathway of photosynthesis |
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| Chlorine |
activates photosynthetic elements, functions in water balance |
Wilted leaves, stunted roots, chlorosis, necrosis |
| Iron |
Component of cytochromes, may active some enzymes |
chlorosis of tissue between veins, stems short and slender, affects young leaves |
| Boron |
Cellular membrane function, root growth, flowering, carbohydrate transport, nucleic acid synthesis |
Death of stem and root apical meristem, leaves twisted, young tissue most affected |
| Manganese |
Active in formation of amino acids, activates some enzymes, photolysis of water |
Chlorosis of young leaves, with smallest veins remaining green, necrosis between veins |
| Zinc |
Active in formation of chlorophyll, activates some enzymes |
Reduced leaf size, shortened internodes, chlorosis spotted leaves, older leaves most affected |
| Copper |
Component of many redox enzymes |
Young leaves dark green, twisted, wilted, tip remains alive |
| Molybdenum |
Essential for nitrogen fixation |
Chlorosis, twisting, death of young leaves |
| Cobalt |
Enzyme cofactor |
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| Nickel |
Component of enzyme urease |
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| Bromine |
Used in some enzymes |
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| Rubidium |
Enzyme cofactor |
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| Tin |
Enzyme cofactor |
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| Vanadium |
Enzyme cofactor |
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