It actively participates in the growth of the plant, in the increase of vegetation with greater development of plagiotropic branches, leaf formation, expansion of the leaf area, formation of flower buds, promoting even greater photosynthetic activity by increasing chlorophyll and greater production of carbohydrates necessary for fruiting.
Deficiency – It starts in the older leaves, which present uniform chlorosis, with yellowing, including the veins, progressing to necrosis and leaf fall.
Plants are left with few leaves and or with smaller leaves than normal with smaller fruits, which are easily detached from the plants. It harms flowering and, in plants with a productive load, can cause the drying of branches.