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propel™
- Concentrated
(10,000 mg/L) source of ferrous iron
- Propels
plant growth
- Mixture
of readily available and time-released iron
- Converts
existing ferric iron into ferrous form
Iron is immobile in plants; this means that plants cannot
deliver iron from older leaves to new ones. Therefore, deficiency symptoms
appear first on new or young leaves. Because plants use iron to produce
chlorophyll, a lack of iron results in chlorosis, or yellowing, of the younger
leaves. Stems may also appear short and slender. If the deficiency is severe
and prolonged, each new leaf emerges lighter in color than the preceding leaf.
propel™ is a concentrated (10,000 mg/L) source of ferrous
iron. This ferrous iron is a mixture of readily available and time-released
iron.
If iron is provided in the ferric form (Fe3+) then it must
be reduced by the plant to the ferrous form (Fe2+) before it can be utilized.
This process of conversion (known as reduction) requires the plant to expend
physiological energy. propel™ provides iron already in the ferrous form thus
enhancing iron utilization. In addition, propel™ contains a reducing agent that
helps convert any iron present (such as iron from substrate) into the ferrous
form.
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