| FUNCTION IN PLANTS |
[Col OCCURRENCE UNDER DIFFERENT SOIL CONDITIONS |
- Component in vitamin B12 which is essential for nitrogen fixing bacteria in legumes and higher animals.
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- Co level is low in highly leached soils, soils derived from acid volcanic rocks or in highly calcareous or peaty soils.
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| DEFICIENCY SYMPTOMS AND CONSEQUENCES |
PLANTS PRONE TO DEFICIENCY |
- Poor growth in sensitive plants. This can be relieved by application of ammonium- or nitrate-nitrogen.
Inadequate levels of Co in the herbage can lead to deficiency diseases in grazing animals. |
- Bean, pea, clover, alfalfa and lucerne.
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