Bot 331 exam 2 stuvia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

List two essential mineral elements. For each, state a function and a deficiency symptom. -reduced growth, woody stems, and purple leaf pigment from anthocyanins. Another nutrient is phosphorus. Phosphorus deficiency causes reduced growth and slender stems, and dark green leaves with necrotic spots. A gardener observes symptoms on their tomato plants of chlorosis in between leaf veins on older leaves before younger leaves. The gardener and horticulture experts agree that the plant has a Magne...