MICRONUTRIENT SOURCES COMMONLY USED FOR CORRECTING MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCES IN PLANTS

Micronutrient Common fertilizer sources
Boron (B) Sodium tetraborate (14 to 20% B)
Solubor® (20% B)
Liquid boron (10%)
Copper (Cu) Copper sulfate (13 to 35% Cu)
Copper oxide 1
Manganese (Mn) Manganese sulfate (23 to 28% (Mn)
Manganese oxysulfates (variable % Mn)
Zinc (Zn) Zinc sulfate (23 to 36% Zn)
Zinc-ammonia complex (10% Zn)
Zinc oxysulfates (variable % Zn)
Zinc oxide 1 (50 to 80% Zn)
Zinc chelate (9 to 14% Zn)
® Registered trade name of U. S. Borax
1 Granular oxides are not effective sources of micronutrients.

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Corn, Soybean, Wheat, and Alfalfa Field GuideBulletin 827