Minor elements are defined as those requiring less than 10 ppm in the plant tissues. Minor elements include chlorine , boron , iron , manganese , zinc , copper , molybdenum , and cobalt . All but cobalt are necessary for plant survival. Cobalt is necessary for the survival of legumes because it is required by the nodules that fix nitrogen. Sulfur is thought to be immobile so deficiencies show up in younger leaves.
New growth is very yellow compared to old growth.
Plants can reduce sulfate to sulfide and grow with sulfate as the only source of sulfur. Sulfur is very important in legumes, perhaps more important than phosphorus. Deficiency signs in plants Younger leaves are yellowish with a slight upward roll. Stem become woody. The calcium leaves are distorted and downward buckling of young leaves.