Iron: Chlorophyll and synthesis

Authors

D. van Noort
A. Wallace

Authors Affiliations

D. Van Noort was a Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles; A. Wallace is Professor of Plant Nutrition, Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 19(8):4-5. DOI:10.3733/ca.v019n08p4. August 1965.

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Abstract

Iron deficiency in plants, characterized by yellowing of the leaves, indicates that chlorophyll, the green coloring matter, is not being produced. While iron is not a constituent of chlorophyll, studies with algae indicate that iron functions in the synthesis of a specific kind of ribonucleic acid, which in turn regulates chlorophyll synthesis through a chain of reactions which as yet are largely unknown.