Copper is necessary for the activation of several enzymes, such as those that oxidize phenols, copper has an effective participation in the mechanisms of respiration and photosynthesis.
Deficiency – They manifested in young plants that received high doses of N, or in the young shoots of adult plants.
They are characterized by the presence of poorly developed terminal branches, followed by defoliation and death of the shoots, or bending of the branches in an “S” shape of the pendant growth cycle.