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Lithium (Li)

Plant Nutrition

Role in plants

Lithium has no beneficial role in plant nutrition.

Toxicity symptoms

  • Leaf chlorosis and necrosis
  • Reduced growth
  • Root damage
  • Symptoms often resemble sodium toxicity

Natural sources

  • Certain groundwater sources
  • Weathering of lithium-bearing minerals

Agronomic significance

Lithium is primarily a water quality contaminant concern rather than a soil fertility issue.

Plant interaction form

  • Li⁺

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