Iron (Fe) and phosphate (Pi) are two essential nutrients for plant growth.Both impact plant development differently and their respective deficiency leads to multiple physiological disorders,resulting in severe reduction of crop production.
The chemistry of these two elements is deeply inter-connected,as in the soil phosphate naturally associates to ferric oxides(resulting from aerobic conditions observed in most cultivated soils) to create insoluble complexes that can no longer be taken up by the plants' import systems.