Experiments were conducted to study the effects of various Zn carriers and rates on the growth and Zn uptake of Sanilac navy beans. Plants were grown under greenhouse and growth chamber conditions for 2, 4, 6 or 8 weeks on a Wisner silty clay loam soil low in available Zn. Plant growth responded to the various Zn fertilizers except at 4 weeks where no response was obtained. Only ZnZnEDTA and ZnNa2EDTA increased growth at 2, 6 and 8 weeks while ZnSO4, ZnHEIDA, ZnNTA and Zn(NO3)2did not give consistent responses at all of these periods. The Zn carriers did not influence uptake until 6 weeks after planting.