PLANT NUTRIENT DEFICIENCY

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PLANT NUTRIENT DEFICIENCY
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DEFICIENCY SYMPTOMS

• Nitrogen- Stunted growth, pale yellow color, and
  burning of tips and leaf margins
• Phosphorus- Small root growth, spindly stalk,
  delayed maturity, and purple discoloring of
  leaves
• Potassium- Slow growth, scorched margins on
  leaves, and shriveled seed or fruit

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SYMPTOMS CONT.

• Calcium- Terminal Bud dies, blossom shed
  premature, and leave margins scalloped
• Magnesium- Yellowing of leaves between veins,
  thin curved up leaves, and tissue may dry and die
• Sulfur- Small spindly plants, light green color,
  and delay in maturity

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SYMPTOMS CONT

• Boron- Death of terminal growth, Witchs Broom
  Effect, and thickened curled wilted chlorotic
  leaves
• Copper- Stunted growth, poor pigmentation, and
  death of leaf tip.
• Manganese- Interveinal chlorosis of young leaves
  and no distinction between veins and interveinal
  areas

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SYMPTOMS CONT

• Molybdenum- Stunting and lack of vigor and
  marginal scorching cupping of leaves
• Zinc- Decrease in stem length and reduced fruit
  bud formation
• Chlorine- Wilting, followed by chlorosis, and
  excess branching of lateral roots
• Iron- Leaves yellowish or whitish and affected
  leaves curl up

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CAUSES OF SYMPTOMS

• Nutrient Availability- Sometimes nutrient may be
  tied up in the soil due to being in a form that
  the plant cannot use
• SOIL pH- Soil acidity or low pH reduces the
  amount of some nutrients available to the plant
  in the soil