Rx for Soils and Crops | Date Last Edited: 07/18/2001 |
Effects usually local on older, lower leaves | ||
a) Lower leaves mottled, usually with necrotic areas near top & margins. Yellowing beginning at margin & continuing toward center. Margins later becoming brown & curving under, older leaves dropping. | Potassium def. | |
b) Lower leaves chlorotic, usually necrotic in late stages. Chlorosis between veins, veins normal green. Leaf margins curling upward or downward with puckering effect. Necrosis between veins suddenly. | Magnesium def. |