Deficiency and Toxicity Symptoms
Deficiency and Toxicity Symptoms
Deficiency and Toxicity Symptoms
•Stunted plants
•Reduced tillering
•Older leaves are narrow, short,
very erect, and has a "dirty"
dark green color
•Stems are thin and spindly and
plant development is retarded
2. Phosphorus deficiency
P deficient corn plant
P deficiency
wheat
oat
rape barley
Potassium
Table 1. Generalized Symptoms of Plant Nutrient Deficiency or Excess
Plant Type Visual symptoms
Nutrient
Potassium Deficiency Older leaves turn yellow initially around margins
and die; irregular fruit development.
soybean
Calcium
Table 1. Generalized Symptoms of Plant Nutrient Deficiency or Excess
Plant Type Visual symptoms
Nutrient
Calcium Deficiency Reduced growth or death of growing tips;
blossom-end rot of tomato; poor fruit
development and appearance.
• Orange-yellow interveinal
chlorosis on older leaves
• Plants pale-colored with
interveinal chlorosis first
appearing on older leaves and
later on younger leaves as
deficiency becomes more
severe
Magnesium deficiency
Mg deficiency
Sulfur
Generalized Symptoms of Plant Nutrient Deficiency or Excess
Plant Type Visual symptoms
Nutrient
Sulfur Deficiency Initial yellowing of young leaves spreading to
whole plant; similar symptoms to nitrogen
deficiency but occurs on new growth.
corn
soybean
petunia
Iron Toxicity
• Tiny brown spots on lower
leaves starting from tip and
spread toward the leaf base or
whole leaf colored orange-yellow
to brown
• Spots combine on leaf interveins
and leaves turn orange-brown
and die
• Leaves narrow but often remain
green
• In some varieties, leaf tips
become orange-yellow and dry up
•leaves appear purple-brown if Fe
toxicity is severe
Boron Deficiency
soybean
wheat
Mn deficiency
Manganese Toxicity
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