Plant Nutrition Basics

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 Nutrient Basics

Natural Nutrients CHO

A
N
T
A I
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Macro Nutrients NPK N
O T
N E
I R
Z
Secondary Nutrients Ca Mg S A
E C
T

Micro Nutrients B Cl Co - Cu Fe Mo
Mn Na Ni - Si - Zn

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 Nutrient Interaction

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 Nutrients v/s Soil pH

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 Nutrient Mobility
Nitrate Nitrogen
very mobile
Nutrient
Sulfate Sulfur Boron

Ammonium Nitrogen
Mobility moderately
mobile
Calcium Molybdenum
Magnesium Potassium

in Plants Organic Nitrogen

immobile Phosphorus Manganese
Copper Iron Zinc
* Except in chelated form

Nitrogen Phosphorus
very mobile
Nutrient
Potassium Magnesium

Mobility
Copper Iron
moderately Manganese Molybdenum
mobile Sulfur Zinc

in Soils Calcium
immobile Boron

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 Optimum Nutrition

LESS
Deficiency !

MORE
Toxicity !

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 Nitrogen
Yellowing of older leaves at bottom of plant
Foliage overall is light green
Yellowing of stem & it becomes spindly
Deficiency

0.5 6.0 %
Optimum
Concentration

Dark green foliage

Susceptible to drought, diseases, insect invasion
Fruit & seed crop may fail to yield
Toxicity

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 Phosphorus
Small leaves may take on a reddish purple tint
Leaf tips can look burnt & older leaves look black
Reduced fruit or seed production
Deficiency

0.15 0.5 %
Optimum
Concentration

May cause micronutrient deficiency mainly

Fe & Zn
Toxicity

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 Potassium
Older leaves may look scorched around edges or
wilted
Development of interveinal chlorosis (yellowing
between leaf veins)
Deficiency

0.8 8.0 %
Optimum
Concentration

May cause secondary micronutrient deficiency mainly

Ca & Mg
Toxicity

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 Calcium
New leaves are distorted or hook shaped

The growing tip may die

Deficiency

0.1 6.0 %
Optimum
Concentration

May cause deficiency mainly K & Mg

Toxicity

Rice

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 Magnesium
Slow growth & leaves turn pale yellow, sometime on
the outer edges

New growth may be yellow with dark spots

Deficiency

0.05 1.0 %
Optimum
Concentration

Higher concentration tolerated by plant; however,

imbalance with K & Ca may reduce growth
Toxicity

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 Sulphur
New growth turns pale yellow
Older growth stays green
Stunts growth
Deficiency

0.1 1.5 %
Optimum
Concentration

Premature dropping of leaves

Toxicity

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 Boron
Poor stem & root growth
Terminal buds may die
Witches brooms sometimes form
Deficiency

0.2 800 ppm

Optimum
Concentration

Leaf tips become yellow followed by necrosis

Leaves get a scorched appearance & later fall-off

Toxicity

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 Copper
Stunted growth
Leaves can become limp, curl or drop
Seed stalks also become limp & bend over
Deficiency

2.0 50 ppm
Optimum
Concentration

No known toxicity symptoms

Toxicity

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 Iron
Intervenial chlorosis of youngest leaves
Evolves into an overall chlorosis & end as
totally bleached leaves
Deficiency

20 600 ppm
Optimum
Concentration

Possible bronzing of leaves with tiny

brown spots
Toxicity
Interveinal Chlorosis

Rice
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 Manganese
Growth slows, younger leaves turn pale yellow, often starting
between veins
May develop dark or dead spots
Leaves, shoots & fruit get diminished in size, failure to bloom
Deficiency

10 600 ppm
Optimum
Concentration

Older leaves have brown spots surrounded by a chlorotic circle

or zone

Toxicity

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 Zinc
Yellowing between veins of new growth

Terminal leaves may form a rosette

Deficiency

10 250 ppm
Optimum
Concentration

May cause Fe deficiency in some plants

Toxicity

Rice

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 Molybdenum
Older leaves yellow, remaining foliage turns light
green

Leaves can become narrow & distorted

Deficiency

0.1 10 ppm
Optimum
Concentration

No known toxicity symptoms

Toxicity

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 Synopsis
Nitrogen

Uniform over leaf,

small leaves
Sulphur
if symptoms also
Chlorosis on young leaves

Interveinal or
Magnesium
blotchy
Old & mature
leaves
Tip or edge scorch,
interveinal Phosphorous
yellowing/browning
Necrosis
Interveinal or
bloctchy, varying Magnesium
shades of color

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 Synopsis
Sulphur,
Uniform over leaf
Iron

Leaf edges purple,

Chlorosis interveinal Sulphur
yellowing, cupping

Interveinal or Zinc, Manganese,

blotchy Iron, Copper
Young leaves

Interveinal
blotches and leaf Calcium
edge scorching
Necrosis
Yellow to brown
interveinal areas,
Boron
red to purple,
curled, torn leaves

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 Susceptibility

H High Susceptibility M Medium Susceptibility

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