Magnesium (Mg) deficiency symptoms

Magnesium(Mg) deficiency symptoms:

• Deficiency usually occurs in old plantations where Mg fertilizers have not been applied.
• Leaf symptoms include yellowing of inter-veinal areas, changes in phyllotaxy, purple mottling on the petioles, and separation of leaf sheaths from the Pseudostem.
• Affected plants produce smaller fruits with yellow pulp.

Control Measures:

1. Application of Magnesium sulphate through drip @2kg/1000 plants every 4^th day till 5^th month.

                             (OR)

2. Manual application of Magnesium sulphate @25g/plant every 4^th day up to 4^th month.

3. Spray Magnesium sulphate @2g/l of water weekly till recovery of the symptoms.

 

Yellowish chlorosis in centre and

Green banding in leaf margins and near mid rib area

 

 

 

 

Yellowing of inter-veinal area

Regards,

A.Vishnu Sankar