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Showing posts with label 31. Magnesium (Mg) deficiency symptoms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 31. Magnesium (Mg) deficiency symptoms. Show all posts

Thursday, 30 June 2011

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 4th day till 5th month.
                             (OR)
    1. Manual application of Magnesium sulphate @25g/plant every 4th day up to 4th month.

    1. 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

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