Module VI_ Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms - UMass

Module VI: Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms
Lesson 3: Deficiency Symptoms of Secondary Nutrients
Unit 1: Calcium Deficiency Symptoms
After completing this Unit, you should be able to answer:Describe the leaf symptoms due to calcium deficiency inchilipepper?How do you identify calcium deficiency inchilipepper?
Module VI: Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms
Lesson 3: Deficiency Symptoms of Secondary Nutrients
Unit 1: Calcium Deficiency Symptoms
Mild calcium deficiency may not affect growth, but plants develop a characteristic 'torn leaf' symptom on their upper leaves.These younger leaves are short and are often held erect. The margins of the leaf blade usually turn pale green or pale yellow and tear easily to give a characteristic serrate or saw-tooth appearance.
Module VI: Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms
Lesson 3: Deficiency Symptoms of Secondary Nutrients
Unit 1: Calcium Deficiency Symptoms
In some cultivars, the leaf tips become deformed and curl to form sword-like tips, or bend down and break off leaving blunt tips to the leaves.
Module VI: Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms
Lesson 3: Deficiency Symptoms of Secondary Nutrients
Unit 1: Calcium Deficiency Symptoms
Many tillers develop from the basal nodes and the newly formed young leaves on these tillers show symptoms of severe calcium deficiency.
Module VI: Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms
Lesson 3: Deficiency Symptoms of Secondary Nutrients
Unit 1: Calcium Deficiency Symptoms
Flowering and maturity are delayed by mild calcium deficiency, butfruit sizeis often unaffected.However, when calcium deficiency is severe, thefruit maynot form or it may be partlyfallen.
Module VI: Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms
Lesson 3: Deficiency Symptoms of Secondary Nutrients
Unit 1: Calcium Deficiency Symptoms
With this, the Unit 1 on Calcium Deficiency Symptoms in sorghum in this Lesson concludes.The next unit in this Lesson is about deficiency symptoms ofsulfurinchilipepper.In the third and last unit in this Lesson deficiency symptoms of magnesium inchilipepper isexplained.