Peach - Chlorosis
Symptoms
Interveinal chlorosis and bright yellowing develop first on older leaf margins and tips and spreads back to the main vein. The leaves often have a characteristic herringbone pattern of chlorosis on new season’s growth.
Symptoms are normally most obvious later in the season during fruit fill.
Reasons
Magnesium deficiency
Magnesium deficiency made worse by
- Sandy soils
- Acidic soils
- Potassium rich soils
- Soils receiving high potash applications
- Cold wet periods
Magnesium is important for
- Combats chlorosis
- Prevents premature leaf fall
- Gives healthier greener trees
