Cereals - Deformation
Symptoms
Flag leaf is twisted/curled.
Reasons
Calcium deficiency
Cereals - Deformation
Symptoms
Elongated crack in the mid section of young leaf.
Reasons
Calcium deficiency
Calcium deficiency made worse by
- Acidic soils
- Sandy or light soils (leaching)
- Acid peat soils
- Soils rich in sodium
- Soils rich in aluminium
- Drought conditions
- Fruit high in nitrogen or potassium
- Large fruit
Calcium is important for
- Healthy green foliage
- Improved yield and quality
