Cereals - Chlorosis
Symptoms
Young leaves are blueish green, the older ones show chlorotic tips and margins, followed by necrosis.
Reasons
Potassium deficiency
Cereals - Chlorosis
Symptoms
Leaves are blueish green with chlorotic tips and margins. Growth is reduced due to shortened internodes as deficiency becomes more severe.
Reasons
Potassium deficiency
Mild damage from herbicides may give similar symptoms.
Cereals - Chlorosis
Symptoms
Yellow-white streaking of leaves is one of several possible symptoms of K deficiency. Normally Potassium deficiency results in a characteristic pattern of leaf discoloration by small whitish-yellow spots, followed by scorching or browning of the leaf edge of lower, older leaves.
Reasons
Potassium deficiency
Cereals - Growth retardation
Symptoms
Leaves with P deficiency are smaller than normal and show purple tints on their dark green leaves, especially on the middle of the leaf blade.
K deficient leaves are even more stunted and their tips are scorched.
Reasons
P and K deficiency vs. optimum supply
Spring cereals may show reddening/purpling of older leaves in cold weather. Root and stem damage or poor soil consolidation can cause similar symptoms, too.
Cereals - Chlorosis
Symptoms
Scorching or browning of the leaf tip and edge of older leaves is characteristic for K deficiency. Starting from the leaf tip, the bottom leaves desiccate prematurely.
Leaf color in the present case is rather yellowgreen than bluish.
Total leaf and plant size are severely reduced.
Reasons
Potassium deficiency
Cereals - Chlorosis
Symptoms
Potassium deficiency results in a characteristic pattern of leaf discoloration by small whitish-yellow spots, followed by scorching or browning of the leaf edge of lower, older leaves. Intercostal chlorosis occurs toward the leaf base.
Young leaves show a blue tint.
Reasons
Potassium deficiency
Potassium deficiency made worse by
- Acidic soils (low pH)
- Sandy or light soils (leaching)
- Drought conditions
- High rainfall (leaching)
- or heavy irrigation
- Heavy clay (illite) soils
- Soils with low K reserves
- Magnesium rich soils
Potassium is important for
- Lusher, greener growth
- Improved plant development
- Increased yield and grain quality