What are some symptoms of nutrient deficiencies?
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The following list provides a small sample of some signs of deficiency exhibited by plants in your hydroponic vegetable garden. This list is far from complete and should be use strictly as a guideline for your own research.
- Nitrogen - Entire plant is light green in color; lower leaves are yellow; growth is stunted. This is one of the more common deficiencies.
- Phosphorus - Entire plant is bluish-green, often developing a red or purplish cast; lower leaves may be yellow, drying to a greenish-brown to black color; growth may be stunted. This is the second most common deficiency.
- Potassium – Important to enzymes critical to photosynthesis. Leaves have a papery appearance; dead areas along the edges of the leaves; growth is stunted.
- Magnesium - Lower leaves turn yellow along the tips and margin and between the veins; the lower leaves wilt. Fairly uncommon, however excess can lead to potassium deficiency.
- Calcium - Young stems and new leaves die. Excess calcium may lead to boron or magnesium deficiencies.
- Zinc - Leaf tissue between the veins is lighter in color; yellowed; papery in appearance.
- Iron - Leaf tissue appears yellow, while the veins remain green.
- Copper - Leaf edges appear dark green or blue; leaf edges curl upward; young leaves permanently wilt
- Sulfur - Y oung leaves turn pale green, while the older leaves remain green; plant is stunted and spindly. Fairly uncommon.
- Manganese - Growth is stunted; lower leaves have a checkered pattern of yellow and green.
- Molybdenum - Leaves are stunted, pale green, and malformed
- Boron - Young leaves are scorched at tips and margins
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