Citrus Dz - Nutrient Disorders

What are the symptoms of Copper Deficiency?

• *leaves are smaller

• *young branches grow into an S-shape

• *leaves are larger than normal

• *young leaves are bright green

What are the symptoms of Iron Deficiency?

• *symptoms on newest leaves

• *leaf veins are slightly darker green than surrounding area

• *area around veins become yellow and eventually off-white

• *leaves become completely brown and fall off

What are the symptoms of Magnesium Deficiency?

• *most severe on older leaves

• *leaves become yellow except base and tip

• *V-shaped

• *leaves turn brown and fall off

What are the symptoms of Manganese Deficiency?

• *dark green bands around the veins surrounded by light green areas

• *yellowing of leaf edges

• *stunted growth of the plant

• *leaf wilting and drooping

Nitrogen Deficiency

• *uniform loss of green color

• *dark green to brown

• *patchy yellowing

• *stunted growth

What are the symptoms of Salt or Fertilizer Burn?

• *outside edges of leaf look dry, then dead

• *leaves turn completely yellow and fall off

• *leaves develop black spots

• *stems become soft and mushy

Zinc Deficiency

• *early deficiency - small blotches of yellow between green veins

• *older deficiency - whole leaf yellow with green veins

• *deficiency leads to leaf curling and wilting

• *deficiency causes stunted growth and poor fruit development