Monitoring plant nutrition levels

Plant tissue analysis is a valuable management tool which can be used to determine whether or not a plant is deficient in nutrients, particularly trace elements. Tissue testing reflects what the plants can take up at the time of sampling.

Mild purple pigmentation starts at the end of the leaf and progresses to the base on both sides of the leaf
Iron deficiency in wheat induced by heavy liming
Deficient plants are smaller, pale and poorly tillered.
Sterile boron deficient heads
Source URL: https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/mycrop/monitoring-plant-nutrition-levels
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