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Iron
Deficiency Symptoms :
- Young leaves where pale stripes with scanty chlorophyll content occur between parallel lines.
- Leaves turn completely white, even in the veins and midribs.
- Restricted Root growth.
- stunted appearance with constricted internodes
Corrective Measure
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Foliar spraying of 250-500g of ferrous sulphate dissolved in 100 lit of water or Soil application of 25kg/ha of ferrous sulphate or
Application of 100 kg of ferrous sulphate mixed with 12.5 tonnes of farmyard manure for one hectare (or)
Alternatively foliar spraying of 5 kg of ferrous sulphate with 2.5 kg of urea in 500 litres of water for one hectare should be done.
The foliar spraying may be repeated at an interval of 7-10 days depending upon on the severity of the disorder.
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