Zinc Deficiency
Symptoms: Leaves show interveinal chlorosis. leaves with short internodes.
Affect: Turning to brown or grey necrotic lesions.
Nitrogen Deficiency
Symptoms: Older leaves dying prematurely when storage is severe.
Affect: Effects on older and younger leaves.
Sulphur Deficiency
Symptoms: Pale yellow plants, symptoms appear first on younger leaves.
Affect: Necrosis.
Potassium Deficiency
Symptoms: Leaves chlorotic at the tip and progressing to the base, scorched appearance, stems weak.
Affect: Pale green plants with a limp or wilted appearance.
Manganese Deficiency
Symptoms: Grey speck spots leaves often drop at the base lighter green than normal.
Affect: Slow growth.
Iron Deficiency
Symptoms: Severe chlorosis of leaves, most severe on younger growths.
Affect: Die-back of chlorotic leaves.
Boron Deficiency
Symptoms: Terminal shoots die, poor grain filling.
Affect: Tips of younger leaves remain rolled.
Phosphorous Deficiency
Symptoms: Purple and yellowing of leaf tips and delayed heading.
Affect: Plants are stunted.