What are the common symptoms of phosphorus deficiency

  • Deficiency of phosphorus causes the color of the plant’s leaves to turn purple or darker in color.

  • The old leaves turn yellow initially and later turn reddish-brown.

  • The ends of the leaves begin to dry up. The growth of plants decreases continuously.

  • Plants become dwarf, weak and have less  number of leaves . The spread of roots is less.

  • Panicles have less grains. Delayed grain formation. The crop matures late. The ratio of straw is more than the grains.

  • The immunity of plants decreases.

  • In pulses, nitrogen fixation by bacteria is low.

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