Iron (Fe) is essential for crop growth and production. Iron is a component of many enzymes associated with energy transfer, nitrogen reduction, and fixation.
In high pH, soil iron turns into an unavailable form.
Young leaves are chlorotic in iron-deficient plants.
Pale yellow mottling starts at the base of the leaves and spreads upward along the midrib and outward along the veins.
Its deficiency can be corrected by spray @150-200g/acre ferrous sulfate till the chlorotic symptoms do not appear on young leaves.