Symptoms
Symptoms of magnesium deficiency start on older leaves: Chlorosis between the veins progresses from the margins to the middle of the leaflets. The veins remain green and white respectively.
Severe deficiency leads to necrotic spots between the veins.
Reasons
Magnesium deficiency
Mg uptake can be depressed by an excess of other cations like potassium, ammonium or calcium.
Both Mg and K deficiencies may appear similar, but magnesium deficiency starts as interveinal yellowing and the whole leaf shows chlorosis before necrotic spots develop. Leaf tissue analysis is recommended for confirmation.
Broccoli - Green
Symptoms
Symptoms of magnesium deficiency start on older leaves: Chlorosis between the veins progresses from the margins to the middle of the leaflets. The veins remain green and white respectively.
Severe deficiency leads to necrotic spots between the veins.
Reasons
Magnesium deficiency
Mg uptake can be depressed by an excess of other cations like potassium, ammonium or calcium.
Both Mg and K deficiencies may appear similar, but magnesium deficiency starts as interveinal yellowing and the whole leaf shows chlorosis before necrotic spots develop. Leaf tissue analysis is recommended for confirmation.
Broccoli - Green
Symptoms
Symptoms of magnesium deficiency start on older leaves: Chlorosis between the veins progresses from the margins to the middle of the leaf blades. The veins remain green and white respectively.
Severe deficiency leads to necrotic spots between the veins and necrotic leaf edges.
Reasons
Magnesium deficiency
Mg uptake can be depressed by an excess of other cations like potassium, ammonium or calcium.
Both Mg and K deficiencies may appear similar, but magnesium deficiency starts as interveinal yellowing and the whole leaf shows chlorosis before necrotic spots develop. Leaf tissue analysis is recommended for confirmation.
Broccoli - Green
Symptoms
Symptoms of magnesium deficiency start on older leaves: Chlorosis between the veins progresses from the margins to the middle of the leaf blades. The veins remain green and white respectively.
Reasons
Magnesium deficiency
Mg uptake can be depressed by an excess of other cations like potassium, ammonium or calcium.
Both Mg and K deficiencies may appear similar, but magnesium deficiency starts as interveinal yellowing and the whole leaf shows chlorosis before necrotic spots develop. Leaf tissue analysis is recommended for confirmation.
Broccoli - Green
Symptoms
Symptoms of magnesium deficiency start on older leaves: Chlorosis between the veins progresses from the margins to the middle of the leaf blades, giving the leaf a mottled appearance. The veins remain green and white respectively.
Reasons
Magnesium deficiency
Mg uptake can be depressed by an excess of other cations like potassium, ammonium or calcium.
Both Mg and K deficiencies may appear similar, but magnesium deficiency starts as interveinal yellowing and the whole leaf shows chlorosis before necrotic spots develop. Leaf tissue analysis is recommended for confirmation.
Broccoli - Green
Symptoms
Symptoms of magnesium deficiency start on older leaves: Chlorosis between the veins progresses from the margins to the middle of the leaflets. The veins remain green and white respectively.
Severe deficiency leads to necrotic spots between the veins.
Reasons
Magnesium deficiency
Mg uptake can be depressed by an excess of other cations like potassium, ammonium or calcium.
Both Mg and K deficiencies may appear similar, but magnesium deficiency starts as interveinal yellowing and the whole leaf shows chlorosis before necrotic spots develop. Leaf tissue analysis is recommended for confirmation.
Broccoli - Size reduced
Symptoms
Symptoms of magnesium deficiency start on older leaves: Chlorosis between the veins progresses from the margins to the middle of the leaf blades, giving the leaf a mottled appearance. The veins remain green and white respectively.
Plant growth is stunted.
Reasons
Magnesium deficiency
Mg uptake can be depressed by an excess of other cations like potassium, ammonium or calcium.
Both Mg and K deficiencies may appear similar, but magnesium deficiency starts as interveinal yellowing and the whole leaf shows chlorosis before necrotic spots develop. Leaf tissue analysis is recommended for confirmation.
Magnesium deficiency made worse by
Sandy soils
Acidic soils
Potassium rich soils
Soils receiving high potash applications
Cold wet periods
Magnesium is important for
Increases photosynthetic activity maintaining good growth for high yields