Carrots
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  • Tobacco
  • Tomato

Nutrients

N Nitrogen
P Phosphorus
K Potassium
Mg Magnesium
Ca Calcium
S Sulfur
B Boron
Cu Copper
Fe Iron
Mn Manganese

Carrots - Chlorosis

Symptoms
The youngest leaves are uniformly chlorotic.

Reasons
Copper Deficiency

Copper deficiency made worse by

  • Organic soils
  • Calcareous soils
  • Sandy soils
  • Reclaimed heathland
  • High nitrogen applications

Copper is important for

  • Component of enzymes
  • Important role in photosythesis and phenol metabolism of plants
  • Regulation of destructive superoxide radicals inside cells
  • Moderate requirement