Iron Deficiency vs. Healthy Plant - Raspberry

Symptom description

Distinct paling of leaf tissue while veins remain green. Symptoms usually appear on young shoots first but spread to older leaves with ongoing deficiency. Severely affected plants show bleached yellow to whitish discoloration. Poor growth.

Made worst by

High pH. Water logged soils. Calcareous soils. High copper, manganese or zinc soils.

Important for

Essential for photosynthesis and plant metabolism. Thus important for early leaf development, strong growth with healthy leaves and crop productivity.

Cause description

Iron deficiency (right) The suggested level of Fe in leaf tissue is 25-200ppm. Fe deficiency is rarely seen in the field, but can be induced by high pH, i.e. after excessive liming, or P oversupply.

Other recommended (3)

YaraTera KRISTALON BLUE LB

Raspberries (fertigated): Crop specific recipes for 2 tank (A & B tank) systems can be produced using the Yara Fertigation Plan, for more details contact your local Yara area manager.

YaraTera KRISTALON RED

Raspberry (fertigated): Crop specific recipes for 2 tank (A & B tank) systems can be produced for protected crops using the Yara Fertigation Plan, for more details contact your local Yara area manager.

YaraTera KRISTALON GREEN LB

Raspberries (fertigated): Crop specific recipes for 2 tank (A & B tank) systems can be produced using the Yara Fertigation Plan, for more details contact your local Yara area manager.