Phosphorus Deficiency vs. Healthy Plant - Raspberry

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Symptom description

Dark green coloration of medium and young foliage. Wilting and leaf scorch starting from marginal and interveinal areas of older leaves. Poor branching. Reduced flowering and fruit set, worse fruit quality.

Made worst by

Acidic or very alkaline (calcareaus) soils. Low organic matter. Cold or wet conditions. Crops with a poorly developed root system. Soils with low P reserves. Soils with a high phosphate capacity. Iron rich soils.

Important for

Stronger plants, healthier plants with more resistance to cold weather. Bigger bolder berries. Improves efficiency of fungicide sprays. Reduces incidence of botrytis. Firmer berries with better storage potential. Increases shelf life.

Cause description

Phosphorus deficiency (right) Berries tend to have a low demand for P relative to other crops. Normal leaf level is 0.2-0.6% dry weight. Availibility may be reduced by unfavourable soil conditions such as extremes in pH, temperature or moisture, as well as excessive Ca and Al. Soils with a large quantity of clay will fix more P than lighter soils.

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Other recommended products (8)

YaraTera KRISTA MKP

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 KRISTA MAP

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 KRISTA UP

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 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.

YaraVita SENIPHOS

Raspberry: 3 applications of 10 l/ha. Start of flowering, end of flowering, and fruit development. Water rate: 500 l/ha

YaraVita BUD BUILDER FL

Raspberry: 5 l/ha applied from green bud to just prior to start of flowering. Also, 5 l/ha post-harvest, pre-leaf senescence. Water rate: 200 to 500 l/ha.