Nutrients

N Nitrogen
P Phosphorus
K Potassium
Mg Magnesium
Ca Calcium
S Sulphur
B Boron
Cu Copper
Fe Iron
Mn Manganese
Mo Molybdenum
Zn Zinc

Cereals - Deformation

Symptoms
Ears of Cu deficient plants are often trapped in the sheath and emerge with white tips and blind spikelets. Plants show dry, white and twisted or curled leaf tips (white tip). Young leaves wilt on their tips, whereas the basal leaves remain dark green.

Reasons
Copper deficiency Severe drought, heavy frosts and herbicide damage can cause blind ears, too.

Cereals - Growth retardation

Symptoms
Young leaves show dry, white and twisted or curled leaf tips (white tip). The basal leaves remain dark green. The complete plant growth is stunted.

Reasons
Copper deficiency

Cereals - Growth retardation

Symptoms
Young leaves show dry, white and twisted or curled leaf tips (white tip). The basal leaves remain dark green. The complete plant growth is stunted.

Reasons
Copper deficiency

Cereals - Deformation

Symptoms
Ears of Cu deficient plants are often trapped in the sheath and emerge with white tips and blind spikelets. Less severe symptoms may be seen as curved ears which do not ripen with an accumulation of the dark coloured melanin.

Reasons
Copper deficiency

Cereals - Deformation

Symptoms
Ears are often trapped in the sheath and emerge with white tips and blind spikelets. Plants show dry, white and twisted or curled leaf tips (white tip).

Reasons
Copper deficiency

Cereals - Number reduced

Symptoms
Ears of Cu deficient plants show blind grain sites (blind spikelets) or poor grain formation. As the ears are lightweight they stand more upright than sufficiently supplied ones and give the plant a different habitus.

Reasons
Copper deficiency

Copper deficiency made worse by

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

Copper is important for

  • Increased fertility (number of grains per ear)
  • Better grain quality

Yara recommended fertilizers for Copper

YaraVita COPTREL 500

YaraVita COPTREL 500

Cereals: 0.5 l/ha from 2 leaf to second node detectable (Zadok's G.S. 12 to 32). For moderate to severe deficiency repeat applications at 10 to 14 day intervals, within the growth stages indicated. Water rate: 200 l/ha

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Other recommended products

YaraVita MANCOZIN
Cereals: 1 l/ha at 2 leaf stage to second node detectable (Zadok's G.S. 12 to 32). Water rate: 200 l/ha. For severe deficiency, increase to 2 l/ha or repeat at the above rate. For autumn-sown crops, an application prior to winter dormancy is strongly recommended.