Plant Problems & Control
CategoryDeficiency
Sub-categoryMolybdenum
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Affected Crop(s)Cauliflower
Details
Molybdenum (Mo) - Deficiency
The major deficiency symptome of Molybdenum (Mo) - deficiency are usually the following:

1. Chlorotic interveinal mottling of the lower leaves, followed by marginal necrosis and in folding of the leaves.

2. In cauliflower, the leaf tissues wither leaving only the midrib and a few small pieces of leaf blade ("whiptail").

3. Molybdenum deficiency is markedly evident in leguminous plants.


Remedy/Control


Molybdenum deficiency in cauliflower

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