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Carrots - Discolouration
Symptoms
Potassium deficiency causes reddish foliage discoloration, starting on older leaf margins.
Causes
Potassium deficiency
Potassium deficiency made worse by
- Acidic soils (low pH)
- Sandy or light soils (leaching)
- Drought conditions
- High rainfall (leaching)
- or heavy irrigation
- Heavy clay (illite) soils
- Soils with low K reserves
- Magnesium rich soils
Potassium is important for
- Essential for high yielding
- High requirement
Yara recommended fertilisers for Potassium deficiency
YaraVita FOLIAR POTASH
Carrot: 5 l/ha when crop is 15 cm tall. Repeat if necessary at 10 to 14 day intervals. Water rate: 200 l/ha.
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