Pepper - Deformation
Symptoms
The K deficient plant shows severely reduced growth in height and leaf size. Leaves are bent down, look flaccid and wilted, while their colour remains dark green.
Normally K deficient leaf blades show marginal and interveinal chlorosis with subsequent necrotic patches on older leaves.
Causes
Potassium deficiency (right)
Pepper - Chlorosis
Symptoms
Leaf blades show marginal and interveinal chlorosis with subsequent necrotic patches. Later on, these patches coalesce and the leaf becomes scorched.
Causes
Potassium deficiency
Pepper - Chlorosis
Symptoms
Mature leaves show marginal and interveinal chlorosis occasionally spreading over the entire leaf blade. Small, sunken, sometimes whitish spots occur. Necrotic margins and patches develop. Later on, these patches coalesce and the leaf becomes completely scorched.
Causes
Potassium deficiency
Pepper - Chlorosis
Symptoms
Small, sunken, sometimes whitish spots occur on the marginal area. Necrotic margins and patches develop. Later on, these patches coalesce and the leaf becomes completely scorched.
Slight interveinal chlorosis is visible.
Causes
Potassium deficiency
Pepper - Chlorosis
Symptoms
Mature leaves show marginal and interveinal chlorosis spreading over the entire leaf blade. Small, sunken, sometimes whitish spots occur, necrotic margins and patches develop. Later on, these patches coalesce and the leaf becomes completely scorched.
Causes
Potassium deficiency
Pepper - Chlorosis
Symptoms
Mature leaves show marginal chlorosis. Small, sunken, sometimes whitish spots occur, necrotic margins and patches develop. Later on, these patches coalesce and the leaf becomes completely scorched.
Causes
Potassium deficiency
Potassium deficiency vs. optimum 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
- Promotes generative growth