Monday, June 14, 2010

Symptoms of mineral deficiencies in your indoor green office plants.



  • Nitrogen - Lack of growth or limited growth with chlorosis (yellowing) or loss of leaves in severe cases. Purplish coloration due to accumulation of anthocyanin pigments. Entire plant affected, older leaves most.

  • Phosphorus - Dark green, stunted plants. Accumulation of anthocyanin pigments. Delayed maturity. Entire plant affected, older leaves most.

  • Potassium - Mottled chlorosis, necrosis (spots of dead tissue, especially at tips and margins, between veins). Older leaves most affected. Weak stalks, roots more susceptible to disease.

  • Sulfur - Chlorosis of young leaves, usually no necrosis. Veins remain green, tissue between light green.

  • Magnesium - Mottled or chlorotic leaves, may redden. Leaf tips turned upward. Older leaves most affected.

  • Calcium - Inhibition of root development and death of shoot and root tips. Young leaves most affected.

  • Iron - Intervienal chlorosis of young leaves, stems short and slender. Buds remain alive.

  • Chlorine - Wilted leaves, chlorosis, necrosis. Stunted, thickened roots or club-shaped roots near tips.

  • Manganese - Chlorosis of youg leaves, necrosis between veins; smallest veins remain green. Disorganization of lamellar membrane.

  • Boron - Death of stem and root apical meristems. Leaves twisted, pale at bases. Swollen, discolored root tips. Young tissues most affected.

  • Zinc - Reduction in leaf size and length of internodes. Distorted leaf margins. Chlorosis. Older leaves most affected.

  • Copper - Young leaves dark green, twisted, wilted, misshapen; tip remains alive.

  • Molybdenum - Chlorosis or twisting and death of young leaves.
PLantscape Designs Inc uses liquid green fertilizer for all our indoor plant design and installation accounts in the Burlington, MA interiorscapes.

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