CROPS
Sugarcane Crops
Sulphur Deficiency
Symptoms: The leaves become chlorotic and yellow in colour.
Affect: The leaves are narrow and short,reduces the sucrose content .
Potassium Deficiency
Symptoms: Reddish brown strips or spots on the mid rib.
Affect: It affects the plant growth.
Phosphorous Deficiency
Symptoms: Older leaves turn into greenish blue or reddish purple discolouration.
Affect: Reduction in length of sugarcanre stalk, poor tillering,restricted root development.
Nitrogen Deficiency
Symptoms: Leaf blades turn light green to yellow & margins of older leaves become necrotic.
Affect: Short and slender stalk.
Magnesium Deficiency
Symptoms: Red necrosis lesions resulting in rusty appearance,internal browning of rind.
Affect: Fibre content is reduced .
