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Symptoms of Magnesium Deficiency in Cucurbits

Magnesium is a mobile nutrient in plants. Deficiencies appear first on older leaves as yellowing or interveinal chlorosis. Increased severity of the deficiency can cause the symptoms to appear on younger leaf tissue with the development of necrotic symptoms when the deficiency is acute. Leaves may become brittle or thin and cup or curve upwards. Tips of leaves may become reddish-purple in cases of severe deficiency.

Magnesium Deficiency: Interveinal chlorosis.

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Magnesium activates more enzyme systems than any other nutrient and serves as a component of chlorophyll. Magnesium availability is often related to soil pH as its supply to plants decreases in both low and high pH soils. Although soils supply varying amounts of Magnesium naturally, soil reserves are depleted in many areas because of continued cropping without Magnesium-containing fertilizers or dolomitic limestone.

Enzyme activator
Chlorophyll synthesis
Aids in seed germination
Aids in the use of Phosphorus

Very acidic conditions
High Potassium or Calcium

Symptoms of Magnesium Deficiency in Cucurbits

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