Nitrogen

Deficiency Symptoms

• Symptoms appear in older leaves
• Leaves become pale green in color and later it turns yellow
• Reduction in leaf number
• Stems become thin and weak with reduced branches
• Older leaves turn yellow and die prematurely

Correction Measures

• Soil application of 10-20 kg N/ha (or)
• Foliar spray of 2% DAP (20g/lit) two times at 15 days interval. (Soak 2 kg DAP in 20 lit of water and leave it overnight. Next day morning, filter the solution. Add 1 lit per tank (10 lit capacity tank) and 20 tanks (200 lit) should be sprayed for an acre