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Phosphorous
Deficiency Symptoms
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- Growth is stunted
- Mature leaves paler towards the tip and margin, followed by tip and marginal scorch
- Young leaves reduced in size often showing interveinal paleness
Young leaves show acute angle with stem and internodes are compressed
Corrective Measure
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- Apply fertilizers in two equal split doses during April-May and September-October @ 100:40:140 g NPK/tree/year
- In trees yielding more than 50 fruits per year, apply @ 200:80:280 g NPK/tree/year
- Under irrigated conditions, apply the fertilizers in four splits during April-May, September-October, December and February-March
- Apply 1/3 of recommended dose during the first year of planting, 2/3 during second year and full dose from the third year onwards
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