Type of deficiencies in ornamental plant / house plant

Type of deficiencies in ornamental plant / house plant

 

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Nitrogen (N) 

Functions and importance for plant growth

  1. Stimulates plants to grow especially the stems and leaves. Including helping plants to settle quickly in the early stages of growth.
  2. It makes the plant green.
  3. Increase the amount of protein in plants.
  4. Control the flowering and food accumulation of plants. 

Nitrogen deficiencies

Nitrogen is a mobile element. Therefore, nitrogen deficiency of plants tends to occur in older parts first because if plants receive less nitrogen, The proteins that are in the aging part become soluble nitrogen causing the following abnormal symptoms:

  1. Yellow leaves or some plants will also have yellow stems.
  2. The lower leaves are yellowish-orange. The tips and the edges of the leaves are withered.
  3. The trunk is thin and tall, the branches are small and few.
  4. The plant does not grow or grow slowly.

 

Phosphorus (P) 

Functions and importance for plant growth

  1. Stimulates the growth of lateral root and fibrous root in the early stages of growth.
  2. Accelerates plant maturity and helps the plant's flowering.
  3. It helps the roots to attract more potassium for better use.

Phosphorus deficiencies

Phosphorus deficiency in plants. The symptoms will start from the lower part or the old part first because Phosphorus is a mobile element causing the following abnormal symptoms:

  1. Limited growth and stunted.
  2. Slow aging plant.
  3. There is little root propagation.
  4. The plant will have incomplete flowers, small, and unusual.

 

Potassium (Na) 

Functions and importance for plant growth

  1. Stimulates the production and transport of starch and sugar in plants.
  2. Stimulate the growth of roots, leaves, and wood in hard parts. which makes the stems stronger and has increased resistance to certain diseases.
  3. Stimulates the formation of perfect tubers of roots crop.

Potassium deficiencies

Potassium deficiency in plants. The symptoms will start from the lower part of the old part first because Phosphorus is a mobile element causing the following abnormal symptoms:

  1. The margins of the plant are yellow and brown from the tip to the middle of the leaf. Then it will wither as if on fire.
  2. Some plants have yellow spots scattered around the tips of the leaves.
  3. Plants are weaker and less resistant to disease. Easily broken due to root rot.

 

Calcium (Ca)

Functions and importance for plant growth

  1. It is a component of calcium necessary for plant cell division.
  2. Help neutralize the effects of various toxins such as organic acids.
  3. Anti-auxin prevents cells from growing abnormally.
  4. Help the protein production of plants.
  5. Stimulates the transport of starch and sugar in plants. While the plant is producing seeds.

Calcium deficiencies

Calcium is an immobile element. Therefore, the deficiency often begins at the soft part or near the young shoot causing the following abnormal symptoms:

  1. The shoots and flowers of the plant wither and curl. Young leaves will roll the edges of the leaves together but the tip of the leaves are curled to the back of the leaves.
  2. Sometimes brown spots may appear on the leaves.
  3. The top of the plant will die and when new shoots are formed they will die again. Therefore, the plant looks bushier than normal plants.

 

Magnesium (Mg)

Functions and importance for plant growth

  1. It is a constituent of chlorophyll.
  2. Helps to produce oils in plants when coexisting with elemental sulfur.

Magnesium deficiencies

Magnesium is a mobile element. The symptoms will start from the lower part of the old part first causing the following abnormal symptoms:

  1. The old leaves of the plant begin to lose their green color between the leaf veins causing pale stripes which are called chlorosis.
  2. The veins remain green but turn white and brown, eventually dying.

 

Sulfur (S)

Functions and importance for plant growth

  1. It is necessary to produce proteins and certain amino acids such as cystine, and cysteine.
  2. It is a component of vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
  3. It is a component of volatile substances in plants such as substances that cause a specific smell.

Sulfur deficiencies

Sulfur is an immobile element. Therefore, the deficiency often begins at the top of the plant causing the following abnormal symptoms:

  1. Leaves are light green or yellow, similar to nitrogen deficiency.
  2. The leaves may become smaller and the shoots will stop growing.
  3. The trunk is small, the wood is hard and the roots are unusually long.

 

Iron (Fe)

Functions and importance for plant growth

  1. It is an element that helps to produce chlorophyll.
  2. Helps in the synthesis of proteins in chloroplasts.
  3. It is a component of many enzymes.
  4. It is an oxidation and reduction catalyst in plants.

Iron deficiencies

Iron is an immobile element. Therefore, the deficiency often begins at the top of the plant causing the following abnormal symptoms:

  1. Young leaves or shoots are unusually pale white or yellow.
  2. The plant will start to die off from the tops, but the lower leaves remain green.

Sometimes plants may appear symptoms of iron deficiency even if the soil still contains iron because iron is in the insoluble form but the soil is alkaline.

 

Manganese (Mn) 

Functions and importance for plant growth

  1. Regulates oxidation and reduction processes in plants when coexisting with iron.
  2. It has a duty for the photosynthesis process of plants.
  3. Activator of many enzymes.

Manganese deficiencies

Manganese is an immobile element. Therefore, the deficiency often begins at the top or young leave of the plant causing the following abnormal symptoms:

  1. The leaves are yellow between the veins because it is an area that lacks chlorophyll. But the veins are still green as usual.

 

Zinc (Zn) 

Functions and importance for plant growth

  1. It has a duty to produce chlorophyll.
  2. It is a component of some enzymes.
  3. It has a duty to the production of growth hormones in plants.

Zinc deficiencies

The deficiency often begins at the top of the plant causing the following abnormal symptoms:

  1. The leaves at the top are yellow.
  2. Leaves are unusually small, stems and joints are short.

 

Copper (Cu) 

Functions and importance for plant growth

  1. Helps in the respiration process of plants.
  2. It is a component of protein.
  3. It is a component of some enzymes.
  4. It has an indirect duty to produce chlorophyll.

Copper deficiencies

Copper deficiency symptoms begin in the upper leaves of the plant rather than the bottom and will occur with the base of the leaf more than the tip of the leaf causing the following abnormal symptoms:

  1. The leaves are unusually dark green and gradually yellow.
  2. The plant will not grow.
  3. The most severe symptom is that the leaves will dry and fall. The branches will dry up and die.

 

Molybdenum (Mo)

Functions and importance for plant growth

  1. It is necessary for the growth of nitrogen-fixed microorganisms by the symbiotic nitrogen method.
  2. It allows plants to better absorb nitrates.
  3. It is necessary to produce chlorophyll and some enzymes.

Molybdenum deficiencies

The deficiency symptoms appear in the lower part of the stem first and then gradually spread to the upper leaves until the entire plant is gone causing the following abnormal symptoms:

  1. The edges of the leaves are rolled up. The tip of the leaves may be burned, especially the old leaves.
  2. The leaves will wither more and more until the plant dies.

 

Boron (B) deficiencies

Functions and importance for plant growth

  1. It is related to the propagation of plants.
  2. It is necessary for pollen tube germination and the emergence of the pollen grain.
  3. It helps to produce protein.
  4. It helps to move other nutrients.

Boron deficiencies

The deficiency symptoms appear in the weakest shoots of the plant causing the following abnormal symptoms:

  1. The top of the plant stops growing and stunted.
  2. The leaves are yellow or red.
  3. Leaves may dry and die. If dissected inside, there will be brown or black spots.

 

Chlorine (Cl) deficiencies

Functions and importance for plant growth

It is an element present in the soluble salt that affects plant osmotic pressure.

Chlorine deficiencies

 Chlorine-deficient plants have the following symptoms:

  1. The tip of the leaves will wither while the leaves are still young.
  2. Leaves are pale or yellow with speckled burns along the edges of the withered leaves.

Plants are rarely deficient in chlorine because soil normally does not lack this element. In addition, many chemical fertilizers contain chlorine as an element.