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Diagnosing Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms

This document discusses diagnosing common nutrient deficiencies in rice based on visual symptoms. It provides: 1) An introduction explaining the systematic approach needed due to misdiagnosis potential and multiple deficiency factors. 2) A diagnostic key separating deficiencies based on whether older or younger leaves are affected first, and listing specific symptoms for nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, sulfur, zinc, iron, and copper. 3) A table further describing field symptoms for deficiencies of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, iron, sulfur, and zinc. 4) A request for proper citation if using the material.

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Diagnosing Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms

This document discusses diagnosing common nutrient deficiencies in rice based on visual symptoms. It provides: 1) An introduction explaining the systematic approach needed due to misdiagnosis potential and multiple deficiency factors. 2) A diagnostic key separating deficiencies based on whether older or younger leaves are affected first, and listing specific symptoms for nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, sulfur, zinc, iron, and copper. 3) A table further describing field symptoms for deficiencies of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, iron, sulfur, and zinc. 4) A request for proper citation if using the material.

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Nutrient Management
Diagnosing Common Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms
Introduction
A systematic approach is required in diagnosing nutrient deficiency based on visual symptoms for the following
reasons:
1. Nutrient deficiency symptoms are often misdiagnosed as disease caused by pathogens
2. Diagnosis may be complicated when:
• There is more than one nutrient deficiency
• There is simultaneous deficiency of one nutrient and simultaneous toxicity of another nutrient
• There are damages by pests, disease symptoms, or mechanical injuries including spray damage
3. Nutritional disorders including nutrient deficiencies always have a typical symmetric pattern
• Leaves of the same or similar position or physiological age on a plant show nearly identical patterns
of symptoms
• There is a marked graduation in the severity of the symptoms from old to young leaves

Diagnostic Key and Symptoms


1. Older leaves are affected first; plants are stunted with poor tillering
a. Narrow, erect leaves
• Leaves are short, yellowish green or light green; whole field appears yellowish and older
leaves become light straw-colored as they age and die, plants mature early – Nitrogen
• Dark green leaves; some varieties that produce anthocyanin turn reddish or purplish;
maturity is delayed – Phosphorus
b. Short, droopy leave
• Green to dark green leaves with chlorotic-necrotic leaf margins; have rusty brown necrotic
spots and green and yellow stripes running parallel; leaves are rolling; long, thin panicles
have irregular necrotic spots; early wilting and maturity - Potassium
• Green color is patchy (no stripes) with orange-yellow interveinal chlorosis; overall color is
pale – Magnesium

2. Younger leaves are affected first; plants are stunted with poor or reduced tillering and delayed maturity
• Upper leaves are chlorotic while older leaves are greener; chlorosis starts from the leaf sheaths and
proceeds to leaf blades then whole plant is affected at the tillering stage, with few and short
panicles with reduced number of spikelets – Sulfur
• Midribs of younger leaves, especially the base, become chlorotic with reduced size of the leaf blade;
leaf sheath affected slightly; lower leaves have brown blotches and streaks; uneven patchy growth
– Zinc
• Emerging leaves are chlorotic with interveinal yellowing eventually affecting the whole leaf; usually
occur on dry soil – Iron
• Leaves are bluish-green and have chlorotic streaks; young leaves wilt; spikelet sterility is high –
Copper

3. Symptoms are not localized


• Leaves are soft and droopy; lodging - Silicon

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Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms in the Field
Deficiency Field Symptoms
Nitrogen

Phosphorous

Potassium

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Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms in the Field
Deficiency Field Symptoms
Iron

Sulfur

Zinc

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Source: Field Operations Manual. Philippine Rice Research Institute. ©2007

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