Potato

Nitrogen deficiency

Symptoms: Older leaves turn to yellow colour.
Affect: Growth was stunted.

Solution

Product: Macrofert 20:20:20 5gm/lit
Soil/Drip: Plantex 20:20:20 5kg/acre
Benefit: Helps in vegetative growth, formation of amino acids

Phosphorous deficiency

Symptoms: Leaf margins and bottom of side of leaves will turn purple.
Affect: Plants are usually stunted.

Solution

Product:Fertimax 12:61:00 5gm/lit, Fertimax 00:52:34( 5-10gm/lit)
Soil/Drip: Plantex 12:61:00 5kg/acre
Benefit: Root development, winter hardness

Potassium deficiency

Symptoms: Initially dark brown spots appear on the leaves followed by browning of leaf margins.
Affect: Winter hardiness is reduced,productive tubers are not produced .

Solution

Product:Fertimax 00:00:50 5gm/lit, Fertimax13:00:45( 5-10gm/lit), Fertisol 3-5gm/lit
Soil/Drip:-
Benefit: Resistance to pests and diseases,opening and closing of stomata

Calcium deficiency

Symptoms: Normal development of growing points is inhibited,cupping of leaves.
Affect: Tuber quality and keeping quality is reduced.

Solution

Product:Aquacal-3-4ml/lit, fertimax CN 5-10gm/lit, combical-3-5gm/lit, horticab 2-3ml/lit, crack gourd 2-3ml/lit
Soil/Drip: -
Benefit:Cell formation,cell elongation,cell division

Magnesium deficiency

Symptoms: Symptoms initially appear as a yellow discolouring between the veins of older leaves,followed by brown lesions.
Affect: Starch formation is reduced .

Solution

Product:Magmix 4-5gm/lit, zinc mag 3-5ml/lit, Fertisol 3-5gm/lit
Soil/Drip:Ferromag 5kg/acre
Benefit:Helps in photosynthesis,starch translocation

Sulphur deficiency

Symptoms: Yellowing first Appear on the older leaves,followed by gradual discolouring of the entire leaf .
Affect: Sucrose content is reduced .

Solution

Product:Primasulf 3-4ml/lit, fertisol 5gm/lit
Soil/Drip: -
Benefit:Improves special character in crop

Copper deficiency

Symptoms: The tips brown and become necrotic.
Affect: Young leaves curl upwards.

Solution

Product:Phosphocop 2-3ml/lit
Soil/Drip: -
Benefit:Serves to intensify flavour and colour in vegetables and colour in flowers

Boron deficiency

Symptoms: Leaves have a dark thick and appearance and curl upwards.
Affect: Growing points die off and plant display a typical bushy appearance with short internodes.

Solution

Product: Boron 20 1gm/lit, Potabor super-2-3gm/lit
Soil/Drip: -
Benefit:Translocation of sugars and help in pollination

Zinc deficiency

Symptoms: Scorching of leaf tips and margins may develop.
Affect: Young leaves curl upwards.

Solution

Product:Chelamin plus1-2gm/lit
Soil/Drip: Chelamin gold 0.5kg/acre
Benefit:Helps in activation of enzymes

Iron deficiency

Symptoms: The base of the youngest leaves appear bleached,while the leaf tips and margins initially remain green.
Affect: Colour of potato will be dull.

Solution

Product:Chelafer1-2gm/lit, Agrofer-1-2gm/lit
Soil/Drip: Ferromag 5kg/acre, Ferromix-5kg/acre
Benefit:Helps in electron transport chain and helps in photosynthesis