Reduce deficiencies in watermelon and improve growth

Yellowing of older leaves.

Growth was stunted.

Product
Macrofert 20:20:20 5gm/lit

Soil/Drip
Plantex 20:20:20 5kg/acre

Benefit
Helps in vegetative growth, formation of amino acids

Macrofert

Phosphorous Deficiency

Plants are stunted. Old leaves develop a dull dark green color with a distinct purple tinge, especially on the undersides

Premature leaf fall, proper root development is not there.

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

Fertimax PK

Potassium Deficiency

“Marginal Scorch”. Older leaves yellow and then turn brown/burnt looking along the edges. Fruit may be misshapen.

Necrotic spots appear on the tip of older leaves.

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

Fertisol

Calcium Deficiency

Tips of youngest leaves become white, rolled and curled.

Stunting and death of growing point during extreme deficiency.

Product
Aquacal-3-4ml/lit, Calcium nitrate 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

Aquacal

Magnesium Deficiency

Interveinal chlorosis.

Plants are pale coloured.

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

Zincmag

Sulphur Deficiency

Yellowing of the entire young leaf, including the veins.

Sucrose content is reduced.

Product
Primasulf 3-4ml/lit, fertisol 5gm/lit

Soil/Drip
—

Benefit
Improves special character in crop

Primasulf

Copper deficiency

Pale greyish green interveinal chlorosis spreads from tip of leaf base.

Newly emerging leaves short,narrow and light green,plants shorter.

Product
Phosphocop 2-3ml/lit

Soil/Drip
—

Benefit
Serves to intensify flavour and colour in vegetables and colour in flowers

Phosphocop

Boron deficiency

White and rolled leaf tips of young leaves.

Reduction in plant height, death of growing points.

Product
Boron 20 1gm/lit, Potabor super-2-3gm/lit

Soil/Drip
—

Benefit
Translocation of sugars and help in pollination

Potabor super

Zinc deficiency

Brown colour spots.

Growth is stunted, shortening of internodes.

Product
Chelamin plus 1-2gm/lit

Soil/Drip
Chelamin gold 0.5kg/acre

Benefit
Helps in activation of enzymes

Chelamin plus

Iron deficiency

Leaves become white in colour.

Interveinal chlorosis.

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

Chelafer

Manganese deficiency

Interveinal chlorosis of young leaves.

Plant growth may be reduced and stunted.

Product
Mn-chel- 1-2 ml/lit of water or mobomin 1 gm/lit of water

Soil/Drip
—

Benefit
Helps in nitrogen metabolism and involves in photosynthetic activity

Mn-Chel

Molybdenum deficiency

Older leaves become abnormal in shape where as younger ones remain same.

Older leaves exhibit chlorosis with interveinal necrotic spots.