Nutrient Deficiencies of Field Crops

Prakash Kumar is Principal Scientist, District Agriculture Office, India Manoj Kumar Sharma is a scientist at the Department of Agriculture, India

• 1: Foreword 2: Preface Chapter 1: Introduction to Plant Nutrition Chapter 2: How to Identify Plant Nutrient deficiencies in Field Conditions PART I: Nutrient Deficiencies in Cereal Crops 3: Maize (Zea mays Linn.) 4: Nitrogen deficiency 5: Phosphorus deficiency 6: Potassium deficiency 7: Calcium deficiency 8: Magnesium deficiency 9: Sulphur deficiency 10: Iron deficiency 11: Zinc deficiency 12: Manganese deficiency 13: Boron deficiency 14: Rice (Oryza sativa Linn.) 15: Nitrogen deficiency 16: Phosphorus deficiency 17: Potassium deficiency 18: Sulphur deficiency 19: Iron deficiency 20: Zinc deficiency 21: Boron deficiency 22: Sorghum ( Sorghum vulgare Pers.) 21: Nitrogen deficiency 22: Phosphorus deficiency 24: Potassium deficiency 25: Calcium deficiency 26: Sulphur deficiency 27: Iron deficiency 28: Zinc deficiency 29: Manganese deficiency 30: Pearl millet (Pennisetum typhoides Burm.f) 31: Nitrogen deficiency 32: Phosphorus deficiency 33: Potassium deficiency 34: Calcium deficiency 35: Sulphur deficiency 36: Iron deficiency 37: Zinc deficiency 38: Manganese deficiency 40: Wheat (Triticum aestivum Linn.) 41: Nitrogen deficiency 42: Phosphorus deficiency 43: Potassium deficiency 44: Sulphur deficiency 45: Iron deficiency 46: Zinc deficiency 47: Copper deficiency 48: Barley (Hordeum vulgare Linn.) 49: Nitrogen deficiency 50: Phosphorus deficiency 51: Potassium deficiency 52: Sulphur deficiency 53: Iron deficiency 54: Zinc deficiency PART II: Nutrient Deficiencies in Pulse Crop 55: Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan Linn.) 56: Nitrogen deficiency 57: Phosphorus deficiency 58: Potassium deficiency 59: Magnesium deficiency 60: Sulphur deficiency 61: Iron deficiency 62: Manganese deficiency 63: Zinc deficiency 64: Copper deficiency 65: Greengram (Vigna radiata Linn.) 66: Nitrogen deficiency 67: Phosphorus deficiency 68: Potassium deficiency 69: Sulphur deficiency 70: Iron deficiency 71: Zinc deficiency 73: Blackgram (Phaseolus mungo var. Radiatus Linn.) 74: Nitrogen deficiency 75: Phosphorus deficiency 76: Potassium deficiency 77: Sulphur deficiency 78: Iron deficiency 79: Zinc deficiency 80: Cowpea (Vigna sinensis Linn.) 81: Nitrogen deficiency 82: Magnesium deficiency 83: Sulphur deficiency 84: Iron deficiency 85: Cluster bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub) 86: Nitrogen deficiency 87: Potassium deficiency 88: Magnesium deficiency 89: Sulphur deficiency 90: Iron deficiency 91: Zinc deficiency 92: Chickpea (Cicer arietinum Linn.) 93: Nitrogen deficiency 94: Phosphorus deficiency 95: Potassium deficiency 96: Sulphur deficiency 97: Iron deficiency 98: Zinc deficiency 99: Kidneybean (Phaseolus vulgaris Linn.) 100: Nitrogen deficiency 101: Magnesium deficiency 102: Sulphur deficiency 103: Iron deficiency 104: Zinc deficiency 105: Lentil (Lense ulinaris Medik.) 106: Nitrogen deficiency 107: Phosphorus deficiency 108: Potassium deficiency 109: Iron deficiency 110: Pea (Pisum sativum var. arvense Linn.) 111: Nitrogen deficiency 112: Potassium deficiency 113: Magnesium deficiency 114: Sulphur deficiency 115: Iron deficiency 116: PART III - Nutrient Deficiencies in Oilseed Crops 117: Castor (Ricinus communis Linn.) 118: Nitrogen deficiency 119: Phosphorus deficiency 120: Potassium deficiency 121: Magnesium deficiency 122: Sulphur deficiency 123: Iron deficiency 124: Zinc deficiency 125: Manganese deficiency 126: Sesame (Sesamum indicum Linn.) 127: Nitrogen deficiency 128: Phosphorus deficiency 129: Potassium deficiency 130: Sulphur deficiency 131: Iron deficiency 132: Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius Linn.) 133: Nitrogen deficiency 134: Potassium deficiency 135: Sulphur deficiency 136: Iron deficiency 137: Sunflower (Helianthus annuus Linn.) 138: Nitrogen deficiency 139: Potassium deficiency 140: Calcium deficiency 141: Magnesium deficiency 142: Sulphur deficiency 143: Iron deficiency 144: Boron deficiency 145: Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea Linn.) 146: Nitrogen deficiency 147: Potassium deficiency 148: Magnesium deficiency 149: Sulphur deficiency 150: Iron deficiency 151: Zinc deficiency 152: Manganese deficiency 153: Soybean (Glycine max Linn.) 154: Nitrogen deficiency 155: Phosphorus deficiency 156: Potassium deficiency 157: Magnesium deficiency 158: Sulphur deficiency 159: Iron deficiency 160: Manganese deficiency 161: Mustard (Brassica campestris Linn.) 162: Nitrogen deficiency 163: Phosphorus deficiency 164: Potassium deficiency 165: Sulphur deficiency 166: Iron deficiency 167: PART IV - Nutrient Deficiencies in Cash Crops 168: Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum Linn.) 169: Nitrogen deficiency 170: Phosphorus deficiency 171: Potassium deficiency 172: Magnesium deficiency 173: Sulphur deficiency 174: Iron deficiency 175: Zinc deficiency 177: Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum Linn.) 178: Nitrogen deficiency 179: Phosphorus deficiency 180: Potassium deficiency 181: Calcium deficiency 182: Sulphur deficiency 183: Iron deficiency 184: Zinc deficiency 185: PART V - Nutrient Deficiencies in Tuber Crops 186: Potato (Solanum tuberosum Linn.) 187: Nitrogen deficiency 188: Phosphorus deficiency 189: Potassium deficiency 190: Sulphur deficiency 191: Iron deficiency 192: Zinc deficiency 193: Manganese deficiency 194: Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Linn.) 195: Nitrogen deficiency 196: Phosphorus deficiency 197: Iron deficiency 198: Manganese deficiency 199: PART VI - Nutrient Deficiencies in Fodder Crops 200: Lucerne or Alfalfa (Medicago sativa Linn.) 201: Nitrogen deficiency 202: Potassium deficiency 203: Sulphur deficiency 204: Iron deficiency