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Iron Deficiency & Symptoms in Texas Field Crops

Distinct iron chlorosis in plant leaves makes diagnosis easier   Dr. Calvin Trostle, Extension Agronomy/TAMU Dept. of Soil & Crop Sciences, Lubbock, (806) 746-6101, ctrostle@ag.tamu.edu December 2023   Culberson Co. ag. agent Zach Schaefer and I visited this sorghum/sudan field in early September (Fig. 1).  From the road it was evident much of this field was heavily iron deficient.  This issue is most common in Texas sorghums, both grain and forages, as all sorghums have poor iron uptake efficiency relative to other crops.   Fig. 1.  Yellow plants… Read More →