- Boron deficiencies occur on a wide variety of soils, however, boron availability reduces as pH increases.
- Boron is essential for flowering, fruit set and the translocation of sugars.
- Boron is required for calcium uptake and movement, and calcium deficiencies can be significantly reduced by boron application.
- Boron plays a similar role to calcium in plant nutrition, which makes it essential for quality factors such as skin strength, fruit firmness and storage life.
- Because boron is required for root development and plant strength, deficiencies often increase the likelihood of fungal diseases and reduce the plant’s tolerance to various environmental stresses.
Boron: Deficiency symptoms include reduced leaf area, curling of leaves, lamina deformation, appearance of white stripes perpendicular to the veins on the lamina of young leaves, thickening of secondary veins and inhibition of root and flower formation.
Control: Application of Borax salt (25 g/plant) in the soil around the root zone of the plant is recommended. Apply Agrilabh’s nano Boron 0.25 ml/lit of water.
Soil application of 20 g Borax per tree. Borax acid 0.2% foliar sprays on 4th and 5th month after planting.
