Calcium deficiency-Rice | Yara Malaysia

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Nutrients

Rice - Deformation

Symptoms
The youngest leaf is withered, rolled and shows a bleached, whitish to light brown colour. Chlorosis begins at the leaf tips.

Reasons
Calcium deficiency

Rice - Deformation

Symptoms
The calcium deficient plant shows yellowing and withering of younger leaf tips. Older leaves don't express chlorosis, but bend over. General plant growth is stunted. Roots are much shorter and look dark brown. Calcium deficiency can result in impaired root function and my predispose the rice plant to iron deficiency.

Reasons
Calcium deficiency

Rice - Discolouration

Symptoms
Roots of the calcium deficient plant are brown and the hair roots are much longer than normal.

Reasons
Calcium deficiency

Calcium deficiency made worse by

Acidic soils
Sandy or light soils (leaching)
Acid peat soils
Soils rich in sodium
Soils rich in aluminium
Drought conditions
Fruit high in nitrogen or potassium
Large fruit

Calcium is important for

Healthy foilage
Healthy young tillers

Yara recommended fertilizers for Calcium

YaraLiva TROPICOTE

Rice (Paddy): Apply 100-125 kg/ha at the Generative Stage (60-70 days)