Iron toxicity

Iron toxicity

Disorder that occurs when the iron concentration in the soil solution is high. The symptoms of iron toxicity are many tiny brown spots on the green leaves which start from the tips and develop into a general browning of the leaf blades followed by the death of lower leaves.

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