Fig. 7.1. ( a) Morphological changes induced by K deficiency; root agravitropism, lateral root inhibition and enhanced root formation are the major phenotypic responses of K deficiency. ( b) Physiological responses can be short term such as change in membrane potential, ROS generation and phytohormone responses.
Potassium. Potassium is necessary for many plant functions such as enzyme activity, photosynthesis, and water movement. Deficiency symptoms first show up on mature leaves, particularly on the leaf margins. The damage works its way inward between the veins and eventually necrosis occurs. Short, brittle petioles and leaf scorch also indicate a K
Figure 3. Scorching or necrosis along margins of leaves caused by potassium deficiency. Magnesium (Mg). Symptoms of Mg deficiency are seen periodically in commercial plantings. A distinctive pattern of chlorosis develops between the main veins of leaves. These regions may turn yellow to bright red while tissue adjacent to the main veins remains
Potassium deficiency symptoms. Stunted dark green plants with yellowish brown leaf margins and/or older leaves with necrotic tips and margins; leaf symptoms of K deficiency can be confused with that of Tungro disease, but Tungro occurs in patches in a field (not in the whole field) and usually has more pronounced yellow and orange leaves andPotassium deficiency in soybean, depending on intercellular CO 2 levels might influence the photosynthesis process (Singh and Reddy, 2017). In the case of lower K +, Omondi et al. (2020) found a decrease in net photosynthetic rate in cassava seedlings. Nevertheless, net photosynthetic rates cannot always be limited to K shortage. blqqksH.