Boron Deficiency in sesamum

Symptoms

• Boron deficient plants appear severely stunted within two weeks.

Sulphur Deficiency in sesamum

Symptoms

• The growth of the plant is retarded.
• Leaf size is reduced. Initially, the fully emerged young leaves turn pale.

Zinc Deficiency in sesamum

Symptoms

• Middle leaves show inter-veinal discolouration of the basal part and necrosis along the apical margins followed by the appearance of small buff coloured irregular areas.

Molybdenum Deficiency in sesamum

Symptoms

• Plants develop yellowing and scorching of margins of old leaves.
• Yellowing gradually spreads to the interveinal areas which become dry and papery.

Copper Deficiency in sesamum

Symptoms

• Growth of plant is depressed from the seedling stage.
• Apical part of the young and middle leaves of plants turn chlorotic.