Kale plant physiological disorders By Mr. Allah Dad Khan Provincial Coordinator IPM KPK MINFAL Islamabad

2. Kale Plant Physiological
Disorders
ToT to FFS Staff
By Mr. Allah Dad Khan
Provincial Coordinator IPM KPK MINFAL

3. Kale Plant (Marrow Stem) Phosphorus
deficiency
Symptoms
• Growth thin and upright;
older leaves purple and
reddish purple tints.

4. Kale Plant (Marrow Stem) Calcium
deficiency
Symptoms
• Death of growing point and
severe collapse of leaf
tissues.

5. Kale Plant (Marrow Stem) Magnesium
deficiency
Symptoms
• Older leaves striking
chlorotic marbling

6. Kale Plant (Marrow Stem) Potassium
deficiency
Symptoms
• Growth squat; leaves bluish
green, slight chlorosis near
margins; margins scorched
and turned sharply
forward.

7. Kale Plant (Marrow Stem) Iron
deficiency
Symptoms
• Leaves chlorotic mottling

8. Kale Plant (Marrow Stem) Manganese
deficiency
Symptoms
• Leaves cupped, margins
incurled, irregular and
ragged and show brown
necrotic spots; chlorotic
mottling especially near
margins

9. Kale Stem (Marrow Stem) Boron
deficiency
Symptoms
• Longitudinal section.
Lesions in pith

10. Kale Stem (Marrow Stem) Boron
deficiency
Symptoms
• Longitudinal and transverse
sections. Pith lesions due
to boron deficiency and
rotting due to Bacillus
Carotovorus.

11. Kale Leaf (Marrow Stem) Boron
deficiency
Symptoms
• Marginal mottling and
necrosis

12. Kale (Hungry Gap) Calcium deficiency
Symptoms
• Hooking and death of
young leaves; general
collapse of leaf tissues

13. Kale (Hungry Gap) Boron deficiency
Symptoms
• Death of growing point;
corky petioles

14. Kale Stem (Hungry Gap) Boron
deficiency
Symptoms
• Longitudinal section.
Lesions in pith.

15. Kale Leaves (Hungry Gap) Boron
deficiency
Symptoms
• Marginal mottling and
necrosis