Yellows of Melons Caused by Molybdenum Deficiency in Acid Soil
- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Scientific Societies in Plant Disease
- Vol. 66 (1) , 449-451
- https://doi.org/10.1094/pd-66-449
Abstract
Melons growing in acid soil in the San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys of California [USA] exhibited severe yellowing, stunting, and failure to fruit. Plant analysis and the prevention or rapid correction of this disorder by the application of dilute foliar sprays of sodium molybdate indicated that it was a Mo deficiency. Several melon cultivars, including Honeydew, Crenshaw, Juan Canari, Casaba, Santa Claus and Persian, were susceptible.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Colorimetric Determination of Molybdenum by Means of Nitric and Perchloric AcidsAnalytical Chemistry, 1950