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Nutrient deficiency symptoms Nutrient deficiency symptoms often confuse most of the field officials in recognising and maintain plant health by offering correct recommendations.Sound understanding of nutrients and its uptake for necessary plant metabolism functions is very much needed on this occasion to rectify the deficiency.So I placed four photographs for further clarification and discussion but not well identified because of limited participation.I confused this symptom with Iron, Sulphur, Magnesium or nitrogen. My analysis reached conclusion and ruled out the options of Fe, S, Mg and agree as follows by seeing the visual symptoms on the plant.I could not analyse soil test and plant tissue results for accuracy because of the time constraints and difficulty to obtain the result in the short period of time. NITROGEN DEFICIENCY                    The leaves become pale green at all stages of plant growth.The midribs, reddish pink petioles and leaf reddish-pink tinge. Appl