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Calcium on Apple
Factors Affecting Availability:
High levels of nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and magnesium
Water shortages (which can slow the transportation of calcium to the plant)
Symptoms of Deficiency:
Bitter pit (Fruit skins develop pits. Brown patches appear in flesh and taste becomes bitter. Can occur when fruit is in storage. Bramley apples are particularly susceptible.)
Curling of young leaves or shoots
Roles & Benefits:
Component of cell wall structure
Catalyst for nitrogen uptake
Increases fruit quality and storagability
Rate & Timing Information:
Fertilizer Coating Rate (oz/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ha)
Foliar Rate (oz/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ha)
Notes & Links:
Do not use on Golden Delicious during slow drying conditions
For This Crop See Also:
Boron
Copper
Iron
Zinc
For more information on using Wolf Trax products on this or any other crop, feel free to contact Wolf Trax at infomaster@wolftrax.org or phone 204-237-9653
Calcium on Brassicas (Vegetable Crop)
Factors Affecting Availability:
High levels of nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and magnesium
Symptoms of Deficiency:
Leaves become chlorotic and/or necrotic
Young leaves are small and distorted with tips hooked back
Roles & Benefits:
Component of cell wall structure
Catalyst for nitrogen uptake
Rate & Timing Information:
Fertilizer Coating Rate (oz/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ha)
Foliar Rate (oz/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ha)
Planter Box Rate (lbs)
Planter Box Rate (kgs)
Notes & Links:
For This Crop See Also:
Boron
Manganese
Zinc
Micronutrient:
Calcium
For more information on using Wolf Trax products on this or any other crop, feel free to contact Wolf Trax at infomaster@wolftrax.org or phone 204-237-9653
Calcium on Canola
Factors Affecting Availability:
High levels of nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and magnesium
Symptoms of Deficiency:
Growing points and young tissue affected first
Young leaves typically hooked at first, and finally turn brown and die back
Roles & Benefits:
Component of cell wall structure
Required for reproduction and flowering, therefore low levels can result in low pollen
and flower viability
Catalyst for nitrogen uptake
Rate & Timing Information:
Fertilizer Coating Rate (oz/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ha)
Foliar Rate (oz/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ha)
Planter Box Rate (lbs)
Planter Box Rate (kgs)
Notes & Links:
For This Crop See Also:
Boron
Iron
Manganese
Zinc
For more information on using Wolf Trax products on this or any other crop, feel free to contact Wolf Trax at infomaster@wolftrax.org or phone 204-237-9653
Calcium on Carrots
Factors Affecting Availability:
High levels of nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and magnesium
Symptoms of Deficiency:
Petioles collapse and leaves wither
Roles & Benefits:
Component of cell wall structure
Catalyst for nitrogen uptake
Rate & Timing Information:
Fertilizer Coating Rate (oz/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ha)
Foliar Rate (oz/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ha)
Planter Box Rate (lbs)
Planter Box Rate (kgs)
Notes & Links:
For This Crop See Also:
Boron
Manganese
Zinc
For more information on using Wolf Trax products on this or any other crop, feel free to contact Wolf Trax at infomaster@wolftrax.org or phone 204-237-9653
Calcium on Celery
Factors Affecting Availability:
High levels of nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and magnesium
Symptoms of Deficiency:
Death of tips of leaflets of younger leaves
Could result in death of growing point
Roles & Benefits:
Component of cell wall structure
Catalyst for nitrogen uptake
Rate & Timing Information:
Fertilizer Coating Rate (oz/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ha)
Foliar Rate (oz/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ha)
Planter Box Rate (lbs)
Planter Box Rate (kgs)
Notes & Links:
For This Crop See Also:
For more information on using Wolf Trax products on this or any other crop, feel free to contact Wolf Trax at infomaster@wolftrax.org or phone 204-237-9653
Calcium on Cereals
Factors Affecting Availability:
High levels of nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and magnesium
Symptoms of Deficiency:
Young leaves are the first to be affected, and are often distorted and small, with
irregular leaf margins and may show spotted or necrotic areas
New leaves may fail to emerge all together
Roles & Benefits:
Component of cell wall structure
Catalyst for nitrogen uptake
Rate & Timing Information:
Fertilizer Coating Rate (oz/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ha)
Foliar Rate (oz/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ha)
Planter Box Rate (lbs)
Planter Box Rate (kgs)
Notes & Links:
For This Crop See Also:
Boron
Copper
Iron
Manganese
Zinc
For more information on using Wolf Trax products on this or any other crop, feel free to contact Wolf Trax at infomaster@wolftrax.org or phone 204-237-9653
Calcium on Corn
Factors Affecting Availability:
High levels of nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and magnesium
Symptoms of Deficiency:
Young leaves are the first to be effected, and are often distorted and small, with
irregular leaf margins and may show spotted or necrotic areas
New leaves may fail to emerge from the whorl all together due to a sticky, gelatinous
material on the edges of the leaves
Roles & Benefits:
Component of cell wall structure
Catalyst for nitrogen uptake
Rate & Timing Information:
Fertilizer Coating Rate (oz/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ha)
Foliar Rate (oz/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ha)
Planter Box Rate (lbs)
Planter Box Rate (kgs)
Notes & Links:
For This Crop See Also:
Boron
Copper
Iron
Manganese
Zinc
For more information on using Wolf Trax products on this or any other crop, feel free to contact Wolf Trax at infomaster@wolftrax.org or phone 204-237-9653
Calcium on Cotton
Factors Affecting Availability:
High levels of nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and magnesium
Symptoms of Deficiency:
Symptoms are hard to spot, but they cause the plants stem to weaken and topple over, similar to an attack of seedling disease
Roles & Benefits:
Component of cell wall structure
Catalyst for nitrogen uptake
Rate & Timing Information:
Fertilizer Coating Rate (oz/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ha)
Foliar Rate (oz/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ha)
Planter Box Rate (lbs)
Planter Box Rate (kgs)
Notes & Links:
For This Crop See Also:
Boron
Iron
Manganese
For more information on using Wolf Trax products on this or any other crop, feel free to contact Wolf Trax at infomaster@wolftrax.org or phone 204-237-9653
Calcium on Cucumbers
Factors Affecting Availability:
High levels of nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and magnesium
Symptoms of Deficiency:
Young upper leaves are pale, weak, and flabby
Flower end of the fruit is poorly developed
Growth is generally retarded
Roles & Benefits:
Component of cell wall structure
Catalyst for nitrogen uptake
Rate & Timing Information:
Fertilizer Coating Rate (oz/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ha)
Foliar Rate (oz/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ha)
Planter Box Rate (lbs)
Planter Box Rate (kgs)
Notes & Links:
For This Crop See Also:
Boron
Manganese
Zinc
For more information on using Wolf Trax products on this or any other crop, feel free to contact Wolf Trax at infomaster@wolftrax.org or phone 204-237-9653
Calcium on Field Beans
Factors Affecting Availability:
High levels of nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and magnesium
Symptoms of Deficiency:
Leaves become chlorotic and/or necrotic
Young leaves are small and distorted with tips hooked back
Roles & Benefits:
Component of cell wall structure
Catalyst for nitrogen uptake
Rate & Timing Information:
Fertilizer Coating Rate (oz/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ha)
Foliar Rate (oz/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ha)
Planter Box Rate (lbs)
Planter Box Rate (kgs)
Notes & Links:
For This Crop See Also:
Boron
Iron
Manganese
Zinc
For more information on using Wolf Trax products on this or any other crop, feel free to contact Wolf Trax at infomaster@wolftrax.org or phone 204-237-9653
Calcium on Onions
Factors Affecting Availability:
High levels of nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and magnesium
Symptoms of Deficiency:
Growth dwarfed
Leaves chlorosis developing from tips followed by die-back
Roles & Benefits:
Component of cell wall structure
Catalyst for nitrogen uptake
Rate & Timing Information:
Fertilizer Coating Rate (oz/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ha)
Foliar Rate (oz/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ha)
Planter Box Rate (lbs)
Planter Box Rate (kgs)
Notes & Links:
For This Crop See Also:
Boron
Manganese
Zinc
For more information on using Wolf Trax products on this or any other crop, feel free to contact Wolf Trax at infomaster@wolftrax.org or phone 204-237-9653
Calcium on Peppers
Factors Affecting Availability:
High levels of nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and magnesium
Symptoms of Deficiency:
Leaves become chlorotic and/or necrotic
Can cause blossom-end rot
Roles & Benefits:
Component of cell wall structure
Catalyst for nitrogen uptake
Rate & Timing Information:
Fertilizer Coating Rate (oz/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ha)
Foliar Rate (oz/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ha)
Planter Box Rate (lbs)
Planter Box Rate (kgs)
Notes & Links:
For This Crop See Also:
Boron
For more information on using Wolf Trax products on this or any other crop, feel free to contact Wolf Trax at infomaster@wolftrax.org or phone 204-237-9653
Calcium on Potatoes
Factors Affecting Availability:
High levels of nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and magnesium
Common in acid, strongly leached, low-CEC soils in uplands and lowlands, soils
derived from serpentine rocks, coarse-textured sandy soils with high percolation
rates and leaching, and leached, old acid sulfate soils with low base content
Symptoms of Deficiency:
Growth is fairly good with bushy appearance and thin shoots
Young leaflets small, slightly chlorotic, with a forward roll and marginal scorch
Failure to form tubers of appreciable size
Roles & Benefits:
Component of cell wall structure
Catalyst for nitrogen uptake
Rate & Timing Information:
Fertilizer Coating Rate (oz/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ha)
Foliar Rate (oz/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ha)
Notes & Links:
http://www.knowledgebank.irri.org/riceDoctor_MX/default.htm#Fact_Sheets/Deficie
nciesToxicities/Calcium_Deficiency.htm
For This Crop See Also:
Boron
Copper
Iron
Manganese
Zinc
For more information on using Wolf Trax products on this or any other crop, feel free to contact Wolf Trax at infomaster@wolftrax.org or phone 204-237-9653
Calcium on Rice
Factors Affecting Availability:
High levels of nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and magnesium
Common in acid, strongly leached, low-CEC soils in uplands and lowlands, soils
derived from serpentine rocks, coarse-textured sandy soils with high percolation
rates and leaching, and leached, old acid sulfate soils with low base content
Symptoms of Deficiency:
White or bleached, rolled, and curled tips of youngest leaves
Necrosis along the lateral margins of leaves
Old leaves turn brown and die
Stunting and death of growing points
Roles & Benefits:
Component of cell wall structure
Important throughout the growth cycle of the rice crop
Catalyst for nitrogen uptake
Rate & Timing Information:
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ha)
Foliar Rate (oz/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ha)
Planter Box Rate (lbs)
Planter Box Rate (kgs)
Notes & Links:
http://www.knowledgebank.irri.org/riceDoctor_MX/default.htm#Fact_Sheets/Deficie
nciesToxicities/Calcium_Deficiency.htm
For This Crop See Also:
Zinc
For more information on using Wolf Trax products on this or any other crop, feel free to contact Wolf Trax at infomaster@wolftrax.org or phone 204-237-9653
Calcium on Strawberries
Factors Affecting Availability:
High levels of nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and magnesium
Water shortages (which can slow the transportation of calcium to the plant)
Symptoms of Deficiency:
Tip-burn
Small fruit (fruit fails to enlarge so the space between seeds is greatly reduced)
Leaves are crinkled and have light green or yellow margins
Roles & Benefits:
Component of cell wall structure
Catalyst for nitrogen uptake
Increases fruit quality and storagability
Rate & Timing Information:
Fertilizer Coating Rate (oz/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ha)
Foliar Rate (oz/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ha)
Notes & Links:
For This Crop See Also:
Boron
Manganese
Zinc
For more information on using Wolf Trax products on this or any other crop, feel free to contact Wolf Trax at infomaster@wolftrax.org or phone 204-237-9653
Calcium on Fruit Trees
Factors Affecting Availability:
High levels of nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and magnesium
Water shortages (which can slow the transportation of calcium to the plant)
Symptoms of Deficiency:
Bitter pit (Fruit skins develop pits. Brown patches appear in flesh and taste becomes bitter. Can occur when fruit is in storage. Apples are particularly susceptible.)
Curling of young leaves or shoots
Roles & Benefits:
Component of cell wall structure
Catalyst for nitrogen uptake
Increases fruit quality and storagability
Rate & Timing Information:
Fertilizer Coating Rate (oz/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ac)
Fertilizer Coating Rate (kg/ha)
Foliar Rate (oz/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ac)
Foliar Rate (kg/ha)
Notes & Links:
For This Crop See Also:
Boron
Zinc
For more information on using Wolf Trax products on this or any other crop, feel free to contact Wolf Trax at infomaster@wolftrax.org or phone 204-237-9653
