Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Nitrogen deficiencies also cause leaves to remain small, and drop prematurely, resulting in less photosynthesis occurring in the plant, and fewer, smaller tubers can form for harvest. Research done by Yara International has shown that there is a direct correlation between tuber size and yield, and the amount of plant-available nitrogen in the soil.
The first sign your peace lily is thirsty will be yellowing and wilting leaves. By the time the leaves turn brown, they’re dying, and your plant needs you to get busy with a watering can.
Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV) is a plant virus, transmitted by the plasmodiophorid [1] Polymyxa betae. The BNYVV is a member of the genus Benyvirus [2] and is responsible for rhizomania, a disease of sugar beet (Rhizo: root; Mania: madness) that causes proliferation of thin rootlets, and leads to a smaller tap root with reduced sugar content.
Jaundice, also known as icterus, is a yellowish or greenish pigmentation of the skin and sclera due to high bilirubin levels. [3] [6] Jaundice in adults is typically a sign indicating the presence of underlying diseases involving abnormal heme metabolism, liver dysfunction, or biliary-tract obstruction. [7]
At the top of the spike are a number of much larger, sterile bracts (no flowers between them), 10–50 mm long and bright lavender purple (rarely white). It blooms in spring and early summer, from the month of March in its native habitat, depending on the climate in which it grows. [8]
The most annoying disease is downy mildew, an airborne disease that causes yellowing leaves and gray mold. Unfortunately, you'll have to pull up the entire plant and discard (not in your compost ...
Growing chives as perennials has three main benefits: fresh chives for the kitchen, pretty lavender-colored flowers, and an easy-going plant that pops up early in spring to bring green to the ...
Lavandula angustifolia, formerly L. officinalis, is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean (Spain, France, Italy, Croatia etc.).Its common names include lavender, true lavender and English lavender [2] (though it is not native to England); also garden lavender, [3] common lavender and narrow-leaved lavender.