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Nutrient deficiency

Pronounced / NOO·tree·unt dih·FISH·un·see /

When a plant gets too little of a nutrient to grow normally. Symptoms overlap with other problems, so they rarely confirm one on their own.

Example in a sentence

“Before pouring in extra fertilizer for a suspected nutrient deficiency, check the root-zone pH first.”

Also called deficiency, deficiencies

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