Nickel
Looking to dig even deeper into Nickel?
Nickel was only added to the list of essential plant nutrients in the late 20th century. Find out how the smallest amount of this micronutrient (critical level approx. 1.1 ppm) aids in Nitrogen metabolism and visit the Nickel page on our complete nutrient management guide.
Symptoms
Symptoms of deficiency can vary across crop species, but similarities exist for how nutrient insufficiency impacts plant tissue color and appearance. Nutrient deficiencies are commonly associated with the physical location on the plant (i.e., whether the symptoms are primarily observed on older versus newly formed plant tissue), but these symptoms can spread as the severity of the deficiency progresses.
All photos are provided courtesy of the The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) and its TFI Crop Nutrient Deficiency Image Collection. The photos above are a sample of a greater collection, which provides a comprehensive sampling of hundreds of classic cases of crop deficiency from research plots and farm fields located around the world. For access to the full collection, you can visit TFI's website.