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Magnesium deficiency

Alder Buckthorn,Frangula alnus leaves with magnesium deficiency

Plants require magnesium for photosynthesis. When there is not enough magnesium in the soil, plants will move magnesium (in chlorophyll molecules) from older leaves to younger leaves. The older, yellow leaves show symptoms of magnesium deficiency.

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