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What does chlorosis mean?

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  1. (medicine) An anaemia, due to deficiency of iron, characterized by a yellow-green colouration of the skin; greensickness (Wikipedia).
  2. (botany) A yellowing of plant tissue due to loss or absence of chlorophyll (Wikipedia).
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Iron deficiency results in chlorosis, which causes leaves to turn pale and yellow and inhibits the growth of the plants.
This was the only race with clear root injuries and chlorosis of the leaves, both commonly regarded as symptoms of Al toxicity.
Magnesium is an essential element in the chlorophyll molecule, and so chlorosis is a common symptom of magnesium deficiency.
When leaves turn yellow while veins remain green, it's a sign of chlorosis, a condition caused by an iron deficiency in the soil.
Iron deficiency is characterized by an interveinal chlorosis of young leaves while the veins remain green.
Leaves or parts of leaves not covered with Promalin will not be protected from chlorosis.

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