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Available Mo

Available Mo is a trace among traces. Doubling hurts.

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  1. Available Mo。
  2. Available Mo is a trace among traces. Doubling hurts.。
  3. Mo: legume leaves distort and yellow;。
  4. nodulation poor;。
  5. plants thin. New leaves crinkle.。
  6. Mo: legume leaves distort and yellow;。
  7. nodulation poor;。
  8. plants thin. New leaves crinkle.。

How it appears on the sheet

Mo: legume leaves distort and yellow; nodulation poor; plants thin. New leaves crinkle.

A sketch. Do not fertilise from the picture alone.

Common units

Available Mo often mg/kg. A trace — doubling hurts.

How to read the number

Mo: legume leaves distort and yellow; nodulation poor; plants thin. New leaves crinkle. Too-acid soil locks molybdenum. Legumes show it. Ask pH before Mo Easy to mix up: N lack is even yellow with nodules still there; Mo drops fixation and distorts the leaf. Don’t pour N on yellow beans first Available Mo is a trace among traces. Doubling hurts.。

Thresholds only, not a prescription. Rates live in the field guide. This page does not hand you a bag count.

What it looks like in the field

Mo: legume leaves distort and yellow; nodulation poor; plants thin. New leaves crinkle.

Don’t do this

  • Yellow beans chased with nitrogen.
  • Acid unfixed, molybdenum locked.
  • N lack is even yellow with nodules still there; Mo drops fixation and distorts the leaf. Don’t pour N on yellow beans first.

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