Re: Yellow Pumpkin Leaves
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- Subject: Re: Yellow Pumpkin Leaves
- From: J* S*
- Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 20:18:42 -0700
- References: <371D6D21.5CBC@disknet.com>
My plants have about 4-5 leaves. Grass is also popping up where the plants
are planted and the grass is green.
Judy
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From: Harold Eddleman Ph.D. <indbio@disknet.com>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 11:16 PM
Subject: Re: Yellow Pumpkin Leaves
> pumpkins@mallorn.com wrote:
> >
> > Good Evening, I was wondering if anyone(I am sure most of you know)knew
why my seedling pumpkin plants, the leaves are turning yellow???
> >
> > Judy
> Yellow can be a sign of nitrogen deficiency, but that is unlikely in
> young plants. Yellow seedling (ys) is a recessive trait see URL below.
> If ys then only 1/4 of seeds from a selfed plant are yellow.
> Most likely suspect is wet soil?? If one dies, carefully spade up
> plant and break soil away to look for pests on the root.
> You did not say how many leaves the plant has. Are other plants
> including weeds growing with good green color?
> --
> Harold Eddleman Ph.D. Microbiologist. i*@disknet.com
> Location: Palmyra IN USA; 36 kilometers west of Louisville, Kentucky
> http://www.disknet.com/indiana_biolab/pk010.htm
>
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