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SALT DAMAGE



Mild salt (chloride) damages scorches leaves
Mild salt (chloride) damages scorches leaves
Photo credit: Peter Magarey
Look For Look For Notes

   LOOK FOR

    Look for in shoots
  • SODIUM CHLORIDE (NaCl)
  • A salty taste in affected berries and green shoot tissue

    Look for in leaves
  • SODIUM CHLORIDE (NaCl)
  • Older leaves with darkened edges which later scorch tan and curl upwards (sodium)
  • Scorching extending inward to form patches between main veins (chloride)
  • Poor growth of vines and early leaf drop of older leaves first

   CONDITIONS

  • SODIUM CHLORIDE (NaCl)
  • Salt toxicity is more common in dry irrigated areas and on own-rooted vines
  • It may appear on vines between overhead sprinklers after hot and windy days.

OTHER SALT DAMAGE IMAGES

Salt (sodium) toxicity blackens and scorches leaf margins Excess salt (chloride) can defoliate vines Salt (chloride) damaged leaf Severe salt (chloride) damage kills leaves

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