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Show NITROGEN NEEDED FOR AJJALFA CROP Too Much Water Causes the Plant to Turn Yellow Likes Drained Soil. Thero ore several reasons why alfalfa al-falfa turns yellow: Too much vsater Is one cause; if tho plant becomes ent rely re-ly covered with water or If tho underground under-ground water comes too near tho sur-fnco sur-fnco It will boon dlo. Alfalfa wants a well drained soli as It does no like wot feet. Alfalfa town on an unlnocu-lated unlnocu-lated soil, but rich In nitrogen, grows wdl for somo time, or until the avail-able avail-able nitrogen Is taken up It then I be-Klns be-Klns to lose Its groon color nnd turn fellow owing to tho lack of nitrogen Where a field is Inoculated Hh nitre-sen-gathering bacteria the nitrogen , to Applied to tho alfalfa plants from the I Thero is also a fungUH wliUli at-tacks at-tacks alfalfa and causes the alfulfa leaf S turn yollo lilt bron. Tho remedy or his Ulseuso Is to cut tho BlfBlfa. soon hb tho leaves start to show a jollnwUh brown color. |