The role of calcium element

Lime is calcium carbonate. Calcium deficiency on the plant occurs due to the lack of sufficient conditions for calcium absorption. Factors such as drought and lack of water, low movement of calcium in the plant, excessive consumption of nitrogen and potash fertilizers are effective in the absorption of calcium element.
Drought and lack of water is one of the factors of calcium deficiency. Calcium absorption mainly depends on the transpiration flow, so the more the plant transpire, the more calcium absorption will be. Since plant transpiration decreases in water shortage and drought conditions, calcium absorption also decreases as a result. The calcium element has very little movement inside the plant and in some conditions it may be absorbed by the plant but not transferred well in the plant.
Due to the low mobility of calcium, its transfer is possible only in xylem vessels. For this reason, the first symptoms of its deficiency appear in the young leaves of the plant, such that chlorotic spots and burns appear in the center and margins of the spore leaves, even the end leaves fall off. The growth of the branches is stopped and the tips of the branches become dry and misshapen. The tips of the roots are burnt, the hairy roots are lost and the growth of the root stops. Severe physiological diseases appear in fruits, such as apples. including bitter spot disease (small and soft necrotic spots in the flesh of the fruit that are destroyed before or after harvesting) (cork spots) (creating hard spots in the flesh of the fruit, especially in large fruits and less yield, which is compared to the leaves) the fruit is low), it causes shriveling, suffocation, powdery mildew or rotting of the flower head in watermelon and tomato. Also, with the decrease in the strength of the cells and their walls, the durability and shelf life of the products after harvesting is also greatly reduced, and these complications are aggravated by increasing the concentration and amounts of nitrogen and severe pruning.