How to Use chlorosis in a Sentence

chlorosis

noun

• Lack of magnesium can cause older leaves to yellow and progress to younger leaves, as well as interveinal chlorosis.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
• For example, chlorosis may occur on plants growing in neutral or alkaline soil.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025
• Nematodes can be a problem in Dietes and tend to reduce plant vigor and lead to yellowing or chlorosis of the foliage.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
• Nandina foliage can develop chlorosis when plants are grown in alkaline soil.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
• When overapplied, baking soda can cause plants to wilt, become stunted, develop leaf chlorosis or yellowing, and even die.
  — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
• Iron deficiency or iron chlorosis is especially likely to occur if acid-loving plants are grown in overly alkaline soils.
  — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026
• Interveinal chlorosis and yellowing in new leaves can indicate an iron deficiency.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
• Roses can suffer from chlorosis, a lack of chlorophyll production, caused by iron, nitrogen, and magnesium deficiencies or soil pH that is too high.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
• Potassium deficiency causes yellowing and scorching along leaf edges, weak stems, and interveinal chlorosis, a yellowing between the leaf veins.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
• Herbicide Damage Tomatoes are sensitive to herbicide drift which can cause stunted growth, curling leaves, and leaf yellowing (chlorosis).
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
• Chlorosis appears as a yellowing of the foliage, which can be hard to detect in 'Lemon-Lime' Nandina, however, the veins remain green, which can help distinguish natural coloration from chlorosis.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025