White bud in maize caused by the deficiency of __________.

🔑 Key Points
→ The deficiency of zinc in the plants, especially in the case of maize, will lead to causing white bud diseases.
→ In this disease, the buds or the young leaves of the maize will become white, colorless, or chlorotic, thus showing white bud disease.
→ A white color band arises from the base to the tip of the leaf.
→ New leaves are white, known as “white bud”.

📝 Additional Information
→ The Khaira disease in rice plants is due to the deficiency of a micronutrient known as zinc.
→ So, it is a type of disease in paddy crops that is caused by abiotic factors instead of biotic factors.
→ This disease is common in densely or intensively planted rice fields.