Manganese toxicity in tomato plants: effects on cation uptake and distribution

Autor: M.L. van Beusichem, J. Le Bot, Ernest A. Kirkby
Přispěvatelé: Station d'agronomie et de physiologie végétale, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), University of Leeds, Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: Journal of Plant Nutrition
Journal of Plant Nutrition, Taylor & Francis, 1990, 13 (5), pp.513-525
Journal of Plant Nutrition 13 (1990)
Journal of Plant Nutrition, 13, 513-525
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ISSN: 0190-4167
1532-4087
DOI: 10.1080/01904169009364096
Popis: Two experiments are described in which tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum L. var Ailsa Craig) were grown in water culture supplied with 10–300 μM Mn. Toxicity symptoms associated with a yield reduction were observed only in treatments in excess of 50 μM Mn indicating that this species is relatively tolerant of high Mn supply. Dark brown/black spots appeared first in the cotyledons. Similar symptoms were observed in the leaves, progressively from the oldest leaf. Manganese concentration in the shoot tissues ranged from 286 to 4240 μg. g‐1 dry weight. The high Mn concentration values found in the shoot tissues of the toxic plants indicate that Mn was highly mobile in the xylem as confirmed by xylem sap analysis. The concentrations of both Ca and Mg were lower in the smaller Mn toxic plants. Not only was uptake of Ca and Mg retarded but so also was the distribution of Ca and Mg to the younger tissues as illustrated by measurements of Ca and Mg concentrations along a leaf age sequence. This is in...
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