ISSN:
1573-5036
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Summary Experiments withLemna pausicostata to determine the relationship the response to boron supply and light intensity, gave the following results: (1) Reducing the light intensity decreased the response to boron deficiency and toxicity. (2) In the absence of boron, severe deficiencies were observed in cultures under continuous illumination from a daylight fluorescent lamp at 5500 lux, but not at 1000 lux. (3) The boron concentrations in the plants at which deficiencies were observed were less than 0.16, 4.5, and 13 ppm (dry-matter basis) under illumination intensities of 1000, 2500, and 5500 lux, respectively. (4) Over the range 0.5 to 2.5 ppm boron in the culture solution, the uptake of boron was reduced with decreasing light intensity. (5) The accumulation ratio (ratio of boron concentration in the plants to that in the solution in which they were grown) decreased with decreasing light intensity, and with decreasing boron supply. Taking the average accumulation ratio at 5500 lux light intensity as 100, the average values at 2500 and 1000 lux were 67 and 26 respectively.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01394466
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