NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS OF PLANT TISSUES OF GREENHOUSE CROPS AS AFFECTED BY THE EC OF THE EXTERNAL NUTRIENT SOLUTION

2008 ◽  
pp. 313-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Sonneveld ◽  
W. Voogt
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Solution ◽  
Nutrient Concentrations ◽  
Plant Tissues ◽  
Greenhouse Crops ◽  
External Nutrient

scholarly journals Defining Optimal Strength of the Nutrient Solution for Soilless Cultivation of Saffron in the Mediterranean

Agronomy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1311 ◽  
Author(s):  
María del Carmen Salas ◽  
José Luis Montero ◽  
José Gregorio Diaz ◽  
Francesca Berti ◽  
María F. Quintero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Uptake ◽  
Nutrient Solution ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Linear Increase ◽  
Nutrient Concentrations ◽  
Plant Tissues ◽  
Perennial Crop ◽  
Horizontal Diameter ◽  
Soilless Cultivation ◽  
Optimal Strength

Saffron is traditionally cultivated in soil as a semi-perennial crop, although the feasibility of crop production is today constrained in Europe due to both agronomic and socioeconomic factors. Accordingly, interest has been increasing concerning its possible cultivation within protected environments through adoption of soilless cultivation technologies. The aim of the present study was to optimize nutrient solution features in the soilless cultivation of saffron corms. The trial was conducted in a greenhouse at Almeria University. Saffron was grown in 15-L pots filled with perlite. Three fertigation treatments were used, obtained by a linear increase of all nutrients of one standard in order to reach an electrical conductivity (EC) of 2.0 (control, EC2.0), 2.5 (EC2.5) and 3.0 (EC3.0) dS·m−1. Measurements included determinations of shoot length, corm yield, as well as nutrient uptake from the nutrient solution and concentrations within plant tissues. The nutrient solution with the highest EC (EC3.0) allowed obtaining three to five times more corms above 25-mm diameter. The increasing EC had a significant effect on the increase of macronutrient uptake, except for NO3− and NH4+ and resulted in a general increase of nutrient concentrations in tissues, such as corms and roots. Both macronutrient uptake and accumulation in plant tissues were highest under EC3.0. Nutrient uptake was significantly correlated with production of larger corms due to higher horizontal diameter.

scholarly journals Nickel Toxicity Induced Changes in Nutrient Dynamics and Antioxidant Profiling in Two Maize (Zea mays L.) Hybrids

Plants ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Amjad ◽  
Hasan Raza ◽  
Behzad Murtaza ◽  
Ghulam Abbas ◽  
Muhammad Imran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Solution ◽  
Elevated Level ◽  
Nutrient Dynamics ◽  
Zea Mays L ◽  
Nutrient Concentrations ◽  
Nickel Toxicity ◽  
Maize Hybrid ◽  
Maize Hybrids ◽  
Growth Physiology ◽  
Induced Changes

Nickel (Ni) is among the essential micronutrient heavy metals utilized by plants. However, an elevated level of Ni causes serious concerns for plants’ physiology and their survival. This study evaluated the mechanisms influencing the growth, physiology, and nutrient dynamics in two commercial maize hybrids (Syngenta and Pioneer) exposed to Ni treatments in hydroponics nutrient solution (NS). Seedlings were raised in plastic trays with quartz sand, and subsequently transferred to Hoagland’s NS at the two leaves stage. After three days of transplantation, Ni levels of 0, 20, and 40 mg L−1 were maintained in the nutrient solution. After 30 days of Ni treatments, seedlings were harvested and different growth, physiological, and nutrient concentrations were determined. The results showed that with increasing Ni concentration, the growth of maize hybrids was significantly reduced, and the maize hybrid, Pioneer, showed significantly higher growth than that of Syngenta at all levels of Ni. Higher growth in Pioneer is ascribed to elevated levels of antioxidant enzymes (SOD, CAT, GR, APX, and POX), lower damage to cellular membranes (i.e., higher MSI and lower MDA), and higher tissue nutrient concentrations (N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn, and Cu). Furthermore, the maize hybrids showed a difference in nutrient translocation from root to shoot which could be one of the factors responsible for differential response of these hybrids against Ni treatments.

Absorption and Translocation of Buthidazole

Weed Science ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 352-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lloyd C. Haderlie
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Solution ◽  
Growth Stage ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Abutilon Theophrasti ◽  
Plant Tissues ◽  
Steady State Condition ◽  
Foliar Absorption ◽  
Rate Of Absorption ◽  
Glycine Max L ◽  
Soybean Leaves

Absorption and translocation of buthidazole [3-[5-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]-4-hydroxy-1-methyl-2-imidazolidinone] was determined in several plant tissues. Buthidazole caused slight effects on seed germination. Germination of soybean (Glycine max L.Merr. ‘Williams’) seeds was inhibited up to 15% and velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrastiMedic.) was stimulated up to 13%. Buthidazole was absorbed by germinating soybeans, velvetleaf, and corn (Zea maysL.) with rate of absorption increasing when roots were capable of absorption. Buthidazole concentrations of 0.5 μM or greater inhibited growth of soybean in the early second-trifoliolate growth stage when supplied to the roots in nutrient solution. Within 96 h, 29% of the buthidazole available to soybeans was absorbed from nutrient solution and 89% of that absorbed was found in the shoots. The expanded leaves of soybean accumulated the majority of the radioactivity. Radioactivity in roots of soybean approached a steady state condition within 96 h, whereas14C continued to increase in shoots. Foliar absorption of buthidazole in soybean greatly increased when any one of several surfactants were used. Soybean dry weight reduction nearly doubled by adding surfactants. Over 60% of the14C-buthidazole applied to soybean leaves was absorbed within 1.5 h, and increased to 73% by 96 h when the nonionic surfactant, AL-411-F3[Phytobland Spray Oil (83%) plus ATPLUS 300F (17%)] was used compared to only 7% in 96 h without the surfactant. There was little or no movement of buthidazole from the treated leaves. Translocation was typical of apoplastic movement.

scholarly journals Aklimatisasi Planlet Pisang Varietas Raja Bulu Kuning Berbasis Sistem Hidroponik Substrat

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Endang Setia Muliawati ◽  
Retna Bandriyati Arniputri ◽  
Nandariyah Nandariyah ◽  
Sidik Nur Cahyo Utomo
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Culture ◽  
Nutrient Solution ◽  
Growth Response ◽  
Solution Concentration ◽  
Nutrient Concentrations ◽  
Soil Pathogens ◽  
Tropical Fruit ◽  
Seed Propagation ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Substrate Types

<p>Banana is one of the favorite tropical fruit. Banana business development begins with the provision of quality seeds. Tissue culture is a seed propagation technology that can produce large amounts of seed and a relatively short time by utilizing limited plant material. The planlets result of tissue culture needs to be acclimatization before planted in the field. Hydroponic substrate-based acclimatization is expected to produce seeds that are free from soil pathogens. Adjustment of the concentration of nutrients is important in order to produce a growth response that significantly affects and does not cause poisoning or plasmolysis. This study aims to determine whether hydroponic substrate  types  and  nutrient  concentrations  affect  the  growth  of  Raja  Bulu  Kuning  Banana  plantlets.  The experiment was carried out at net house, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta in October 2016 - January 2017. The treatment factors were substrate types (bagasse, arenga peat, steamed husk) and concentration of the nutrient solution (equivalent to EC 1.8,  EC 2.0, and EC 2.5 mScm-1). The result showed that steamed husk is the best as the hydroponic substrate, while nutrient solution concentration equivalent to EC 1.8 mScm-1 is sufficient for acclimatization of Banana plantlets cv.Raja Bulu Kuning.</p>

scholarly journals Effect of N:K Ratio and Electrical Conductivity of Nutrient Solution on Growth and Yield of Hydroponically Grown Golden Thistle (Scolymus hispanicus L.)

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Dimitrios Papadimitriou ◽  
Emmanouil Kontaxakis ◽  
Ioannis Daliakopoulos ◽  
Thrassyvoulos Manios ◽  
Dimitrios Savvas
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Nutrient Solution ◽  
Chlorophyll Concentration ◽  
Tuberous Root ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Nutrient Concentrations ◽  
Fresh Weight ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Hydroponic Cultivation

As the demand for high-quality wild greens rises, due to their high nutritional, culinary, and medicinal properties, the potential overexploitation and excessive disruption of their natural habitats bring serious environmental problems to the foreground. However, new alternative cultivation techniques, such as hydroponic cultivation, could take advantage of rational water management, optimal fertilization management and climate adaptation, to produce high-quality wild greens, all year round. As an initial step to assess optimal hydroponic cultivation conditions for golden thistle (Scolymus hispanicus L.), in this study we evaluated the effect of N:K ratio and electrical conductivity (EC) in the supplied nutrient solution on plant growth, yield and phenology. Four nutrient solutions were applied with a low or a high N:K ratio (1.59 or 2.38 mol/mol, respectively) combined with a low or a high electrical conductivity (EC) level (2.2 and 2.8 dS m−1, respectively) in a 2 × 2 factorial experiment set as a completely randomized block design with 4 blocks and 48 plants per block. Golden thistle seedlings were planted in plastic growth-bags of hydroponic perlite substrate in an open, drip-irrigated, soilless cultivation system. The experiment commenced in December 2018, in a plastic greenhouse at the campus of the Hellenic Mediterranean University, Crete, Greece. After four months of cultivation, the post-harvest analysis showed that the high N:K ratio significantly increased the fresh weight of leaf and edible tuberous root, whereas the tested EC levels in the nutrient solution had no impact on plant fresh weight. The experimental treatments did not significantly affect leaf chlorophyll concentration (SPAD meter readings), chlorophyll fluorescence (Fv/Fm) or the number of leaves and the specific weight of the tuberous root of the plants. Our results indicate that wild golden thistle could be domesticated as an edible vegetable, and cultivated hydroponically at different seasons of the year using relatively low nutrient concentrations, thereby minimizing aquifer nitrate and phosphate pollution. A nutrient solution with a relatively high N:K ratio (here 2.38 mol/mol) is recommended for the hydroponic cultivation of golden thistle.

scholarly journals Nutritional disorder in Pfaffia glomerata by mercury excess in nutrient solution

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicéia Spanholi Calgaroto ◽  
Fernando Teixeira Nicoloso ◽  
Luciane Belmonte Pereira ◽  
Denise Cargnelutti ◽  
Fabiane Goldschmidt Antes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Solution ◽  
The Other ◽  
Nutrient Concentrations ◽  
Nutritional Disorder ◽  
Pfaffia Glomerata ◽  
P Concentration ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Fe And Mn ◽  
Tissue Nutrient Concentrations ◽  
Mn Concentrations

ABSTRACT: The mineral nutritional homeostasis in response to different concentrations of Hg (0, 25 and 50μM) was evaluated in Pfaffia glomerata plant. The exposure to the highest level of Hg (50µM) caused a decreasing in shoot and root fresh weights of 15.5% and 20%, respectively. Both shoot and root Hg concentrations increased linearly with increasing external Hg concentrations. Ca concentration decreased in shoot only at 50µM Hg, whereas shoot K and Mg concentrations decreased at both 25 and 50µM Hg, when compared to the control. A significant decrease in Cu, Zn, Fe and Mn concentrations in plants exposed to Hg was observed, but most Zn, Mn, and Cu in the roots. On the other hand, P concentration increased in both root and shoot of plants exposed at 25 and 50µM Hg, whereas Na concentration increased only in the root at 25 and 50µM Hg exposure. In general, tissue nutrient concentrations in P. glomerata plantlets exposed to Hg were significantly decreased, which indicates that the Hg may cause alteration on the mineral nutritional homeostasis of this species.

scholarly journals Selection of bean lineages regarding the use and response to phosphorus available in nutrient solution

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. e3999118850
Author(s):  
Ritieli Baptista Mambrin ◽  
Darlene Sausen ◽  
Diogo da Silva Moura ◽  
Ivan Ricardo Carvalho ◽  
Vinícius Jardel Szareski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variability ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Nutrient Solution ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
Phosphorus Concentration ◽  
Plant Tissues ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
Phosphorus Accumulation ◽  
Santa Maria

The objectives of this work were to evaluate the genetic variability of bean lineages in relation to phosphorus accumulation in plant tissues and yield, in addition to identifying efficient bean lineages in the use of phosphorus and responsive to the application of phosphorus in the crop environment. Work was carried out at Plant Science Department of the Federal University of Santa Maria. Concentrations of phosphorus in the nutrient solution between 1.33 and 1.84 mmol L-1 provide higher dry mass of pods, grains, number of grains and grain yield for the cultivars Pérola and IPR88 Uirapurú in the growing seasons autumn-winter and spring-summer. Concentrations between 1.37 and 1.96 mmol L-1 have the highest values of phosphorus in plant tissues, grain yield and phytic acid. Characteristics dry matter of leaves, stem and pods in pod filling, dry matter of grains on maturation, number of grains, number of pods and phosphorus concentration in plant tissues at the pod filling stage are promising because it allows for indirect selection. The nutritional value of leaves in young plants, for phosphorus, equivalent to that of grains. There is genetic variability among the bean lineages studied, for the production of dry mass, yield and accumulation of phosphorus in the tissues. Lineage L 2527 showed to be efficient and responsive to the use of phosphorus for the shoot of the plant. Lineage L 2225 showed to be efficient in the use of phosphorus in shoot, grains and grain production, besides maintaining this characteristic in the two growing seasons. 

scholarly journals Improving Plant Health Through Nutrient Remineralization in Aquaponic Systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor P. Lobanov ◽  
Doriane Combot ◽  
Pablo Pelissier ◽  
Laurent Labbé ◽  
Alyssa Joyce
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Uptake ◽  
Nutrient Solution ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Crop Yields ◽  
Treatment System ◽  
Nutrient Concentrations ◽  
Excess Carbon ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Recirculating Aquaculture ◽  
The Common

The exploitation of readily bioavailable fish excreta as a source of plant nutrients lies at the cornerstone of aquaponics farming. Research on nutrient cycling in aquaponic systems has devoted considerable attention to the plant uptake of dissolved nutrients in fish excreta, however, the integration of particulate-bound nutrients into downstream hydroponic farming has remained elusive. The high amount of organic carbon present in fish sludge may lead to biofouling if directly incorporated into hydroponic circulation systems, reducing the utility of incorporating fish solids on a large scale. In this study, we implemented a novel treatment system capable of reducing the carbon and nitrogen load of fish solids to produce a liquid fertilizer for a downstream hydroponics unit. Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) fertilized with exclusively a commercial nutrient solution, the biofilter effluent (coupled aquaponic system), effluent from the solids treatment system, or the latter two combined were grown in nutrient flow technique gutters downstream of a recirculating aquaculture system stocked with rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). While crop yields were lower for the aquaponic treatments compared to lettuce grown in a commercial nutrient solution, plant sap analysis demonstrated a contrasting picture with respect to internal nutrient concentrations. Lettuce grown in the commercial hydroponic solution were deficient in several mineral nutrients (Mg, Ca, Na, and Si) nor did they have higher iron concentrations despite the significantly higher EDTA-chelated aqueous iron (460 × greater than other treatments) in the nutrient solution. Nutrient uptake in the rhizosphere was not investigated on a molecular level, although stunted rhizosphere growth in the commercial nutrient solution control suggests a weakened capacity for nutrient uptake in comparison to other treatments. Alongside the remineralization of micronutrients, the solids treatment system addressed the common issue of excess carbon leading to biofouling via a total suspended solids reduction of 87.27% ± 9.95 during the coupled aquaponics cultivation period. Ultimately, these data lead to two important conclusions. Firstly, optimizing nutrient bioavailability is not synonymous to increasing the presence of a nutrient in the water column. Secondly, estimating ideal nutrient solution concentrations involves both preventing nutrient blocking and improving bioavailability.

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