... Function of Nickel in Plants 398
14. 3.3 Influence of Nickel on Crop Growth 400
14. 4 Diagnosis of Nickel Status 401
14. 4.1 Symptoms of Deficiency and Toxicity 401
14. 5 Concentration of Nickel in Plants ... growth of nitrogen-fixing species of plant was
demonstrated by Bertrand and DeWolf (28), who reported that soil-nickel application to field-grown
398 Handbook of Pla...
... Processes 146
6.2.2 Growth 147
6.2.3 Fruit Yield and Quality 147
6.3 Diagnosis of Magnesium Status in Plants 148
6.3.1 Symptoms of Deficiency and Excess 148
6.3.1.1 Symptoms of Deficiency 148
6.3.1.2 ... magnesium-deficient leaves, however, usually results in the loss of plastic
pigments from most plants (55). On an individual leaf, as well as on a whole plant basis, deficie...
... of 100 mg kg
Ϫ1
(68). Because igneous rocks and parent materials in gen-
eral contain only minor amounts of chloride, little of this nutrient arises from weathering. Most of
286 Handbook of Plant ... Chloride concentrations
284 Handbook of Plant Nutrition
TABLE 9.2
Chloride Concentrations in Plants
Concentration Ranges of Tissue Cl
(mg g
ϪϪ
1
DM)
Crop Latin Name Plant...
... grain
yield
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TABLE 12.1
List of Critical Concentrations of Manganese in Various Agricultural Crops
Concentration of
Growth Plant Type of
Manganese ... the network of green veins seen with iron
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TABLE 1...
... for assessment of the nutritional
status of plants.
This handbook covers principles of plant nutrition from a historical standpoint to current knowl-
edge of the requirements of crops for certain ... composition of plants in response to soil-
borne elements and to fertilization of crops in the soil or in soil-less media, as in hydroponic cul-
ture of plants. A compilatio...
... accumulation of nitrogen.
a
Optimum or sufficient values for maximum yield or for healthy growth of plants will vary
with species, age, and nutrition of plant, position of organ on plant, portion of plant ... little importance in nitrogen nutrition of plants.
34 Handbook of Plant Nutrition
TABLE 2.6
Fractions of Nitrogen in Soil Organic Matter
Following Acid Hydrol...
... by plants. II. Effects of plant species, nitro-
gen concentration in the plant, cation concentration, activity and activity ratio in soil solution. Plant
Soil 77:347–365, 1984.
142 Handbook of Plant ... AM Page 129
136 Handbook of Plant Nutrition
TABLE 5.2
Deficient and Adequate Concentrations of Calcium in Fruits of Various Plant Species
Concentration in Fresh
Pla...
... glutathione
S-transferase (70–72).
R-X ϩ GSH ⇒R-SG ϩ X-H
The activity of glutathione S-transferase may be enhanced in the presence of various xenobi-
otics via induction of distinct isoforms of the ... rape.
More than 80% of the total sulfur in Allium species is present in secondary compounds.
Allium species contain four S-alk(en)yl-L-cysteine sulfoxides, namely S-1-propenyl-, S-2-...