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Interactive effects of excessive potassium and Mg deficiency on safflower

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In the present work, separate and combined effects of excessive potassium and magnesium deficiency on safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) were studied. Four treatments were considered: C (control treatment: complete medium containing 1.5 mM Mg), +KCl (excessive potassium treatment: complete medium added with 60 mM KCl), −Mg (Mg-deficient treatment: containing 0.1 mM Mg), and DS (double stress treatment: Mg-deficient medium (0.1 mM Mg) added with 60 mM KCl. Excessive potassium effect on plant growth was more pronounced than that of Mg deficiency. The two stresses impaired differently plant organs; KCl application affected more roots than shoots, whereas Mg deficiency reduced only leaf biomass. Gas exchange and pigment concentrations and patterns were severely impaired by KCl and mainly by interactive effects of the two stresses. This led to obvious lipid peroxidation and electrolyte leakage. Mg deficiency did not induce lipid peroxidation and electrolyte leakage, but as applied with excessive potassium, it doubled the effect of the latter. Mineral analyses showed that major cation nutrition was disturbed by KCl and combined stresses and at a lower level by magnesium deficiency. Plants did not show an enhanced selectivity of Mg and Ca over K but they improved their use efficiencies.

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    Nèjia Farhat, Mokded Rabhi, Hanen Falleh, Kawther Lengliz, Abderrazak Smaoui & Chedly Abdelly

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    Kawther Lengliz, Mokhtar Lachaâl & Najoua Karray-Bouraoui

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Farhat, N., Rabhi, M., Falleh, H. et al. Interactive effects of excessive potassium and Mg deficiency on safflower. Acta Physiol Plant 35, 2737–2745 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-013-1306-x

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