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Magnesium-sodium interactions effecting the uptake and distribution of potassium and calcium by cotton

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Significant Mg — Na interactions were found to govern the uptake and distribution of potassium and calcium by cotton. Contrary to the generally accepted views of cation antagonisms, it was found that under certain conditions sodium increased the potassium and calcium contents of plants. The effect of sodium was even more pronounced when magnesium was limiting.

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    Mervyn W. Thenabadu

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Thenabadu, M.W. Magnesium-sodium interactions effecting the uptake and distribution of potassium and calcium by cotton. Plant Soil 29, 132–143 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01393917

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