Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Leaf analysis as a diagnosis of nutritional deficiency or excess in the soilless culture of lettuce

  • Published:
Plant and Soil Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Summary

The results are given of experiments to test wether leaf analyses can be used for diagnostic determinations of deficiency and excess in mineral nutrition of lettuce in soilless culture. re]19760127

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Blesa, C. and Luque Escalona, A., Contribución al estudio de los materiales volcánicos de las Islas Canarias, para su utilización en cultivos hidropónicos. I Estudio de las propiedades físicas y químicas. Anal. Edaf. y Agrob.7–8, 583–599 (1972).

    Google Scholar 

  2. Chapman, H. D. and Pratt, P. F., Métodos de análisis para suelos, plantas y aguas. Ed Trillas, México (1973).

    Google Scholar 

  3. Hernando, V. and Sanchez Conde, M. P., Estudio de las deficiencias minerales en el cultivo de lechuga romana. Anal. Edaf. y Agrob.11–12, 769–776 (1964).

    Google Scholar 

  4. Hewitt, E. J., Sand and water culture methods used in the study of plant nutrition. Commonw. Agric. Bur., Techn. Comm.22 (2nd Ed.) England (1966).

  5. Lachica, M., Aguilar, A. and Yañez, J., Análisis foliar; métodos utilizados en la Estación Experimental del Zaidín. Anal. Edaf. y Agrob.11–12, 1033–1047 (1973).

    Google Scholar 

  6. Luque Escalona, A. and Pérez Melián, G., Materiales volcánicos como sustratos en hidroponía; propiedades físicas y químicas.Unpublished (1974).

  7. Steiner, A. A., A universal method for preparing nutrient solutions of a certain desired composition. Plant and Soil15, 134–154 (1961).

    Google Scholar 

  8. Steiner, A. A., Principales diferencias entre cultivos en tierra y cultivos hidropónicos. Proc. 2nd Int. Congr. on Soilless Culture, IWOSC, Wageningen (1969).

  9. Steiner, A. A., Curso sobre cultivos hidropónicos. Caja Insular de Ahorros de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas (1970).

    Google Scholar 

  10. Wallace, T., The diagnosis of mineral deficiencies in plants by visual symptoms. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London (1961).

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. International Centre for Hydroponics, Servicio Agrícola, Caja Insular de Ahorros, Las Palmas, Spain

    Gonzalo Pérez Melián

  2. Sección de Biología, Colegio Universitario de Las Palmas, Las Palmas, Spain

    Angel Luque Escalona

  3. Centre for Agrobiological Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Abram A. Steiner

Authors
  1. Gonzalo Pérez Melián
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Angel Luque Escalona
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Abram A. Steiner
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Melián, G.P., Escalona, A.L. & Steiner, A.A. Leaf analysis as a diagnosis of nutritional deficiency or excess in the soilless culture of lettuce. Plant Soil 48, 259–267 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02187238

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02187238

Keywords

Search

Navigation