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An easy estimation of tomato root parameters based on calcium absorption

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Using tomato as a test plant Ca absorption by the plant and characteristics of root growth in the nutrient solution has been reported. It has been shown that the amount of calcium present in the tomato shoot serves as a good index of the rate of root growth in the solution as well as in the soil. The flux of Ca, F and K into the roots of field grown tomatoes have been calculated based on such estimations of root parameters.

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  1. Department of Soil Science, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar 263145 (Nainital), India

    R. S. Sachan & R. B. Sharma

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Sachan, R.S., Sharma, R.B. An easy estimation of tomato root parameters based on calcium absorption. Biol Plant 23, 311–314 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02895376

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