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The effect of phosphorus and nitrogen deficiency on growth of seedlings of spring barley in dependence on irradiance: Content of chlorophyll, nitrogen and phosphorus

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Biologia Plantarum

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Seedlings of spring barley,Hordeum vulgare L. cv. Mirena, were grown in complete mineral solution (Richter’s solution: R) or in solution lacking either phosphorus (R-P) or nitrogen (R-N) at low (LI: 28 W m−2) or high (HI: 122 W m−2) irradiance. Plants were kept in controlled environment chamber with 16 h photoperiod and 20 °C/15 °C day/night temperature. The experiment was terminated after 15 days when plants grown under R -N nad HI conditions died. The content of chlorophyll was estimated during the plant growth and content of nitrogen and phosphorus was determined at the end of the experiment. Deficiency of N and P induced higher chlorophyll formation at low irradiance. The efficiency of nitrogen and phosphorus utilization,i.e. ratio of plant dry mass/weight of N and P, respectively, per plant, was higher at HI in all experimental variants. Extremely high value of P utilization was found in plants grown under P-deficiency (850) as compared to the control (80). Understanding of interactions between the irradiance and deficiency of mineral nutrients is necessary for optimization of fertilization and understanding the mechanisms of action of mineral substances on plant structures and functions.

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  1. Department of Plant Physiology and Soil Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Vinicná 5, 128 44, Praha 2, Czechoslovakia

    L. Nátr & Svatava Fialová

  2. Central Institute for Genetics and Crop Plant Research, 4325, Gatersleben, DDR

    P. Apel

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Nátr, L., Apel, P. & Fialová, S. The effect of phosphorus and nitrogen deficiency on growth of seedlings of spring barley in dependence on irradiance: Content of chlorophyll, nitrogen and phosphorus. Biol Plant 25, 433–439 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02903142

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