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Effect of pH on Na induced Ca deficiency

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Although it is well known that high Na concentrations induce Ca deficiency in acidic conditions, the effect of high pH on this competitive mechanism is not so well understood. The effect of Ca activity ratio (CAR) and pH on the Ca uptake of mungbeans (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek cv. Emerald) and Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana cv. Pioneer) in Na dominated solution cultures and in soil was investigated. Changes in pH in the alkaline range were shown not to affect the critical CAR of 0.024 (corresponding to 90% relative root length) for mungbeans grown in solution culture. Results from soil grown mungbeans confirmed those from solution culture, with a critical CAR of 0.025. A critical CAR of 0.034 was also established for soil grown Rhodes grass. The similarity of critical values established for mungbeans and Rhodes grass in solution culture and soil justifies the use of both solution culture and soil solution measurement as techniques for studying plant growth and limitations across plant species.

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Abbreviations

CAR:

calcium activity ratio

CRBD:

completely randomised block design

CRD:

completely randomised design

DI:

deionised

EC:

electrical conductivity

ICPAES:

inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy

TDI:

triple deionised.

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Kopittke, P.M., Menzies, N.W. Effect of pH on Na induced Ca deficiency. Plant Soil 269, 119–129 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-004-0395-0

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