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Effects of Aluminum Concentration on Growth and Chemical Composition of Peach Seedlings1

Year: 1975

Type: article

Abstract: Aluminum concentrations of 0, 3, 10, 30, and 100 ppm in nutrient solution reduced proportionately the dry weights of stem, roots, and leaves of seedlings of ‘Lovell’ peach [ Prunus persica (L.) Batsch]. Roots grown at 30 and 100 ppm A1 were shorter, thicker, and had less branching than roots grown at lower concentrations. The epidermal and endodermal cells were small, with grossly thickened cell walls. Cells of the cortex were shortened in the longitudinal axes. Leaf A1 level indicated solution A1 better than did the A1 levels of roots, stems, or the 2% acetic acid-extractable A1 fraction of leaves, stems, or roots. The concentration of Ca, Mg, Mn, and P were reduced as A1 concentration increased.

Source: HortScience

DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.10.2.132

Authors: H. C. Kirkpatrick, J. M. Thompson, J. H. Edwards

Institution: United States Department of Agriculture

Language: English

Topic: Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,000