Influence of sulphur on the yield and concentration of copper,manganese, iron and molybdenum in berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum) grown on two different soils

A screen-house experiment with 0, 25, 50 and 75 ppm S was conducted to study the effect of S on the yield and, Mn, Cu, Fe and Mo concentrations of berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum) at three stages of growth in a normal and reclaimed soil. Higher levels of S decreased the yield in both the soils. Yield in normal soil was much higher than in reclaimed soil. Application of S increased Cu, Mn, and Fe concentrations in all cuts in both soils. Molybdenum concentration was lowered following S application in both the soils in all the cuts. Molybdenum content increased with the stage of plant growth.     

Interaction of phosphorus and molybdenum and the availability of zinc,copper, manganese,molybdenum and phosphorus in waterlogged rice soil

Summary Laboratory incubation experiments were conducted with low-land rice soil to study the effect of applying three different levels of molybdenum (0, 2.5 and 5.0 ppm) and phosphorus (0, 100 and 200 ppm), in all possible combinations, on the changes in available Mo, P, Mn, Zn and Cu in soil. The results showed that application of Mo at both the levels increased the content of extractable Mo and P but decreased those of Cu and Mo in soil whereas application of Mo at higher level only increased the content of extractable Zn in soil. Application of P at both the levels decreased the content of extractable Mo, Mn and Cu but increased that of P whereas it showed an inconsistent effect on the extractable Zn content in soil. The P × Mo interaction effect was found to be beneficial for the content of P, Mo and Zn only. During the initial period of incubation all elements except Cu recorded an increase but with the progress of incubation period the content of all the elements except Mn gradually declined.     

林地开垦后坡面土壤元素的时空变化特征

土壤中常量元素Ca,Mg和微量元素Cu,Zn,Mn,Fe是植物生长必需的重要元素,也是评价土壤质量的重要指标,林地被开垦破坏后,坡面土壤元素的空间分布受人为犁耕活动,侵蚀－沉积－搬运过程和元素性质的影响;林地开垦初期（1－2年）,坡面不同部位土壤Cu,Zn,Mn,Fe,K,Ca和Mg皆增加;而开垦两年后,受土壤侵蚀的影响,这些元素又趋于下降;开垦6年后,Cu,Fe,K和Mg比开垦前下降了1.5%-4.56%,SiO2含量在坡面上部随开垦年限的增加而增加,在坡面中部则随开垦年限而减少。Al的变化则与SiO2相反。     

干热河谷石漠化区火龙果地不同耕作方式的土壤矿质元素特征

为探讨不同耕作方式的土壤矿质元素含量变化特征,促进火龙果生长发育和品质改良,该研究采用套种紫花苜蓿(Medicago sativa)、施用有机肥和化肥与农药、地膜覆盖和无措施五种耕作方式,以每种方式土壤的22种矿质元素为评价指标,比较不同耕作方式的矿质元素含量差异,阐明土壤矿质元素之间的相关关系。结果表明:(1)与无措施相比,其他耕作方式的Ca、Si、Mn等元素含量呈增加趋势,Fe、Mg、Al等元素含量则降低,Na含量无显著差异。(2)施用有机肥的矿质元素含量最丰富,地膜覆盖次之,套种紫花苜蓿最低。(3)相关性分析表明,火龙果地土壤矿质元素间多存在显著相关性,Al、Si、S、Ni与其他元素的相关性较密切,其次为Fe、Mg、Na、Mn、Cu和Co,均达到显著或极显著水平。(4) Ca、Fe、Mg、Mn、Cu、Zn和B之间多呈负相关,存在拮抗效应。干热河谷石漠化区在火龙果栽培时,应首选有机肥作为养分添加方式,并及时补充不同耕作方式造成的土壤矿质养分亏缺,尤其是Fe、Mg、Al、Na、Cu、Zn等元素。     

Effect of Cu and Mo on Cu/Mo ratio and their concentration in different organs of cowpeas (Vigna sinensis L.)

In a Typic Torripsamments (loamy sand) soil, 4 levels each of Cu and Mo,viz, 0, 5, 10 and 20; and 0, 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 ppm, respectively, were added to study Cu–Mo relationship in cowpeas in a screen-house. Application of Mo reduced Cu content andvice versa in leaves, stems and roots of cowpeas. Stems accumulated more of Mo and Cu than leaves and roots, showing thereby, that it might be the site of interaction for Mo and Cu. Molybdenum increased to a toxic level in plant (for animals) following its application. Cu/Mo ratio was narrowed with Mo and widened with Cu addition. It was either more than 21 or less which suggested that Mo would cause Cu deficiency and Cu in the absence of Mo would be toxic to ruminants.     

Acquisition of Cu, Zn, Mn and Fe by mycorrhizal maize (Zea mays L.) grown in soil at different P and micronutrient levels

Sustainability of soil-plant systems requires, among other things, good development and function of mycorrhizal symbioses. The effects of P and micronutrient levels on development of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF) and uptake of Zn, Cu, Mn and Fe by maize (Zea mays L.) were studied. A pot experiment with maize either inoculated or not with Glomus intraradices was conducted in a sand:soil (3 :1) mix (pH 6.5) in a greenhouse. Our goal was to evaluate the contribution of mycorrhizae to uptake of Cu, Zn, Mn and Fe by maize as influenced by soil P and micronutrient levels. Two levels of P (10 and 40 mg kg⁻¹ soil) and three levels of a micronutrient mixture: 0, 1X and 2X (1X contained, in mg kg⁻¹ soil, 4.2 Fe, 1.2 Mn, 0.24 Zn, 0.06 Cu, 0.78 B and 0.036 Mo), were applied to pots. There were more extraradical hyphae at the low P level than at the high P level when no micronutrients were added to the soil. Root inoculation with mycorrhiza and application of micronutrients increased shoot biomass. Total Zn content in shoots was higher in mycorrhizal than non-mycorrhizal plants grown in soils with low P and low or no micronutrient addition. Total Cu content in shoots was increased by mycorrhizal colonization when no micronutrients were added. Mycorrhizal plants had lower Mn contents than non-mycorrhizal plants only at the highest soil micronutrient level. AMF increased total shoot Fe content when no micronutrients were added, but decreased shoot Fe when plants were grown at the high level of micronutrient addition. The effects of G. intraradices on Zn, Cu, Mn, and Fe uptake varied with micronutrient and P levels added to soil. Accepted: 27 December 1999     

南四湖区农田土壤有机质和微量元素空间分布特征及影响因素

基于地统计学和GIS技术相结合的方法,研究了南四湖区农田土壤有机质和微量元素的空间分布特征及其影响因素。结果表明,土壤有机质和微量元素均属中等变异程度,除硼符合正态分布外,其余土壤属性均符合对数正态分布。结构分析表明,除硼为纯块金效应外,土壤有机质和其它微量元素空间自相关性较强,其中结构性因素起主导作用。克里格插值结果表明,土壤有机质分布总体趋势为由北向南逐渐降低,锰、铜、锌分布总体趋势为中部高,南北两端低。影响因素分析表明,土壤类型、耕层质地、坡度、土地利用类型和地貌类型对土壤有机质均有显著影响。土壤类型主要是由于成土母质的差异影响土壤有机质的高低与分布,随质地由砂变粘、坡度由低变高,土壤有机质含量逐步升高,田间管理水平的差异是造成不同土地利用类型下土壤有机质含量差异的主要原因。微量元素中,除硼不受影响外,铁、锰、铜和锌与土壤类型、耕层质地、坡度、土地利用类型和地貌类型密切相关。     

不同植被恢复模式下中亚热带黄壤坡地土壤微量元素效应

以武陵山区女儿寨小流域为例,研究了中亚热带黄壤坡地7种典型植被恢复模式下土壤微量元素有效性及其与土壤有机质、pH值之间的关系.结果表明： 0～20 cm土层荒草灌丛的B、Mn含量、油桐人工林Mo、Cu含量、杜仲人工林Zn含量和毛竹 杉木混交林Fe含量最高;20～40 cm土层润楠次生林B、Fe、Mn含量、荒草灌丛模式Mo含量、油桐人工林Zn含量和杜仲人工林Cu含量最高;毛竹 杉木混交林B、Mo、Cu、Mn含量在各层土壤均最低.各元素有效性指数以Mn最高,Cu最低,排序为Mn>Zn>Fe>Mo>B>Cu;土壤微量元素有效性综合指数以荒草灌丛模式最高(12.28),毛竹 杉木混交林最低(2.95),排序为Ⅶ>Ⅴ>Ⅲ>Ⅳ＞Ⅰ＞Ⅱ＞Ⅵ.土壤有机质含量与B、Zn有效态含量之间线性关系显著,二次多项式亦可较好地描述有机质与有效态Mn之间的关系,而有机质与Mo、Fe、Cu之间曲线回归关系不显著.土壤pH值与土壤Zn、Cu呈显著正相关,与Mn、Mo也有较好的相关性,而与B相关性较低,与Fe为弱负相关.     

Iron,zinc and manganese nutrition of wetland rice (Oryza sativa L.) on a gypsum amended sodic soil

A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of three levels of Fe and two levels of Zn, and their combinations, on the growth, yield and Fe, Zn, and Mn nutrition of rice on a zinc deficient sodic soil amended with gypsum. Iron and zinc were supplied as sulphates. Application of Zn significantly enhanced the yield of rice and available soil and plant Zn irrespective of Fe application. Maximum response of rice to Zn was obtained when Fe was applied at the highest rate. While Fe application brought about a significant improvement in available soil and plant Fe and Mn, it decreased significantly Zn content of the crop. After crop harvest, recovery of added Fe was 20% and Zn 12%. Results suggest that benefits of Fe application to rice in sodic soils can only be realised if it is applied along with Zn.     

Influence of sulphur fertilization on suppression of molybdenum uptake by berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum L.) and oats (Avena sativa L.) grown on a molybdenumtoxic soil

Summary Berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum L.) and oats (Avena satina L.) were grown in a greenhouse on a soil with a toxic level of available molybdenum. Significant increase in yield of berseem was observed on application of phosphorus and sulphur. The oat crop responded only to P application. The content of Mo in plants was enhanced by application of phosphorus. The application of sulphur depressed the Mo content of plants. The effect of P application was more conspicuous than the depressing effect of S application on Mo content of plants. The decrease in Mo content with S application was more pronounced in the oat crop. An application of 100 ppm S as gypsum caused 57.6 per cent decrease in the concentration of Mo which was below the threshhold toxic level. But in berseem, an application of 100 ppm S even could not lower the Mo concentration to a safer level. Gypsum and superphosphate were equally effective in lowering the concentration of Mo in berseem.Published as no 2 in the series: Molybdenum accumulation in forage crops, by the same authors.College of Agriculture and Radiation Soil Chemist, respectively.     

大气CO2浓度和供氮水平对油菜中微量元素吸收及转运的影响

在温室大棚中模拟大气CO₂浓度升高（780 μmol·mol ^-1）,研究了抽薹期油菜各器官对钙、镁、硫、铁、锰、锌、钼、硼离子吸收与运输的影响.结果表明： 与自然CO₂浓度（对照）相比,高CO₂浓度不施氮条件下,茎的中、微量元素含量除锌增加外,其他均减少,施氮条件（0.2 g N·kg^-1土）下钙、硫、硼、锌增加,镁、锰、钼、铁减少;叶的中、微量元素两个氮水平下都表现为除钼含量增加外,其他均下降.CO₂浓度升高条件下,茎中钙和硫占中量元素总和的比值及硼和锌占微量元素总和的比值增加,镁、铁、锰、钼相应比值减少,两个氮水平下表现一致;CO₂浓度升高条件不施氮处理增加了钙在叶中的分配比例,而正常供氮处理则增加了镁的分配比例,两个氮水平下均促进了锰、锌、钼在叶中的分配比例.不施氮条件下,高CO₂浓度处理的运输系数S_Fe,_Mo和S_S,B高于自然CO₂浓度处理,而S_Mg,Fe、S_Mg,Mn和S_S,Fe低于自然CO₂浓度处理,表明CO₂浓度升高条件下油菜向上运输的钼和硫高于铁,硼高于硫,镁高于铁和锰;正常供氮条件下,高CO₂浓度处理的S_Mg,Fe、S_Mg,Mn、S_S,B高于自然CO₂浓度处理,而S_Ca,Mg、S_Fe,Mo、S_S,Fe相反,表明CO₂浓度升高条件下油菜向上运输的钙、铁和锰高于镁,硼高于硫,铁高于钼,硫高于铁.     

大气CO2浓度和供氮水平对油菜中微量元素吸收及转运的影响

在温室大棚中模拟大气CO₂浓度升高（780 μmol·mol ^-1）,研究了抽薹期油菜各器官对钙、镁、硫、铁、锰、锌、钼、硼离子吸收与运输的影响.结果表明： 与自然CO₂浓度（对照）相比,高CO₂浓度不施氮条件下,茎的中、微量元素含量除锌增加外,其他均减少,施氮条件（0.2 g N·kg^-1土）下钙、硫、硼、锌增加,镁、锰、钼、铁减少;叶的中、微量元素两个氮水平下都表现为除钼含量增加外,其他均下降.CO₂浓度升高条件下,茎中钙和硫占中量元素总和的比值及硼和锌占微量元素总和的比值增加,镁、铁、锰、钼相应比值减少,两个氮水平下表现一致;CO₂浓度升高条件不施氮处理增加了钙在叶中的分配比例,而正常供氮处理则增加了镁的分配比例,两个氮水平下均促进了锰、锌、钼在叶中的分配比例.不施氮条件下,高CO₂浓度处理的运输系数S_Fe,_Mo和S_S,B高于自然CO₂浓度处理,而S_Mg,Fe、S_Mg,Mn和S_S,Fe低于自然CO₂浓度处理,表明CO₂浓度升高条件下油菜向上运输的钼和硫高于铁,硼高于硫,镁高于铁和锰;正常供氮条件下,高CO₂浓度处理的S_Mg,Fe、S_Mg,Mn、S_S,B高于自然CO₂浓度处理,而S_Ca,Mg、S_Fe,Mo、S_S,Fe相反,表明CO₂浓度升高条件下油菜向上运输的钙、铁和锰高于镁,硼高于硫,铁高于钼,硫高于铁.     

Studies on the Characteristic of Element Contents in the Dominant Plant Species of the Three gorges Region in China

The characteristics of the contents of 20 elements (Al, Fe, Mn, Ca, Mg, K, S, Si, P, Cd, Cu, Zn, Ti, Ni, Sr, Mo, Na, B, Cr, V) in 16 plant species collected from the Three Gorges Region in China were investigated. The average contents of Ca, K and Mg were higher than 1 000 μg·g-1, that of Al, P, Si, Fe, S and Mn ranged between 100—1 000 μg·g-1 and Ti, Cu, Ni, Cr, Mo, Cd and V were less than 10 μg·g- 1. The level of Na content was less than that of the reported. The main character of the element contents was of the Ca> K type. The contents of P, S, Ca and K in different plant samples showed a normal distribution pattern, while Al and Mn showed a elements lognormal distribution pattern. Plant species differed greatly in the element contents. On analyzing the coefficient of variation (C. V., % ), Al, Mn, Mg, Ni, Sr and Fe had higher C.V., while the C.V. of K, S, P, Cr, Cd and Cu was less than 60%, and Cu had the lowest C.V. The correlations between Al and Fe, Al and Ti, Al and Cr, A1 and V, Cd and Sr, Cd and Mo, Fe and V, Zn and Cr, Ni and Sr, Mg and Ni, Mo and Sr, Ca and Sr, Cr and Mo, Na and Mg, Na and P, P and S were statistically significant in different plant species. The classification of the 16 plant species and 20 dements by two-way indicator species analysis (TWINSPAN) method may suggest the difference in dement contents of the different plant species.     

Effects of nitrogen and water addition on trace element stoichiometry in five grassland species

A 9-year manipulative experiment with nitrogen (N) and water addition, simulating increasing N deposition and changing precipitation regime, was conducted to investigate the bioavailability of trace elements, iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) in soil, and their uptake by plants under the two environmental change factors in a semi-arid grassland of Inner Mongolia. We measured concentrations of trace elements in soil and in foliage of five common herbaceous species including 3 forbs and 2 grasses. In addition, bioaccumulation factors (BAF, the ratio of the chemical concentration in the organism and the chemical concentration in the growth substrate) and foliar Fe:Mn ratio in each plant was calculated. Our results showed that soil available Fe, Mn and Cu concentrations increased under N addition and were negatively correlated with both soil pH and cation exchange capacity. Water addition partly counteracted the positive effects of N addition on available trace element concentrations in the soil. Foliar Mn, Cu and Zn concentrations increased but Fe concentration decreased with N addition, resulting in foliar elemental imbalances among Fe and other selected trace elements. Water addition alleviated the effect of N addition. Forbs are more likely to suffer from Mn toxicity and Fe deficiency than grass species, indicating more sensitivity to changing elemental bioavailability in soil. Our results suggested that soil acidification due to N deposition may accelerate trace element cycling and lead to elemental imbalance in soil–plant systems of semi-arid grasslands and these impacts of N deposition on semi-arid grasslands were affected by water addition. These findings indicate an important role for soil trace elements in maintaining ecosystem functions associated with atmospheric N deposition and changing precipitation regimes in the future.     

Trace elements in the hydrologic cycle of a forest ecosystem

Summary Concentrations of Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn were measured in bulk atmospheric precipitation, throughfall, stemflow, and soil solutions at 10−, 15−, 25−, and 30-cm depths, in aEucalyptus globulus forest in the Berkeley hills, California, during the 1974–75 wet season after each main storm event. Litter and plant samples were analyzed. There was some similarity in the behavior of Cu, Fe, and Zn, but Mn behaved differently. Mn and Zn are largely deposited on the forest canopy by impaction during dry-deposition episodes, whereas most of the Cu and Fe input occurs in rain. For the hydrologic components measured, concentrations of Cu and Fe increase in the order: precipitation<throughfall<stemflow <soil solutions. For Zn the order is: precipitation<stemflow<throughfall<soil solutions. Concentrations of Cu, Zn, and Fe in the soil solution fluctuate with downward movement of wetting fronts and are negatively correlated with pH. Concentrations of Fe in soil solution are about 10 times greater than those of throughfall and stemflow; the corresponding relative differences for Cu and Zn were much less. Plant uptake of Mn exceeds that of Cu, Zn, and Fe. The increases in Mn concentrations from precipitation to throughfall and stemflow are much greater than those for Cu, Zn, and Fe because precipitation has very low Mn concentrations. The concentration series for Mn is: precipitation<soil solutions<throughfall<stemflow. Concentrations of Mn in the soil solution are negatively correlated with pH. During the dry summer Mn accumulates in the soil, but is quickly flushed by early rains of the wet season.     

Timing of Waterlogging Is Crucial for the Development of Micronutrient Deficiencies or Toxicities in Winter Wheat and Rapeseed

Waterlogging events affect soil properties, which alter plant nutrient availability and result in an increased solubility of micronutrients. Until now, it has not been conclusively determined whether plants take up increased concentrations of plant-available Mn, Fe, Cu, or Zn during a period of waterlogging. The aim of this study was to analyze (1) if the micronutrient concentrations increase in plant tissues after waterlogging or (2) rather lead to micronutrient deficiencies, and (3) if this process depends on the developmental stage in which the plant was flooded. Winter wheat and rapeseed were cultivated in large containers and water-logged at two developmental stages: DC 31 (first node visible) and DC 51 (beginning of ear emergence/floral bud appearance). Early waterlogging did not result in microelement toxicities neither in winter wheat nor in rapeseed, although the Mn concentration in rapeseed shoots was significantly increased. On the contrary, in rapeseed, early waterlogging resulted in significantly decreased Cu and Zn concentrations. After late waterlogging, plants accumulated high amounts of Mn and Fe (wheat) or Mn, Cu, and Zn (rapeseed), leading to toxic levels. We conclude that the occurrence of micronutrient deficiencies or toxicities depends on the developmental stage in which the plant was flooded.

     

Effect of submergence on availability of certain plant nutrients in three Ultisol catenas

Soil samples from surface and sub-surface horizons in the well-drained and poorly-drained members of three soil catenas were incubated under submergence or at field capacity to study the effects of these incubation conditions and prior natural drainage on the solubility of four plant micro-nutrients. Iron, Mn, Zn and Cu were extracted by water using a 11 water:soil ratio. The four micronutrient metals were also extracted by DTPA solutions buffered at either pH 5.3 or pH 7.3 to compare the effectiveness of these two extractants under these incubation conditions with acid soils. Generally the extractability of the nutrients was much affected by the horizon (A, E or B) with A horizons having the greatest amounts of all nutrients and undergoing greater changes in water- and DTPA-extractability during incubation. Soil drainage class (wellvs. poorly drained) had few effects. Incubation moisture regime had major effects on water extractable Fe and Mn with lesser effects on Zn and Cu. Submerged soils generally had the greatest levels of water extractable nutrients, though rice uptake did not reflect this. DTPA at pH 5.3 extracted 2 to 3 times as much Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu as did DTPA at pH 7.3 and about 50 to 100 times as much as did water. Correlations between DTPA extractable nutrients and rice uptake were significant only for Fe and Cu and declined during incubation. The changes in all variables during incubation were complex, being related to soil properties such as organic matter content, pH and mineralogy as well as to incubation conditions.     

鼎湖山自然保护区不同演替阶段森林土壤中有效微量元素状况研究

三种森林表层土壤中有效微量元素的平均含量顺序为 :Fe >Zn>Mn>B >Cu >Mo,马尾松林的含量顺序为 :Fe>Zn>Cu >B >Mn >Mo,混交林和阔叶林与平均含量一致。三种森林有效Fe的含量均极高 ,表现出富铁状况 ,而有效Mn含量甚微 ,表明该区森林均严重缺Mn,有效Cu和Zn的含量处于中等水平 ,均高于其临界值。但处于演替初期阶段的马尾松林还缺B和Mo,混交林也略缺Mo。相关分析结果表明 ,土壤pH值与所考察的所有微量元素有效量之间均呈负相关 ,且与有效B、Cu和Fe相关极显著 (P <0 .0 1 ) ,与有效Mo相关显著 (P <0 .0 5 ) ;有机质与所考察的所有微量元素有效量之间均呈正相关 ,且与有效B和Fe相关极显著 ,与有效Mn相关显著     

海南岛兴降地区某些药用植物中的微量元素

本文研究海南兴隆地区12种不同类型药用植物微量元素的生物吸收系数(Ax)及其含量水平变化特性,结果表明不同科、属、种植物对同一元素的吸收量差异显著,以Mg>Al>Fe>Mn>Zn>Cu为序;同属不同品种植物在不同生境中对微量元素的生物吸收系数各有差别,海南槟榔(Ax 0.30×10-6、12.51×10-6)>泰国槟榔(Ax 0.29×10-6、11.59×10-6)>云南槟榔(Ax 0.27×10-6、11.56×10-6),元素间吸收量相比以Mo>Zn>Cu>Mn>Ni为例;同种植物不同器官微量元素的吸收量也是不同的,例如巴戟天的含量以根(218.48×10-6)>叶(115.19×10-6)>茎(113.02×10-6)。植物与土壤中元素含量消长变化关系密切,相比之下,植物中Fe、Mn、Zn含量均高于Cu、Pb、Ni。绞股蓝(189.26)>巴戟天(169.04)>益智(161.70)>槟榔(155.88)。     

Mineral Elements in Root of Wild Saposhnikovia divaricata and Its Rhizosphere Soil

Mineral elements are important components of medicinal herbs, and their concentrations are affected by many factors. In this study, Ca, Mg, Na, K, Fe, Mn, Cu, and Zn concentrations in wild Saposhnikovia divaricata and its rhizosphere soil collected from seven locations at two different times in China were measured, and influences of rhizosphere soil on those minerals in plant were evaluated. The results showed that mean concentrations of eight minerals in plant samples decreased in the order: Ca > Mg > Na > K > Fe > Zn > Mn > Cu, and those in the soil samples followed the following order: Na > Fe > Ca > K > Mg > Mn > Zn > Cu. Mean concentrations of Ca, Na, Mg, and K in plants were higher than those in soils, while higher mean concentrations of the other four minerals were found in soils. It was found that there was a positive correlation of Mg, Na, and Cu concentrations in the plant with those in the soil respectively, but a negative correlation of Mn concentration in plant with that in the soil. Except Ca, K, and Mn, the other five minerals in plant were all directly affected by one or more chemical compositions of soil. The results also indicate that pH value and concentrations of total nitrogen, Mg, Mn, and Cu in soil had significant correlations with multimineral elements in plant. In a word, mineral elements uptake of S. divaricata can be changed by adjusting the soil fertility levels to meet the need of appropriate quality control of S. divaricata.