Mg induced Ca deficiency under alkaline conditions |
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Authors: | Peter M. Kopittke Neal W. Menzies |
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Affiliation: | (1) Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, 4072, Queensland, Australia |
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Abstract: | Little is known about Mg induced Ca deficiency in alkaline conditions, and the relationship between Mg induced Ca deficiency and Na induced Ca deficiency. Dilute nutrient solutions (dominated by Mg) were used to investigate the effect of Ca activity ratio (CAR) on the growth of mungbeans (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek cv. Emerald). At pH 9.0, root growth was reduced below a critical CAR of 0.050 (corresponding to 90% relative root length). Root growth was found to be limited more in Mg solutions than had been previously observed for Na solutions. Using a CAR equation modified with plasma membrane binding constants (to incorporate the differing antagonistic effects of Mg and Na), new critical CAR values were calculated for both Na (0.56) and Mg (0.44) dominated solutions. This modified CAR equation permits the calculation of CAR irrespective of the dominant salt present. |
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Keywords: | binding constant calcium activity ratio mungbean plasma membrane root growth salinity |
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