Effect of vanadium on lettuce growth, cationic nutrition, and yield

Lettuce plants (Lactuca sativa L.) cv. "grandes lagos" were cultivated in nutrient solutions containing = (control), 0.1. 0.2. 0.5 and 1 mg/kg of vanadium. Root and leaf growth (expressed as fresh and dry weights) was inhibited by doses 0.2 to 1 mg/kg V. Yields decreased with increasing ra...

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Autores: Gil, J., Álvarez, Carlos Enrique, Martínez Rodríguez, María del Carmen, Pérez, Nemesio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:1995
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/21324
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/21324
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Lettuce
Vanadium
Heavy metals
Cations
Growth
Yield
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Sumario:Lettuce plants (Lactuca sativa L.) cv. "grandes lagos" were cultivated in nutrient solutions containing = (control), 0.1. 0.2. 0.5 and 1 mg/kg of vanadium. Root and leaf growth (expressed as fresh and dry weights) was inhibited by doses 0.2 to 1 mg/kg V. Yields decreased with increasing rates of vanadium. Toxicity symptoms in the roots consisted of color darkenting, club shape of the main roots, reduction of secondary root number and length, and necrosis. Leaves from plants treated with 0.5 and 1.0 mg/kg V also showed turgidity loss. Vanadium accumulated in the roots and was poorly translocated to the leaves. All the treatments significantly increased vanadium root levels, but it augmented in the leaves.