ISHS Acta Horticulturae 361: International Symposium on New Cultivation Systems in Greenhouse
EFFECT OF DIFFERENT ZINC CONCENTRATIONS IN THE NUTRIENT SOLUTION ON UPTAKE AND TRANSLOCATION OF MACRO AND MICRO NUTRIENTS IN CUCUMBER GROWN IN NFT |
| Authors: | A.F. Abou-Hadid, U.A. El-Behairy, A.S. El-Beltagy, S.W. Burrage |
| Abstract:
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) cv. Farbiulla, was grown in nutrient film technique (NFT) to evaluate the effect of 3 zinc concentrations, 0.014, 0.06 and 0.1 ppm, in the nutrient solution on the uptake and translocation of the macro and micro nutrients. Reducing zinc concentration in the nutrient solution reduced zinc concentration in the leaves and roots, and increased the % of P and Mn concentration in the leaves and reduced it in the roots. In contrst, increasing zinc in the nutrient solution increased % of P and Mn concentration in the roots to toxic levels and reduced these elements in the leaves. | |
Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (free software to read PDF files) | |
