矮壮素对马铃薯磷素营养动态变化和产量的影响

通过对生育前期的马铃薯品种"中薯3号"喷施浓度为0、1.5、2.0和2.5g/L矮壮素(chlorocholine chloride,CCC)后,应用32P示踪技术研究其对磷素营养及其平均每穴产量的影响。结果表明:在各出苗后天数,CCC增加了植株对磷素的吸收,植株中的磷素主要分配到地上茎和叶中,按其相对含磷量依次为地上茎>叶>根>地下茎;植株吸磷量随其生长而增加,但在生育后期总株的吸磷量减少;在各出苗后天数,2.0g/L处理对中薯3号的总株吸磷量增加最大;1.5、2.0、2.5g/LCCC处理使中薯3号平均每穴产量分别增加6.83%、10.10%和3.08%,各处理平均每穴产量与其出苗后36d的叶片含磷量成极显著性正相关。     

Effects of selenium treatments on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) growth and concentrations of soluble sugars and starch

The effect of selenium (Se) treatments on potato growth and Se, soluble sugar, and starch accumulation was investigated. Potato plants were cultivated in quartz sand without or with sodium selenate (0, 0.075, 0.3 mg Se kg(-1) sand). In young potato plants, Se treatment resulted in higher starch concentrations in upper leaves. The tuber yield of Se-treated potato plants was higher and composed of relatively few but large tubers. At harvest, the starch concentration in tubers did not differ significantly between treatments. The higher Se addition (0.3 mg Se kg(-1)) may have delayed the aging of stolons and roots, which was observed as high concentrations of soluble sugar and starch. Together with the earlier results showing elevated starch concentration in Se-treated lettuce, the findings of this research justify the conclusion that Se has positive effects also on potato carbohydrate accumulation and possibly on yield formation.     

Foliar application and uptake of selenium extracted from ryegrass

In a pot experiment a water extract from ryegrass (Lolium perenne) containing 21 mg/L selenium (Se) was sprayed on ryegrass, and the uptake of Se was compared with the uptake of Se applied as sodium selenite. The amount of Se recovered from the plants (0 to 53 mg/kg) was a linear function of the amount of Se applied (0 to 130 g/ha), both for the Se in the extract and for the sodium selenite. A total of 2.8 times more Se was recovered from the plants sprayed with the extract than from the plants sprayed with sodium selenite. When the plants were washed with Triton X‐100 the difference was still higher: from the ryegrass sprayed with the extract 5.3 times more Se was recovered from the grass sprayed with the extract than from the grass sprayed with sodium selenite.     

叶面喷施不同形态硒对草莓吸收和转运硒的影响

采用温室大棚试验,研究了叶面喷施硒酸钠和亚硒酸钠对提高草莓硒含量的影响以及硒在草莓植株中的转运和分布,旨在为富硒水果的开发和生产提供理论依据。本试验在草莓初花期进行叶面喷施亚硒酸钠和硒酸钠,当喷硒量为20、40、60 g Se·hm~(-2)时,亚硒酸钠处理40 d后草莓果实样品中硒含量分别为0.03、0.10、0.15 mg·kg~(-1)FW,分别为对照的3、20倍和30倍;硒酸钠处理40d后草莓果实硒含量分别为0.05、0.12、0.17 mg·kg~(-1) FW,是对照处理的5、24倍和34倍。但是叶面喷施的硒持续供给果实的能力有限,随着草莓果实的连续生长,后期采收的草莓中硒含量显著下降。叶面喷硒后,叶片吸收的亚硒酸钠约有30%转移到了根部,而硒酸钠则更多地累积于叶片中,转移到根部的量不到15%。草莓初花期叶面喷施硒可以显著提高前期草莓果实中硒的含量,随着采收期的延长,草莓中硒的含量显著下降,喷施亚硒酸钠的处理硒向根部转移的能力高于硒酸钠的处理。     

Mobility of Iron and Manganese within Two Citrus Genotypes after Foliar Applications of Iron Sulfate and Manganese Sulfate

Seedlings of sour orange (Citrus aurantium L.) and Carrizo citrange (C. sinensis L. cv. Washington navel x Poncirus trifoliata)] were grown in plastic pots containing a sand: perlite mixture and watered with a modified Hoagland No 2 nutrient solution throughout the experiment. Three-months-old plants were divided in three groups and sprayed with 0.018 M iron sulfate (FeSO₄ ^.7H₂O), 0.018 M manganese sulfate (MnSO₄ ^.H₂O), or deionized water. Two months later, plants were harvested and divided into top leaves that grown after the treatments, basal leaves that existed prior to the treatments, stems that partially came in contact with the spray, and roots. The manganese (Mn) spray resulted in a significant increase of Mn concentrations in top leaves, basal leaves, stems and roots of sour orange, and in top leaves, basal leaves, and stems of Carrizo citrange. The iron (Fe) spray significantly increased the concentrations of Fe in the stems and basal leaves of both genotypes. For both genotypes, transport of Mn from basal (sprayed) leaves to top (unsprayed) ones was found. However, the results of this experiment did not give any evidence neither for Mn translocation from sprayed tissues to roots nor for Fe transport from sprayed tissues to unsprayed ones (top leaves, roots). Mn and Fe were found to be relatively mobile and strictly immobile nutrients, respectively, within citrus plants after their foliar application as sulfate salts.     

Einfluß von Bikarbonat auf die subzelluläre Verteilung von blatt- und wurzelappliziertem Eisen bei Sonnenblumen (Helianthus annuus L.)

Influence of bicarbonate on the subcellular distribution of iron applied to roots or leaves of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) 18 days old sunflower seedlings were transferred and cultivated for 9 days ( untill chlorosis appeared) in nutrient solutions. After that Fe concentration of roots and shoots and the subcellular distribution of Fe in the cytoplasm of the young leaves was determined. Bicarbonate in the nutrient solution with Fe reduced the concentration of Fe and chlorophyll in the young leaves of the plants, also the concentration of Fe and protein in the chloroplast fraction of the cytoplasm, but the subcellular distribution for Fe remained unchanged compared with the control. Leaf spray with Fe-EDTA to plants in nutrient solution without Fe + bicarbonate resulted in higher Fe but unchanged chlorophyll concentrations in the young leaves, while the cytoplasm fractions of these leaves had higher concentrations of iron and protein compared with the control. An inactivation of leaf iron by bicarbonate in the nutrient medium could not be demonstrated. There was no significant lowering of the concentration of disolved Fe in the nutrient solution by bicarbonate, indicating a disturbance of Fe-up-take rather than an insufficient Fe-supply as a factor for iron chlorosis. The physiological activity of leaf applied Fe was not diminished by bicarbonate in the nutrient solution. This observation too points to a primary effect of bicarbonate in the root area. The pH of the cytoplasm from young leaves remained unchanged after leaf spraying with Fe-EDTA. In spite of this there might be a local effect of sprayed solution (with pH 5,1) on the pH of solutes in the apoplast, influencing the mobility of leaf applied Fe.     

Effect of 2,3,5‐triiodobenzoic acid on calcium level in sunflower plants and incidence of bract necrosis

Experiments were conducted with sunflower (Helianthus annuus, L.) of two inbred lines and eight cultivars grown in the field, in pots in the greenhouse or growth chamber and in nutrient solution. Water solutions of 2,3,5‐triiodobenzoic (TIBA) were sprayed over the top of the plants or added to the nutrient solution TIBA treatment resulted in induction of bract necrosis in some plants, increasing the bract necrosis index with higher TIBA concentration. TIBA had little effect on element concentration in leaves but it decreased the levels of Ca, Mg and B in bracts of plants. At a low TIBA concentration (25 μM) in the nutrient solution, young plants growing in hydroponic solution at a low Ca level, the levels of Ca and Mg of young leaves were decreased but TIBA treatment did not affect significantly the levels of these elements in roots. Since TIBA produces both bract necrosis and lower Ca content in bracts, it is suggested that bract necrosis is a physiological disorder related with lower Ca levels existing in the bracts when plants are grown under stress conditions.     

Stimulation of nicotine demethylation by NaHCO(3) treatment using greenhouse-grown burley tobacco

Experiments were conducted in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) to investigate the effect of sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO(3)) on the conversion of nicotine to nornicotine, a secondary alkaloid that can form the tobacco-specific nitrosamine N-nitrosonornicotine (NNN). The results showed that, under optimum conditions, NaHCO(3) stimulated nicotine conversion in converter plants to the maximum level predetermined by the genetic background. The conversion level in NaHCO(3)-treated leaves was 2-3 times higher than that in control leaves. For young seedlings the optimum concentration of sodium bicarbonate was 0.8% aqueous solution, and for adult plants the optimum concentration was 1%. Lower concentrations resulted in partial stimulation, whereas higher concentration damaged leaf tissue and resulted in a lower conversion level. Studies with different temperatures (from 22 to 43 degrees C) showed that 37 degrees C was optimal. This temperature allowed the least amount of time, 2-3 days for mature leaves and 4-6 days for green leaves, for the major converters to reach >95% of nicotine conversion. An examination of leaves from different growth stages and stalk positions showed that the amount of time needed for conversion was longer for young leaves and shorter for mature leaves. Treatment of leaves with NaHCO(3) affords a rapid and convenient means of identifying and removing nornicotine converter plants during growth in the greenhouse or field.     

Effect of magnesium on early taro growth

Abstract

Little research has been conducted on magnesium (Mg) nutrition of taro [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott cv. ‘Bun Long']. In this study, we evaluated the effects of varying levels of Mg (0.0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, and 0.8 mM) on taro plants grown hydroponically for 33 days. Magnesium treatment effects were evaluated for dry matter biomass, leaf area, and N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Na, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, and B concentrations of old and young leaves. Dry matter of leaves (young, old, and total), roots, corms, petioles, and total biomass were significantly higher in all plus‐Mg treatments than in the zero‐Mg treatment. These same biomass parameters were not different among treatments with Mg (0.05 to 0.8 mM). Leaf area (young, old, and total) did not differ significantly with varying levels of Mg. A quadratic model described the relationship between Mg levels in leaves and solution Mg (r² = 0.99). Young and old leaf Mg concentrations did not differ. Total leaf Mg concentration ranged from 0.07% to 0.42% for the lowest and highest Mg levels in solution, respectively. Leaf Mg effects on total leaf DM was best fit using segmented regression (r² = 0.95), with a corresponding critical leaf Mg concentration (95% of maximum predicted leaf DM) of 0.14%. No significant interactions were observed between Mg and other mineral nutrients. Critical leaf Mg concentration is based on the vegetative growth stage of taro and could be a key index for taro producers who emphasize vegetable leaf, rather than corm production.     

Selenium species in selenium-enriched and drought-exposed potatoes

The aim of this work was to study selenium (Se) speciation in the potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivar Desiree, enriched in Se by foliar spraying with a water solution containing 10 mg of Se/L in the form of sodium selenate. Four combinations of treatments were used: well-watered plants with and without Se foliar spraying and drought-exposed plants with and without Se foliar spraying. Water-soluble Se compounds were extracted from potato tubers by water or enzymatic hydrolysis with the enzyme protease XIV, amylase, or a combination of protease XIV and amylase. Extraction was performed using incubation at a constant temperature and stirring (37 degrees C at 200 rpm) or by ultrasound-assisted extraction (300 W), using different extraction times. Separation of soluble Se species (SeCys2, SeMet, SeMeSeCys, selenite, and selenate) was achieved by ion-exchange chromatography, and detection was performed by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Results showed that the concentration of selenate extracted was independent of the enzymatic extraction technique (approximately 98 ng/g for drought-exposed and 308 ng/g for well-watered potato tubers), whereas the extraction yield of SeMet changed with the protocol used (10-36%). Selenate and SeMet were the main soluble Se species (representing 51-68% of total Se) in potato tubers, regardless of the growth conditions.     

Assessing Trace Element Uptake by Vegetation on a Coal Fly Ash Landfill

Improved methods are required to assess the risks posed by the uptake of potentially toxic elements such as selenium (Se), boron (B), and molybdenum (Mo) by vegetation on contaminated sites. In order to develop such methods and assess risk, vegetation was collected from two sites on a soil-capped coal fly ash landfill near Dunkirk, New York, during June of 1991 and June and August of 1992. The mean concentrations (μg g-1 dry weight) of Se and Mo in the shoots did not exceed, respectively, 0.12 and 18.7 in bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.), 0.06 and 12.1 in red clover (Trifolium pratense L.), 0.07 and 5.3 in timothy (Phleum pratense L.), and 0.09 and 2.2 in a mixture of grasses. These concentrations were greater than those in the same species harvested concurrently from a non-landfill site. The mean concentrations of B at the landfill ranged from 29 to 53 μg g-1 in the legumes and from 2 to 11 μg g-1 in the grasses, less than those at one non-landfill site but greater than those at another. Within the landfill, the concentration of Se in grasses was not correlated with the concentration of Se in soil and fly ash. The concentration of Se in grasses on both landfill sites was double that of grasses on the non-landfill site despite higher mean concentrations of Se in the upper soil (0–15 cm) on the non-landfill site. Therefore grass roots seem to be accessing Se from the ash by means of mass flow or other mechanisms. Based on our findings of significant variation in trace element uptake among species, harvests, and locations within sites, we recommend that contemporaneous transect sampling of at least two species be used to assess uptake of potentially toxic trace elements on landfills or other sites where contamination may occur.     

福建茶园茶叶中六六六和滴滴涕残留水平及来源分析

运用气相色谱-电子捕获检测器（GC-μECD）分析了福建茶园茶叶中六六六（HCHs）和滴滴涕（DDTs）等有机氯农药（OCPs）的分布、组成和来源。结果表明,∑OCPs浓度为0.764～10.561ng.g-1,永泰最高,福鼎最低,一般而言,老叶中∑OCPs浓度高于嫩叶;∑HCHs浓度为0.373～7.427ng.g-1,永泰最高,政和最低,老叶中HCHs浓度显著高于嫩叶;茶叶中HCHs同系物以γ-HCH为主,占总量的51.3%～94.1%;α-/γ-HCH表明所有茶园均存在林丹的使用或输入,β-（/α＋γ）-HCH表明所有茶园均非HCHs历史污染,可能存在HCHs其他新的来源。∑DDTs浓度为0.123～5.168ng.g-1,政和最高,福鼎最低,老叶和嫩叶中无显著差异;与土壤类似,茶叶中DDTs同系物以p,p′-DDT和o,p′-DDT为主,两者之和占总量的67.3%～96.0%;p,p′-DDE/p,p′-DDT表明,除福鼎、永泰和安溪外,其他茶园均存在工业DDTs的使用或输入;o,p′-DDT/p,p′-DDT表明,除政和外,其他茶园均存在大量的三氯杀螨醇的使用或输入,以安溪较为严重。     

Boron nutrition and mobility,and its relation to the elemental composition of greenhouse grown root crops I. Rutabaga

Abstract

The nutrition and mobility of B, and its relation to the elemental composition of two cultivars of rutabaga (Brassica napus ssp. rapifera cv. Laurentian and Wilhelmsberger) plants were investigated in greenhouse experiments. Laurentian exhibited a greater response than Wilhelmsberger to continuing B deficiency as indicated by the severity in the roots of brown heart, of external roughness and elongation and of the decrease in B concentration. Signs of B deficiency were not found when the B contents of the root and young leaves were 27 and 56 ug g‐1 DM respectively. Root B levels of 14 and 17–20 μg g^‐1 gave moderate and slight internal signs of brown discoloration. Foliar applications of B partially restored the B concentrations of the roots; however, the mechanism of movement was unclear. The Mg, Mn and Zn contents of roots were the only elements that consistently increased and accumulated under B deficiency. The relative element composition of the root compared to the mature leaves is consistent with the root being supplied predominantly with nutrients by the phloem. Nutrient retranslocation was assessed from the ratio of element concentration in the roots or young leaves to that in the mature leaves. Although Mg, Mn and B exhibited limited mobility under adequate B nutrition they were translocated from mature leaves to younger tissues under B starvation. It is concluded that Wilheimsberger is by virtue of its greater capacity for the retranslocation of B to roots, less sensitive to B deficiency and the brown heart disorder.     

缺磷胁迫对黄瓜体内磷运输及再分配的影响

本研究用营养液培养法定量地测定并计算了在正常供磷及缺磷后不同时间黄瓜植株体内磷的分布及再运输。缺磷处理５天后,新生叶和根系中的吸磷量明显增加,分别占植株总吸磷量的３６．１％和１３．５％,而相应的正常供磷植株的新生叶和根系中的吸磷量仅分别占植株总吸磷量的２２．４％和６．３４％,而且缺磷植株根系的生长显著快于供磷的植株。缺磷胁迫１０天后,植株地上部生长受到明显抑制,老叶中的磷通过韧皮部运向新生叶以保证新生器官的生长,使新生叶中磷的浓度比老叶中高４７％,但缺磷植株根系中磷的累积量下降不多。本研究还定量证明了即使在正常供磷条件下,随着生长时间的延长,也有大量的磷由老叶运向新叶。不论缺磷与否,植株新生叶和根中磷的浓度都保持最高,但缺磷和供磷植物体中磷的分配模式不同。     

硒、锌及其交互作用对不同季节茶叶多酚氧化酶活性的影响

通过喷施不同浓度的亚硒酸钠和醋酸锌,研究了硒、锌及硒锌交互作用对不同季节茶叶叶片硒、锌含量以及多酚氧化酶活性的影响。结果表明:(1)茶叶硒、锌含量均在春季最高,夏季次之,秋季最低。3季茶叶硒含量都在中高浓度(200~400μg/ml)的硒和低中浓度(0.2%~0.4%)的锌处理下相对较高;而锌含量在中高浓度(0.8%~1.2%)的锌和低中浓度(50~100μg/ml)的硒处理下较高;各季节茶叶硒、锌含量都在中浓度的硒(100~200μg/ml)和锌(0.4%~0.8%)配比下较高。(2)茶叶多酚氧化酶活性在夏季最高,春季次之,秋季最低。3季茶叶该酶活性均在中浓度的硒(100~200μg/ml)和锌(0.4%~0.8%)处理及其配比下相对较高;而高浓度的硒(400μg/ml)和锌(1.2%),以及低浓度(0.2%)的锌处理对春茶和夏茶多酚氧化酶活性的提高效应不甚明显,秋茶多酚氧化酶活性则在低浓度的硒(50μg/ml)和低浓度的锌(0.2%)以及高浓度的硒(400μg/ml)、锌(1.2%)处理下均无明显提高效应,同时低硒与低锌配比、高硒与中高浓度(0.2%~0.8%)的锌配比对春、夏、秋3季茶叶PPO活性的促进效应均不明显。     

Influence of Selenium on Cadmium Toxicity in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus cv. 4200) at an Early Growth Stage in a Hydroponic System

An experiment was established to assess the ability of selenium (Se) to reduce cadmium (Cd) toxicity when tomato was grown hydroponically. A factorial experiment was arranged in a completely randomized design with six replicates in cucumber (Cucumis sativus cv. 4200). The Se was applied at four levels [0 mg L^–1 (Se0), 2 mg L^–1 Se (Se1), 4 mg L^–1 Se (Se2), and 6 mg L^–1 Se (Se3)], whereas Cd was applied at three levels [0 µM Cd (Cd0), 5 µM Cd (Cd1), and 7 µM Cd (Cd2)]. The Se improved the dry weight of roots even when plants were exposed to Cd. Treatment Se1 improved the dry weight of shoots in Cd1 and Cd2. Treatments Se1 and Se2 improved photosynthesis in Cd1. Treatment Se1 significantly improved stomatal conductance in Cd2 at all levels of Se relative to Cd2. The greatest Cd concentration in leaves was observed in Cd2 × Se0 and while Se concentration in solution increased in response to Se1, Se2, and Se3. The greatest Se level reduced Cd uptake the most. Growth and photosynthetic attributes can be negatively affected by Cd, but Se has the ability to buffer, or improve, several attributes.     

Copper Stress Affects Metabolism and Reproductive Yield of Chickpea

To observe the effects of copper (Cu) deficiency on growth, metabolism, and reproductive yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) cv. ‘13.G-256’, plants were grown in refined sand at deficient (0.1 μM) and adequate Cu (1 μM), supplied as copper sulfate (CuSO₄·5H₂O). At d 35–40, at deficient Cu, the growth of plants were depressed and the young leaflets appeared reduced in size, chlorotic, with narrow pointed tips. The primary branches collapsed later, and secondary branches were stunted with reduced number of leaves. The flowering was disturbed, less flowers matured, as a consequence pods and seeds were reduced, malformed and low in productivity, which lowered biomass and economic yield and is accompanied by decrease in Cu concentration in leaves and seeds. The quality of seeds deteriorated at deficient Cu as the concentration of proteins, carbohydrates (sugars and starch), protein nitrogen were lowered, and phenols, non-protein nitrogen, increased. Whereas in leaves, the concentration of carbohydrates (sugars and starch), phenols, and non-protein nitrogen were elevated and protein nitrogen was reduced. Copper deficiency also alleviated the concentration of chlorophyll (a and b) in leaves. At deficient Cu, the activity of antioxidative enzyme viz. peroxidase along with that of acid phosphatase and ribonuclease increased in leaves, seeds and pod wall of chickpea.     

Copper Stress Alters Physiology and Deteriorates Seed Quality of Rapeseed

ABSTRACT

To observe the effects of deficiency and excess of copper (Cu) on rapeseed (Brassica napus L. cv ‘T44’), plants were raised in refined sand at variable levels of Cu (as copper sulfate): 0.01, 0.1, 0.5, 1, 10, 100, and 200 μM, representing a range from acute deficiency to excess. In rapeseed, excess Cu (200 μM) induced chlorosis on young leaves similar to iron (Fe) deficiency symptoms and appeared earlier (day 30) than symtoms of Cu deficiency (day 40). Foliar symptoms of Cu deficiency (0.01 μM) were initiated on young leaves as interveinal chlorosis, later leading to necrosis. The margins of the affected leaves curled inward and leaves hung down due to loss of turgor. The deficiency (< 1 μM Cu) and excess (100 and 200 μM Cu) of Cu lowered the biomass, pod, and seed yield, concentration of chlorophylls (a and b), Hill reaction activity, activity of catalase and polyphenol oxidase, and increased the activity of ribonuclease and acid phosphatase in leaves. The activity of peroxidase decreased and the concentration of copper in leaves (young and old) and seeds increased with an increase in Cu from low to excess. The accumulation of Cu was greater in old than in young leaves. The seed quality of rapeseed was poor both in deficiency (< 1 μM) and excess (> 1 μM) of Cu, which was reflected in reduction in size and number of pods and seeds, oil content, concentration of protein, carbohydrate fractions (sugars and starch), protein nitrogen (N), and methionine, and increased concentration of phenols and non-protein N in seeds. The values of Cu deficiency, threshold of deficiency, threshold of toxicity, and toxicity were, respectively, 3.8, 6.6, 32, and 54 μg Cu g^?1 dry matter in young leaves and 2.2, 5.8, 20, and 28 μg Cu g^?1 dry weight in seeds of rapeseed.     

Effects of the environment, cultivar, maturity, and preservation method on red clover isoflavone concentration

Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) contains isoflavones that are of interest because of their benefits for human health as well as their adverse effects on the fertility of farm animals. A series of field experiments was conducted in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada, to determine the effects of the environment, cultivar, plant maturity, plant part, and preservation method on the concentration of the two predominant isoflavones in red clover, formononetin and biochanin A. In a multi-year, multisite trial, the total isoflavone concentration in 10 cultivars ranged between 8,923 and 12,753 microg g(-1) of DM averaged across sites, harvests, and years. Despite strong environmental effects, the cultivar "Start" consistently had the lowest isoflavone concentrations, with few differences observed among other cultivars. Across stages of maturity, leaves were found to have the highest isoflavone concentration followed by stems and inflorescences (11,970, 4,896, and 3,297 microg g(-1) of DM, respectively). Changes in isoflavone concentrations with increasing maturity varied depending on the plant part. Overall, highest isoflavone concentrations were found in leaves and stems during the vegetative stages, with the formononetin concentration declining until plants initiated flowering, especially in stems, with concentrations then stabilized in both parts. Upon initiation, inflorescences contained similar isoflavone concentrations than leaves, but concentrations decreased rapidly during flower development to fall even below those observed in stems. Inflorescences then had isoflavone concentrations that were as much as 11 times lower than leaves. Fresh herbage contained higher formononetin and total isoflavone concentrations than did silage and hay (14,464, 12,200, and 11,604 microg g(-1) of DM, respectively). The isoflavone concentration in field-grown red clover is thus high but can be affected by a range of agronomic factors.     

Evaluation of Toxicity Level of Nickel on Growth,Photosynthetic Efficiency,Antioxidative Enzyme,and Its Accumulation in Cauliflower

A study was conducted to determine the toxicity level of nickel using cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis) cv. Snowball grown in refined sand with complete nutrient solution for 79 days. At day 80, plants were separated into three lots. One lot was treated as the control (0.0001 mM Ni) while other two lots were supplied with excess nickel (Ni) at 0.1 and 0.5 mM. The toxicity symptoms of Ni appeared as chlorosis of young leaves. No curd was formed at 0.5 mM Ni supply. Excess Ni decreased biomass, chlorophyll, Hill reaction activity, and carbohydrate fraction, and enzyme activities of catalase, peroxidase, and acid phosphatase in leaves. Excess Ni increased concentration of starch, phenol, and nonprotein nitrogen and decreased protein nitrogen in leaves. Increase in Ni supply increased Ni concentration in all parts of cauliflower, whereas the concentration of phosphorus, sulfur, iron, and manganese decreased significantly.