RELATIONSHIP OF IRON-MANGANESE TOXICITY DISORDER IN MARIGOLD TO MANGANESE AND MAGNESIUM NUTRITION |
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Authors: | Touria El-Jaoual Eaton Douglas A Cox Allen V Barker |
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Institution: | Department of Plant, Soil, and Insect Sciences , University of Massachusetts , Amherst, Massachusetts, USA |
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Abstract: | The iron-manganese (Fe-Mn) disorder in marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) is related to high Mn and low magnesium (Mg) in leaves. Three solution-culture experiments with marigold were conducted in a greenhouse. One investigated Mn and the disorder. Based on dry matter production, 4.5 mg Mn/L was the toxicity concentration and gave 880 mg Mn g?1 dry weight in new leaves and 1200 in old leaves. Manganese above 4.5 mg L?1 produced bronzed speckles on leaves. A second experiment investigated Mg and the disorder. Based on dry matter production, 10 mg Mg L?1 was the deficiency concentration and gave 1.5% Mg in the shoots. Symptoms of Mg deficiency did not resemble those of the disorder. A third experiment investigated Mn and Mg. Leaf chlorosis appeared at 2.5 mg Mn L?1 with the lowest supply of Mg. These experiments suggest that Mn supply is related to the disorder but increasing Mg does not alleviate the problem. |
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Keywords: | manganese toxicity magnesium deficiency Tagetes erecta bronze-speckle disorder |
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