Interactions of Rubidium, Sodium, and Potassium on the Nutrition of Sugar Beet Plants
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- 1 November 1970
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 46 (5) , 645-649
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.46.5.645
Abstract
The effect of Rb on the growth and the development of sugar beet plants (Beta vulgaris, var. MS NB1 × NB4) depends on the Rb concentration, the K supply, and the relative abundance of Na. Rubidium added either to a low or high K solution with or without added Na increased leaf blade size greatly, possibly through an effect on phytohormones or through a “partitioning effect” on the distribution of carbohydrates, with top growth favored over storage roots.Keywords
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