MANGANESE ESSENTIAL FOR THE GROWTH OF LEMNA MAJOR
- 1 October 1932
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 7 (4) , 697-703
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.7.4.697
Abstract
Fronds of L. major were grown in nutrient solution with and without Mn. Deficiency of Mn in the nutrient solution resulted in retarded growth, failure to reproduce, chlorosis, necrosis, and death after utilization of the residual metal in the plants. Chlorotic plants in Mn-deficient solutions were restored to their original dark green color by the addition of traces of manganese sulphate but not by ferric nitrate. The exclusion of Mn from the medium resulted in a decrease in the total ash content and an increase in the Fe content of the plant. Because of its inherent characteristics, Lemna was less satisfactory than most experimental plants for greenhouse cultures.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Manganese and the Growth of Lemna minorScience, 1931
- THE RÔLE OF MANGANESE IN THE NUTRITION OF LEMNAPlant Physiology, 1930