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Application of split-root technique in orthoposphate absorption experiments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

Y. P. Kalra
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Summary

The absorption and translocation of phosphate by roots of intact seedlings of rape, oats, flax and buckwheat were studied. Two hydroponic experiments were conducted in the greenhouse. A split-root technique was used in which a single root of the culture plants was grown in one solution and the rest of the roots in another solution in a twocompartmented glass jar.

The presence of other nutrients had a favourable effect on root growth and was essential for efficient phosphate absorption. There was a positive relation between the extent of root growth and phosphorus uptake. On the basis of unit weights of a single root, rape was not any better than oats and buckwheat. A single root of rape, in the presence of other nutrients, absorbed two-thirds of the phosphorus absorbed by all the other roots, whereas single roots of buckwheat, oats, and flax were much less efficient than the rest of the roots. In the absence of other nutrients, single roots of buckwheat, rape and oats absorbed 4·61, 0·18 and 3·49%, respectively, of the phosphorus supplied. However, in the presence of other nutrients, the corresponding values were 21·68, 43·86, and 7·62%, respectively. Both in the presence and absence of other nutrients the single root of flax did not absorb phosphorus from solutions high in phosphate. The results indicate that the age of the plant has an important bearing on the uptake and translocation of phosphorus.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 77 , Issue 1 , August 1971 , pp. 77 - 81
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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