Potassium Nutrition in Lilium: Critical Concentrations, Photosynthesis, Water Potential, Leaf Anatomy, and Nutrient Status

Potassium Nutrition Affects Leaf Growth, Anatomy, and Macroelements of Guzmania

Guzmania lingulata (L.) Mez. ‘Cherry’ plants were grown in coconut husk chips. All plants were given 8 mM nitrogen (N), 2 mM phosphorus (P), 4 mM calcium (Ca), and 1 mM magnesium (Mg) at each irrigation with potassium (K) concentration at 0, 2, 4, or 6 mM. After 9 months, K concentration did not alter the number of new leaves, and shoot and root dry weights. Increasing K concentration did not a...

Apparent photosynthesis of soybean plants as affected by changes in leaf water potential under field conditions

Nutrient Influences on Leaf Photosynthesis: EFFECTS OF NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS, AND POTASSIUM FOR GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM L.

The net rate of CO(2) uptake for leaves of Gossypium hirsutum L. was reduced when the plants were grown at low concentrations of NO(3) (-), PO(4) (2-), or K(+). The water vapor conductance was relatively constant for all nutrient levels, indicating little effect on stomatal response. Although leaves under nutrient stress tended to be lower in chlorophyll and thinner, the ratio of mesophyll surf...

The Impact of Drought Stress of the Cultivation Medium on the Growth and Postharvest Life of Lilium and Chlorophyll in Different Potassium Concentrations of Nutrient Solution

To study the effect of different concentrations of potassium in thenutrient solution and water stress on the quality and quantity yield of Lilium LA cv.Termoli, a pot experiment was conducted based on completely randomized design in sand and perlite medium (50:50) in three levels of potassium (Kfree, 6 mM K and and 12 mM K in Hoagland solution) with three replications. In the present study, the...

Sodium-potassium synergism in Theobroma cacao: stimulation of photosynthesis, water-use efficiency and mineral nutrition.

In ecological setting, sodium (Na(+)) can be beneficial or toxic, depending on plant species and the Na(+) level in the soil. While its effects are more frequently studied at high saline levels, Na(+) has also been shown to be of potential benefit to some species at lower levels of supply, especially in C4 species. Here, clonal plants of the major tropical C3 crop Theobroma cacao (cacao) were g...