Interactive Effects of Sodium and Potassium on the Growth and Photosynthesis of Spinach and Komatsuna

Two cultivars of spinach and one cultivar of komatsuna were sand cultured using a nutrient solution with Na and K in various combinations. The growth (fresh weight of shoot) of spinach cv. Atlas was significantly increased when 1.4 mM KC1 of the 7 m M KO was replaced with 1.4 mM NaCl, although the g...

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Main Authors: Hisashi Tomemori, Kunio Hamamura, Kenji Tanabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2002-01-01
Series:Plant Production Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1626/pps.5.281