biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Nìmec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 23:311-314, 1981 | DOI: 10.1007/BF02895376

An easy estimation of tomato root parameters based on calcium absorption

R. S. Sachan1, R. B. Sharma1
1 Department of Soil Science, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar 263145 (Nainital), India

Using tomato as a test plant Ca absorption by the plant and characteristics of root growth in the nutrient solution has been reported. It has been shown that the amount of calcium present in the tomato shoot serves as a good index of the rate of root growth in the solution as well as in the soil. The flux of Ca, F and K into the roots of field grown tomatoes have been calculated based on such estimations of root parameters.

Received: May 20, 1980; Accepted: October 10, 1980; Published: July 1, 1981  Show citation

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Sachan, R.S., & Sharma, R.B. (1981). An easy estimation of tomato root parameters based on calcium absorption. Biologia plantarum, 23(4), 311-314. doi: 10.1007/BF02895376
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