Root Growth with Ammonium and Nitrate in Continuous Flow Nutrient Solution

1969 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. 149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerard S. Weissman ◽  
Alfred J. Keys
Keyword(s):  
Root Growth ◽  
Nutrient Solution ◽  
Continuous Flow

scholarly journals Influence of Atomization Nozzles and Spraying Intervals on Growth, Biomass Yield, and Nutrient Uptake of Butter-Head Lettuce under Aeroponics System

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Mazhar H. Tunio ◽  
Jianmin Gao ◽  
Imran A. Lakhiar ◽  
Kashif A. Solangi ◽  
Waqar A. Qureshi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Root Growth ◽  
Nutrient Uptake ◽  
Nutrient Solution ◽  
Biomass Yield ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Cultivated Plants ◽  
Growth Ratio ◽  
Shoot Ratio ◽  
Droplet Sizes ◽  
Root To Shoot Ratio

The atomized nutrient solution droplet sizes and spraying intervals can impact the chemical properties of the nutrient solution, biomass yield, root-to-shoot ratio and nutrient uptake of aeroponically cultivated plants. In this study, four different nozzles having droplet sizes N1 = 11.24, N2 = 26.35, N3 = 17.38 and N4 = 4.89 µm were selected and misted at three nutrient solution spraying intervals of 30, 45 and 60 min, with a 5 min spraying time. The measured parameters were power of hydrogen (pH) and electrical conductivity (EC) values of the nutrient solution, shoot and root growth, ratio of roots to shoots (fresh and dry), biomass yield and nutrient uptake. The results indicated that the N1 presented significantly lower changes in chemical properties than those of N2, N3 and N4, resulting in stable lateral root growth and increased biomass yield. Also, the root-to-shoot ratio significantly increased with increasing spraying interval using N1 and N4 nozzles. The N1 nozzle also revealed a significant effect on the phosphorous, potassium and magnesium uptake by the plants misted at proposed nutrient solution spraying intervals. However, the ultrasonic nozzle showed a nonsignificant effect on all measured parameters with respect to spraying intervals. In the last, this research experiment validates the applicability of air-assisted nozzle (N1) misting at a 30-min spraying interval and 5 min of spraying time for the cultivation of butter-head lettuce in aeroponic systems.

scholarly journals Temperature and pH of the nutrient solution on wheat primary root growth

2004 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Eduardo de Oliveira Camargo ◽  
Antonio Wilson Penteado Ferreira Filho ◽  
Marcus Vinicius Salomon
Keyword(s):  
Root Growth ◽  
Nutrient Solution ◽  
Primary Root ◽  
Growth Period ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Stages Of Development ◽  
Primary Root Growth ◽  
Temperature And Growth ◽  
Nutrient Solutions

Primary root growth is very important for wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) crop in upland conditions in the State of São Paulo. Fourteen wheat genotypes (mutant lines and cultivars) were evaluated for primary root growth during 7 and 15 days of development in complete and aerated nutrient solutions, in the laboratory. In the first experiment, solutions with three pH values (4.0, 5.0 and 6.0) at constant temperature (24 ± 1°C), and in the second experiment, solutions with the same pH (4.0) but with three temperatures (18°C ± 1°C, 24°C ± 1°C and 30°C ± 1°C) were used. High genetic variability was observed among the evaluated genotypes in relation to primary root growth in the first stages of development in nutrient solutions independent of pH, temperature and growth period. Genotypes 6 (BH-1146) and 13 (IAC-17), tolerant to Al3+ showed genetic potential for root growth in the first stages of development (7 and 15 days), regardless of nutrient solution temperature and pH. Genotypes 14 (IAC-24 M), 15 (IAC-24), 17 (MON"S" / ALD "S") ´ IAC-24 M2, 18 (MON"S" / ALD "S") ´ IAC-24 M3 and 24 (KAUZ"S" / IAC-24 M3), tolerant to Al3+, showed reduced root growth under the same conditions.

scholarly journals EFFECT OF NUTRIENT SOLUTION FLOW INTERVAL ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF LETTUCE (Lactuca sativa) GROWN IN HYDROPONICALLY DEEP FLOW TECHNIQUE

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suci Sapta Ningrum ◽  
Ismail Saleh ◽  
Dodi Budirokhman
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
Nutrient Solution ◽  
Lactuca Sativa ◽  
Continuous Flow ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Solution Flow ◽  
Nutrient Flow ◽  
Deep Flow Technique ◽  
Hydroponic Systems

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) is one of the vegetables that are commonly cultivated by using hydroponic systems. Some hydroponic systems require high current expenses in particular for the electricity in order to circulate nutrient solution e.g. in the water culture system – deep flow technique (DFT) -. Electricity costs can be reduced by changing from continuous nutrient flow to intermittent nutrient flow. The aim of this research was to investigate the effect of interval nutrient flow on growth and yield of lettuce. The experiment was conducted in Cirebon from February to April 2018. The experiment was arranged by using randomized complete block design with four treatments: (i) continuous nutrient flow (control), intermittent nutrient flow (nutrient flow during (ii) 15 minutes, (iii) 30 minutes, and (iv) 45 minutes). For each intermittent treatment, the nutrient flow was interrupted for 60 minutes. Each treatment was repeated four times. The result showed nutrient flow interval affected to plant height, shoot diameter, and leaf area at 35 days after planting (DAP). Meanwhile, leaves number, root volume, and fresh weight of harvested crops were not significantly different in all nutrient interval treatments. The highest plant height and shoot diameter were detected in the treatment (ii) nutrient flow during 15 minutes and interruption for 60 minutes, the results were not significantly different to the control – continuous flow treatment. It can be concluded the interval nutrient flow can be used as an alternative of the continuous flow of nutrient solution in hydroponically DFT.

Altered root growth and plant chemistry ofPinus sylvestris seedlings subjected to aluminum in nutrient solution

Trees ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Oleksyn ◽  
P. Karolewski ◽  
M. J. Giertych ◽  
A. Werner ◽  
M. G. Tjoelker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Root Growth ◽  
Nutrient Solution ◽  
Plant Chemistry

An Automatic Aeroponics Growth System for Bamboo Seedling and Root Observation

2013 ◽  
Vol 307 ◽  
pp. 97-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Liu ◽  
Yun Wei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Root Growth ◽  
Nutrient Solution ◽  
Ultrafine Particles ◽  
Good Condition ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Growth Environment ◽  
Growth System ◽  
Atomization Efficiency ◽  
Root Washing ◽  
Root Observation

According to the biological characteristics of bamboo seedling, an automatic aeroponics growth system is developed for bamboo seedling and root observation, which can prepare good condition of water-fertilizer, air and warm during bamboo seedling. The ultrasonic atomizer is used to atomize the nutrient solution to the ultrafine particles of 1-5 microns diameter. Compared with traditional piezometrical atomization, this method can not only improve atomization efficiency of nutrient solution to promote uniform absorption at the roots, but also avoid the phenomenon of root-washing. In addition, considering the significant effect of temperature and humidity on bamboo root growth, a temperature-humidity control system is designed for automatic control of water-fertilizer and temperature in bamboo root growth environment. The system supplies an experimental platform with features of simple structure and convenient control. In the procedure of bamboo seedling, bamboo rhizome and shoot can grow fast because of enough moisture nutrition, good breathing, and low growth resistance. Furthermore, it is also convenient for morphologic observation of bamboo roots.

The root growth response to heterogeneous nitrate supply differs for Lupinus angustifolius and Lupinus pilosus

2001 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 495 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Dunbabin ◽  
Z. Rengel ◽  
A. Diggle
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Root Growth ◽  
Root System ◽  
Nutrient Solution ◽  
Growth Response ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Lupinus Angustifolius ◽  
Average Growth ◽  
First Order ◽  
Tap Root

Little is known about the ability of legume root systems to respond to the heterogeneous supply of nitrate. A split-root nutrient solution experiment was set up to compare the root growth response of 2 lupin species, Lupinus angustifolius L. (dominant tap root and primary lateral system) and L. pilosus Murr. (minor tap root and well-developed lateral root system), to differentially supplied nitrate. These 2 species represent the extremes of the root morphology types present across the lupin germplasm. Nutrient solution containing low (250 M) or high (750 M) nitrate was supplied either uniformly, or split (high and low) between the upper and lower root system. The average growth rate and total root length of L. pilosus was 1.7 times that of L. angustifolius. For both species, the increased proliferation of roots in a high nitrate zone was accompanied by a decrease in root growth in the low nitrate zone, giving approximately the same total growth as the uniform low nitrate treatment. This correlative growth rate response was 15% larger for the first-order branches of L. pilosus than L. angustifolius. While few second-order branches grew for L. angustifolius, the second-order laterals of L. pilosus showed a 2-fold correlative root growth and branching response to the split treatments, with no difference in growth between the uniform high and low nitrate treatments. The second-order laterals thus proliferated in response to the differential supply of nitrate and not the absolute concentration. While the growth rate and branching of the second-order laterals of L. pilosus exhibited a typical correlative response, first-order branching was inhibited in all split treatments, regardless of whether the roots were in the high or low nitrate zone. This response was not seen in L. angustifolius. The difference in the root growth response of the 2 root system types to differentially supplied nitrate suggests a potential in the lupin germplasm for developing a line capable of greater nitrate capture from the soil profile.

scholarly journals Alleviatory effects of Silicon on the morphology, physiology, and antioxidative mechanisms of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) roots under cadmium stress in acidic nutrient solutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shafeeq ur Rahman ◽  
Qi Xuebin ◽  
Zhijuan Zhao ◽  
Zhenjie Du ◽  
Muhammad Imtiaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Root Growth ◽  
Nutrient Solution ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Cadmium Stress ◽  
Wheat Seedling ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Wheat Root ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Acidic Ph ◽  
Wheat Roots

AbstractSilicon (Si), as a quasi-essential element, has a vital role in alleviating the damaging effects of various environmental stresses on plants. Cadmium (Cd) stress is severe abiotic stress, especially in acidic ecological conditions, and Si can demolish the toxicity induced by Cd as well as acidic pH on plants. Based on these hypotheses, we demonstrated 2-repeated experiments to unfold the effects of Si as silica gel on the root morphology and physiology of wheat seedling under Cd as well as acidic stresses. For this purpose, we used nine treatments with three levels of Si nanoparticles (0, 1, and 3 mmol L−1) derived from sodium silicate (Na2SiO3) against three concentrations of Cd (0, 50, and 200 µmol L−1) in the form of cadmium chloride (CdCl2) with three replications were arranged in a complete randomized design. The pH of the nutrient solution was adjusted at 5. The averages of three random replications showed that the mutual impacts of Si and Cd in acidic pH on wheat roots depend on the concentrations of Si and Cd. The collective or particular influence of low or high levels of Si (1 or 3 mM) and acidic pH (5) improved the development of wheat roots, and the collective influence was more significant than that of a single parallel treatment. The combined effects of low or high concentrations of Cd (50 or 200 µM) and acidic pH significantly reduced root growth and biomass while increased antioxidants, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) contents. The incorporation of Si (1 or 3 mmol L−1) in Cd-contaminated acidic nutrient solution promoted the wheat root growth, decreased ROS contents, and further increased the antioxidants in the wheat roots compared with Cd single treatments in acidic pH. The demolishing effects were better with a high level of Si (3 mM) than the low level of Si (1 Mm). In conclusion, we could suggest Si as an effective beneficial nutrient that could participate actively in several morphological and physiological activities of roots in wheat plants grown under Cd and acidic pH stresses.

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