Effect of forms of selenium on the accumulation of selenium, sulfur, and forms of nitrogen and phosphorus in forage cowpea (Vigna sinensis)
The effects of forms of selenium on the accumulation of sulfur, selenium, and forms of nitrogen and phosphorus in cowpea (Vigna sinensis) were studied in pots in the greenhouse at Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar, India. The soil used was sandy, and forms of selenium added were Na/sub 2/SeO/sub 4/ 10H/sub 2/O, Na/sub 2/SeO/sub 3/ 5H/sub 2/O, H/sub 2/SeO/sub 3/, and elemental selenium at the rate of 0, 1, 2.5 and 5 ppM. Dry matter yield and sulfur content decreased with increased selenium application. This inhibition in plants, attributable to applied selenium, was in the order SeO/sub 4/ > H/sub 2/SeO/sub 3/ > SeO/sub 3/ > elemental selenium. Plant selenium increased with increasing application of all forms of selenium. The highest plant selenium (11.58 ppM) was in the plants treated with SeO/sub 4/, followed by the plants treated with H/sub 2/SeO/sub 3/, SeO/sub 3/, and elemental selenium. The total plant phosphorus increased with increased selenium application in any form, but maximum phosphorus occurred in SeO/sub 3/-treated plants. The inorganic phosphorus increased similarly, the largest amount occurring in SeO/sub 4/-treated plants. Organic phosphorus decreased with selenium application; minimum concentration was recorded in SeO/sub 4/-treated plants. Soluble nitrogen decreased, relative to the control, with applications of 2.5 and 5 ppM selenium. This decrease was minimal for elemental selenium and maximum for SeO/sub 4/. Soluble nitrogen, in the case of SeO/sub 3/ was higher than for H/sub 2/SeO/sub 3/. Total plant nitrogen and protein also decreased. Amino N, amide N, and ammoniacal and nitrate N increased, compared to the control. The largest amount of all these forms was noted in SeO/sub 4/-treated plants. Overall, among the forms of selenium normally reported in soils, the SeO/sub 4/ form showed the highest inhibition, whereas SeO/sub 3/ showed less than both SeO/sub 4/ and H/sub 2/SeO/sub 3/.
- Research Organization:
- Haryana Agricultural Univ., Hissar, India
- OSTI ID:
- 6252229
- Journal Information:
- Soil Sci.; (United States), Vol. 127:5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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NITROGEN
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
PHOSPHORUS
PLANTS
NUTRIENTS
SELENIUM
SULFUR
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
ISOLATED VALUES
SELENIUM COMPOUNDS
SOILS
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
DATA
DATA FORMS
ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
INFORMATION
NONMETALS
NUMERICAL DATA
SEMIMETALS
560303* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Plants- (-1987)