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Cation--anion balance in lime-induced chlorosis. [Soybeans]

Journal Article · · Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal.; (United States)

Lime-induced chlorosis in plants is characterized by some phenomena which fit into a simple hypothesis that internal pH balance is upset due to shifts in cation-anion balances. These pH changes result in precipitation of Fe in plants and fit our previous hypothesis of competitive chelation as an explanation of the multiple causes of lime-induced chlorosis. The oft-times higher concentrations of Fe in chlorotic leaves compared with green leaves can be explained, at least in part, by the tendency of Fe-deficient plants to take up Fe at a more rapid rate when it becomes available than do Fe-sufficient plants. This is a result of cation-anion balance. Part of the Fe-efficient nature of the Hawkeye soybean (Glycine max L.) may be explained by its ability to take up Cl/sup -/ which improves the internal cation-anion balance. Hawkeye soybeans, when Fe-deficient, assimilated much more /sup 14/C from bicarbonate than did Fe-deficient PI54619-5-1 soybeans.

Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Los Angeles
OSTI ID:
7272876
Journal Information:
Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal.; (United States), Journal Name: Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal.; (United States) Vol. 7:1; ISSN CSOSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English