Two experiments were conducted about the effect of the application of phosphorus (P) or silicon (Si) on the arsenic (As) contents of Japanese mustard spinach (JMS) (Brassica rapa var. perviridis) grown on As contaminated soil (30.6 mg As kg-1). The P was applied with four differe...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/7101
Three pot experiments were conducted to assess the capacity of asclite in reducing arsenic (As) contents in vegetable plants from arsenic contaminated soil. Asclite is an artificially made granular amorphous iron (Fe)-hydroxide material having high ability in adsorbing As(III) as...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/6766
Two pot experiments were conducted to examine the effect of arsenic (As) concentration both in irrigation water and in soil on the As content in vegetables grown in a glass greenhouse. In the first experiment, spinach (Spinacia oleracea), green amaranth (Amaranthus viridis) and g...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/6652
The uptake of metal macronutrients (K+, Ca2+, Mg2+) and Na+ of Puccinellia chinampoensis Ohwi (P. chinampoensis), a sodic tolerant plant, were investigated in both sodic and alkaline soil. In the first experiment, sodic soil was collected from Songnen Plain in Jilin Province in n...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/12807
The characteristics of metal macronutrients absorption (K+, Ca2+, Mg2+) over Na+ in the rhizosphere of sodic soils of Puccinellia chinampoensis Ohwi (P. chinampoensis) was investigated and compared with barley and oat. P. chinampoensis is a tolerant plant for sodic conditions. In...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/13699
In order to clarify contribution of the mugineic acid family of phytosiderophores (MAs) to the iron (Fe) nutrient utilization for the survival of grasses grown in sodic soils, the secretion of MAs from the roots of Puccinellia chinampoensis Ohwi (P. chinampoensis), one of the sod...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/13640