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Comparison of Plantago Species from Nutrient‐rich and Nutrient‐poor Conditions: Growth Response, ATPases and Lipids of the Roots, as Affected by the Level of Mineral Nutrition
Author(s) -
KUIPER DAAN,
KUIPER PIETER J. C.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
physiologia plantarum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.351
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1399-3054
pISSN - 0031-9317
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3054.1979.tb02619.x
Subject(s) - plantago , nutrient , biology , plantaginaceae , botany , habitat , ecology
Two groups of Plantago species, one of relatively nutrient‐rich habitats ( Plantago major L., P. major L. ssp. pleiosperma Pilger and P. martrima L.) and the other of relatively nutrient poor habitats ( P. lanceolata L., P. media L. and P. coronopus L.), were compared with respect to the response of the plants to alterations of the level of mineral nutrition. The comparison deals with growth response and root cell membrane functions (Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ stimulated ATPases and lipids). As far as these parameters are concerned species from relatively nutrientpoor habitats are not much affected by bringing the plants to high‐salt conditions, while the reverse was true for species from relatively nutrient‐rich habitats when transferred to low salt medium.