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MINERAL NUTRITION OF LYCHNIS VISCARIA
Author(s) -
JARVIS S. C.,
PIGOTT C. D.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1973.tb02081.x
Subject(s) - igneous rock , soil water , calcareous , geochemistry , mineral , carbonate , chemistry , geology , botany , biology , soil science , organic chemistry
SUMMARY In Britain, Lychnis viscaria is restricted to shallow soils on outcrops of basic igneous rocks and, in experiments, seedlings grow well on these soils but fail on soils from outcrops of sandstone, limestone and acid igneous rocks. The growth of seedlings in water‐culture with purified salts shows that the species does not require an unusual balance of ions and its response to trace‐elements is normal. Seedlings will only grow on acid soils (other than on basic igneous rocks) if calcium carbonate, nitrogen, potassium and phosphate are provided, and on calcareous soils if phosphate is provided. There is evidence that L. viscaria can obtain phosphate from soils on basic igneous rocks even though other species show severe deficiency.