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Relation of Sodium Uptake to That of Potassium by the Sugar Beet 1
Author(s) -
Kaudy J. C.,
Truog E.,
Berger K. C.
Publication year - 1953
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1953.00021962004500090012x
Subject(s) - sugar beet , soil water , mathematics , chemistry , geography , archaeology , environmental science , soil science
IN RECENT years, plant physiologists and agronomists have taken renewed interest in the phenomenon relating to the uptake of sodium by various plants. This has been stimulated by recognition that the yield and quality of certain crops, particularly celery and sugar beet, become markedly more satisfactory when considerable amounts of available sodium are present in the soil. The -introduction of flame photometric methods of analysis for sodium and potassium has greatly simplified analyses for these elements. It is generally believed that the use of sodium by the plant is intimately associated with that of potassium. However, the importance that the ratio of sodium to potassium in the soil (exchangeable) bears to the uptake of these elements into the plant is not well understood.