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Influence of Mulching on the Manganese Content of Corn Plant Tissue 1
Author(s) -
Parker Don T.
Publication year - 1962
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/agronj1962.00021962005400040007x
Subject(s) - mulch , agronomy , manganese , seedling , soil water , biology , plant tissue , zea mays , chemistry , botany , ecology , organic chemistry
Synopsis Seedling corn plants grown on mulched soil contained less Mn than plants grown on bare soil. Although a marked Mn deficiency did not occur, evidence of an influence on plant physiology was indicated by an accumulation of free α‐amino‐N in very young plants. In soils normally low in available Mn mulching could critically affect the Mn nutrition of corn.