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Differentiation of Sr‐Ca Supply Mechanisms to Roots Growing in Soil, Clay, and Exchange Resin Cultures
Author(s) -
Bole J. B.,
Barber S. A.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1971.03615995003500050038x
Subject(s) - chemistry , diffusion , cation exchange capacity , ion exchange , environmental chemistry , soil water , soil science , geology , ion , physics , organic chemistry , thermodynamics
The ratio of Sr/Ca taken up by soybean roots growing in soil, clay, and exchange resin media was used to evaluate the mechanisms supplying these cations to the root surface. When mass‐flow supplied more than uptake, the Sr/Ca ratio of uptake was similar to the Sr/Ca ratio in the soil solution. This is the ratio for the mass‐flow supply mechanism. When mass‐flow supplied a minor proportion of uptake, the Sr/Ca ratio of uptake corresponded to the Sr/Ca ratio of the exchange cations rather than the solution cations. This indicated that the supply by contact of the media with the root and by diffusion was in the ratio of Sr/Ca found on the exchange sites.