Open AccessEffects of some physical properties of the soil and of accompanying species on the β-caroten content in meadow plants
Author(s) -
Maria Widera
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
acta agrobotanica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2300-357X
pISSN - 0065-0951
DOI - 10.5586/aa.1980.021
Subject(s) - biomass (ecology) , allelopathy , water content , plant species , agronomy , biology , environmental science , soil water , botany , ecology , germination , geology , geotechnical engineering
β-caroten content was estimated in the leaves of 8 selected species of meadow plants from two meadows on which rolling was done once or twice. The percent content of accompanying plants occurring on the examined meadows was estimated on the basis of the biomass of these species. The volume weight and the water relationships were estimated in the soil. The accumulation of β-caroten in the examined plants was found to depend on the physical properties of the soil which change as a result of rolling. Moreover, various species of accompanying plants (symptoms of allelopathy) affect the accumulation of β-caroten in plants