Effects of different potassium and iron levels on seasonal changes of nutrient concentrations of tomato plant grown in soilless culture

Potassium and iron are the main elements that are of great importance in soilless medium in terms of tomato nutrition. However, the activities of plant nutrients are very complex and changes depending on growing stage, environmental condition and element concentrations in nutrient solution. It is ne...

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Published inAfrican journal of agricultural research Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 28 - 33
Main Authors Asri, Filiz Okturen, Sonmez, Sahriye
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Lagos Academic Journals 05.01.2012
Subjects
Environmental conditions
Science and Technology
Soil sciences
Tomatoes
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Summary:Potassium and iron are the main elements that are of great importance in soilless medium in terms of tomato nutrition. However, the activities of plant nutrients are very complex and changes depending on growing stage, environmental condition and element concentrations in nutrient solution. It is necessary to have more information about the combination of K and Fe in different growing stages in soilless culture. Therefore, this study was carried out to determine the effects of different levels of potassium and iron applications on seasonal changes of plant nutrient concentrations of tomato plant grown in soilless culture.
ISSN:1991-637X
1991-637X
DOI:10.5897/AJAR11.1119