Changes in the Nitrate Assimilation and Ascorbic Acid Content of Spinach Plants Treatmented with Nutrient Solutions Containing High Nitrogen and Low Potassium
2009
Park, Y.H., Korea Greenhouse Crop Research Institute, Damyang, Republic of Korea | Seo, B.S., Korea Greenhouse Crop Research Institute, Damyang, Republic of Korea
This study was conducted to determine the physiological differences betweenhealthy and wilted plants with respect to nitrate assimilation and ascorbic acid content. Wilting was artificially induced in spinach plants by treating the seeds with nutrient solution containing high nitrogen and low potassium. The plants were cultured in different plots 4 types of media: 1N-1P-1K (control), 6N-1P-0K (0K), 6N-1P-0.5K (0.5K), and 6N-1P-2K (2K). The rate of wilting among the plants was as follows: control, 0 2K, 10 0.5K, 40 and 0K, 70%. This shows that under high nitrogen conditions, the lower the amount of potassium provided, higher was the rate of wilting. There were no differences in plant growth among the plants treated with different levels of potassium under high nitrogen conditions. The nitrate content in both the leaves and the roots was higher in plants grown under high nitrogen media than those in the control. Furthermore, the nitrate level decreased with increasing potassium concentration. The ascorbic acid content of spinach under high nitrogen conditions was lower than those of the control.
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