Diagnosis of iron deficiency in groundnut,Arachis hypogaea L.

Rao, J K and Sahrawat, K L and Burford, J R (1987) Diagnosis of iron deficiency in groundnut,Arachis hypogaea L. Plant and Soil, 97 (3). pp. 353-359.

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Abstract

Investigations into iron deficiency have been hindered by the lack of a satisfactory diagnostic tissue test, which in turn results from the total iron content of plant tissue commonly being an unreliable index of the iron status. Our measurements of chlorotic and normal leaves of field grown groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) showed that total iron was unsatisfactory as the measure of iron status of plant tissue. It was found that iron status was better assessed from an estimate of the ferrous iron content of fresh leaf materials obtained by extraction with o-phenanthroline. Extractable iron content increased with leaf age. Chlorotic buds or the first fully opened leaf always contained less than 6μg extractable-Fe/g fresh tissue.

Item Type:	Article
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Subjects:	Mandate crops > Groundnut
Depositing User:	Mr Charan Sai Ch
Date Deposited:	30 Oct 2011 13:41
Last Modified:	30 Oct 2011 13:41
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/3400
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02383225
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