INFLUENCE OF POTASSIUM SUPPLY ON GROWTH AND NUTRIENT STORAGE BY WATER HYACINTH

被引:15
作者
REDDY, KR
AGAMI, M
DANGELO, EM
TUCKER, JC
机构
[1] Department of Soil Science, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Gainesville
关键词
AQUATIC PLANT; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; WASTE-WATER TREATMENT;
D O I
10.1016/0960-8524(91)90114-Y
中图分类号
S2 [农业工程];
学科分类号
0828 ;
摘要
The net productivity and nutrient storage of potassium (K), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) by water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes [Mart.] Solms) were evaluated at several K concentrations in the culture medium (between 2 and 52 mg K liter-1) using 1000-liter outdoor tanks for a period of about 4 months. Maximum plant biomass (3.1 kg (dw) m-2) was reached at culture medium K concentrations of 12-52 mg K liter-1. Potassium storage in water hyacinth tissue steadily increased at K supplies of up to 52 mg K liter-1 with a maximum tissue K content of 72 mg K g-1. Maximum N and P storage in the plant biomass was reached at K concentrations of 12 and 22 mg K liter-1, respectively; further increases in K concentration did not increase either N or P storage.
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页数:6
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