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Effect of zinc supply on growth of three species of Eucalyptus seedlings and wheat
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Effect of zinc supply on growth of three species of Eucalyptus seedlings and wheat

B. Dell and S.A. Wilson
Plant and Soil, Vol.88(3), pp.377-384
1985
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Abstract

Effects of zinc supply on shoot and root dry weight, root length, zinc concentrations and carbonic anhydrase activity were measured in 52 day old seedlings of Eucalyptus maculata, E. marginata, E. patens and wheat grown in a zinc deficient soil in the glasshouse. Symptoms of zinc deficiency in the eucalyptus and wheat appeared within 20 to 35 days. Eucalypt seedlings had short internodes and small necrotic leaves, reduced dry weight of shoots and roots, root length and zinc concentrations in young leaves; the measurable level of leaf carbonic anhydrase activity decreased to zero. Similar responses also occurred in wheat. The level of zinc fertilizer required for normal growth of Eucalyptus seedlings is therefore likely to be similar to that used for wheat and other agricultural crops.

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3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology
3.4 Crop Science
3.4.1474 Micronutrient Interactions
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Agronomy
Plant Sciences
Soil Science
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Agricultural Sciences
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