Jp. Albano et Wb. Miller, Photodegradation of FeDTPA in nutrient solutions. II. Effects on root physiology and foliar Fe and Mn levels in marigold, HORTSCIENCE, 36(2), 2001, pp. 317-320
Marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) grown hydroponically in an irradiated nutrient
solution containing FeDTPA had root ferric reductase activity 120% greater
, foliar Fe level 33% less, and foliar Mn level 90% greater than did plants
grown in an identical, nonirradiated solution, indicating that the plants
growing in the irradiated solution were responding to Fe-deficiency stress
with physiological reactions associated with Fe efficiency. The youngest le
aves of plants grown in the irradiated solution had symptoms of Mn toxicity
(interveinal chlorosis, shiny-bronze necrotic spots, and leaf deformation)
. Plants grown in irradiated solution in which the precipitated Fe was repl
aced with fresh Fe-chelate were, in general, no different from those grown
in the nonirradiated solution. Chemical name used: ferric diethylenetriamin
epentaacetic acid (FeDTPA).