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Iron-manganese interaction and its relation to boron levels in tomato plants

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Using a factorial design with deficient to toxic levels of Mn and B, the absorption and distribution of Fe in tomato plants (Lycopersicum esculentum, var. Marglobe), grown hydroponically in a greenhouse was studied. B was added to disturb growth and hence nutrient demands.

Deficient or normal Mn levels antagonize Fe absorption, but the reverse was true when Mn reached toxic values; nevertheless, Mn effect was always antagonistic on Fe transport. A hypothesis for explaining the above-related results, together with P and Ca absorption and distribution, is proposed.

Mn/Fe in the shoot is not related at all with plant growth.

B levels influence Fe absorption and translocation paralleling the dry matter production.

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Alvarez-Tinaut, M.C., Leal, A. & Martínez, L.R. Iron-manganese interaction and its relation to boron levels in tomato plants. Plant Soil 55, 377–388 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02182698

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