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Effects of Soil-Applied Materials on the Dry Weight and Boron Uptake of Maize Shoots (Zea Mays L.) Under High Boron Conditions

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Pages 811-826 | Received 19 Dec 2017, Accepted 08 Feb 2019, Published online: 01 Apr 2019
 

ABSTRACT

High concentrations of boron (B) in the soil, reduces plant growth, crops’ yield and quality. Regarding such problem, synergistic and antagonistic relations between the nutrients can be used to ameliorate the B toxicity. Therefore, a greenhouse experiment was conducted to evaluate effects of soil-applied zinc (Zn), nitrogen (N), calcium (Ca), lime (CaCO3), potassium (K), humic acid (HA), and humus on the dry weight and B uptake of maize shoots (Zea mays L.) under high-B containing soil conditions. Increasing doses of B (0, 2.5, 5, and 10 mg kg−1 B) were applied to soil as borax (Na2B4O710H2O), and boric acid (H3BO3). Positive correlations were found between B doses and the uptake amounts (r = 0.934**; – 0.964**). However, the correlations between the dry weight and B doses (r = −0.314**; – r = −0.495**) and between the dry weight and the uptake amounts (r = −0.294*; – r = −0.497**) were negative. Among the materials, Zn and humus exhibited positive correlations with dry weight values (r = 0.249*; r = 0.525**), and an effective increase (p < 0.01) in the dry weight amounts of maize shoots was observed under toxic B conditions.

Acknowledgments

The authors wish to extend their acknowledgments to the Research Fund of Bursa Uludag University for the financial support of the Project No. OUAP(Z)-2014/8. The authors also thank to American Journal Experts (AJE) for editing the English language of the manuscript.

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by the Research Fund of Bursa Uludag University [OUAP(Z)-2014/8].

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