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Nutrient composition of the produce of the Broadbalk continuous wheat experiment II. Changes occurring during one season's growth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

W. E. Chambers
W. E. Chambers
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts
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1. In the summer of 1945 samples of the growing crop were taken from eight Broadbalk plots. On all the plots the concentrations of nutrients in all parts of the plants decreased during growth. The compositions of the roots and stems and leaves varied with fertilizer treatment at all times of the season. The nutrient composition of the ears was only slightly affected by fertilizer treatment.

2. The total uptake of nutrients by the crop increased to a maximum and then decreased. The losses of potassium and magnesium from the stems and leaves were particularly large, due to translocation into the ear but there were also net losses of potassium and calcium from the whole plant.

3. The changes which occurred were similar on all plots and the effect of fertilizer treatment on plant composition was always related to the effect at harvest. There was no evidence that the composition of the crop at harvest differed radically from the composition earlier in the season.

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Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 43 , Issue 4 , October 1953 , pp. 479 - 484
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1953

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