SSSAJ Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

Published in Soil Sci Soc Am J 30:759-763 (1966)
© 1966 Soil Science Society of America
677 S. Segoe Rd., Madison, WI 53711 USA
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Stukenholtz, D. D.
Right arrow Articles by Olson, R. A.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow Articles by Stukenholtz, D. D.
Right arrow Articles by Olson, R. A.
Agricola
Right arrow Articles by Stukenholtz, D. D.
Right arrow Articles by Olson, R. A.

On the Mechanism of Phosphorus-Zinc Interaction in Corn Nutrition1

D. D. Stukenholtz, R. J. Olsen, Gerald Gogan and R. A. Olson2

ABSTRACT

Studies were carried out in the greenhouse and field to elaborate the mechanism of P-Zn interaction in the nutrition of corn (Zea mays L.). From this work depressive action of P on Zn uptake of corn appears to be largely physiological in nature, expressed at root surfaces and/or in root cells, and is not chemical inactivation of Zn by P in soil. Translocation of Zn from roots to tops is inhibited by elevated P concentration, with resulting sharp reduction in Zn concentration of nodal and internodal tissues. No clearly definable P/Zn ratio in tissue was found above which yield restriction could be predicted. Corn seems to tolerate high concentrations of P in its tissues provided some modest quantity of Zn is present.

Other elements counteract somewhat the damaging effects of P. Concurrently placed N promotes Zn uptake at the same time that it benefits P utilization. Increased level of native or applied K reduces the depressive effects of P on Zn.

NOTES

1 Published with the approval of the Director as Paper no. 1909 of the Journal Series, Nebraska Agr. Exp. Sta., Lincoln. Much of this work was done in cooperation with the Div. of Agr. Development, Tennessee Valley Authority and with the Consumers Cooperative Association of Kansas City. Presented before Div. S-4, Soil Science Society of America at Stillwater, Okla. Aug. 22, 1966.

2 Former graduate student, now Agronomist, U. S. Steel Corporation; former graduate students; and Professor, Agronomy Department, University of Neb., respectively.

Received for publication May 12, 1966. Accepted for publication June 21, 1966.






HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
The SCI Journals Agronomy Journal Crop Science
Journal of Natural Resources
and Life Sciences Education		 Vadose Zone Journal
Journal of Plant Registrations Journal of
Environmental Quality		 The Plant Genome
Copyright © 1966 by the Soil Science Society of America.