Abdel-Aal, Y., Abou-Zeid, S., Abd El-Latif, A., El-Sapagh, S. (2016). EFFECT OF AMINO ACIDS REPLACING NITRATE ON GROWTH AND NITRATE ACCUMULATION IN LETTUCE.. Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 7(3), 237-241. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2016.39400
Y. Abdel-Aal; S. Abou-Zeid; Amal Abd El-Latif; Shaimaa El-Sapagh. "EFFECT OF AMINO ACIDS REPLACING NITRATE ON GROWTH AND NITRATE ACCUMULATION IN LETTUCE.". Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 7, 3, 2016, 237-241. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2016.39400
Abdel-Aal, Y., Abou-Zeid, S., Abd El-Latif, A., El-Sapagh, S. (2016). 'EFFECT OF AMINO ACIDS REPLACING NITRATE ON GROWTH AND NITRATE ACCUMULATION IN LETTUCE.', Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 7(3), pp. 237-241. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2016.39400
Abdel-Aal, Y., Abou-Zeid, S., Abd El-Latif, A., El-Sapagh, S. EFFECT OF AMINO ACIDS REPLACING NITRATE ON GROWTH AND NITRATE ACCUMULATION IN LETTUCE.. Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 2016; 7(3): 237-241. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2016.39400
EFFECT OF AMINO ACIDS REPLACING NITRATE ON GROWTH AND NITRATE ACCUMULATION IN LETTUCE.
Soil Science Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Abstract
A study was carried out to determine the influence of nitrogen (N) sources on the growth and nitrate (NO3−) accumulation of lettuce iceberg (Lactuca sativa) in nutrient film technique (NFT). Plants were supplied with treatments NO3− and six amino acids (AA)treatments, [glutamic acid (Glu), glutamine (Gln), alanine (Ala), glycine (Gly),aspartic acid (Asp) and argnine (Arg)] , at three NO3−-N/AA-N ratios:(1) 100:0, (2) 80:20 and (3) 60:40.The total N concentration was 12.5 mmol L-1 for all treatments in nutrient solution. All AAs reduced plant growth with decreasing NO3− -N/AA-N ratios compared to the 100% NO3− treatment. Fresh and dry weight of shoot and root were significantly lower in Glu treatment than in all other treatments when NO3−-N/AA-N ratios were 80:20 and 60:40. Decreasing NO3− -N/AA-N ratios reduced NO3− concentrations in fresh shoot, regardless of AA sources. Plants grown in (Glu) treatment had lower NO3−concentrations in fresh shoot than grown in all other treatments when NO3−-N/AA-N ratio was 80:20 only.