Detection, distribution, and quantification of silicon in floricultural crops utilizing three distinct analytical methods

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 39, Issue 17-18, 2008, Pages 2734-2751

  Frantz, Jonathan M ^a   Locke, James C ^a   Datnoff, Lawrence ^b   Omer, Medani ^a   Widrig, Ann ^a   Sturtz, Douglas ^a   Horst, Leona ^a   Krause, Charles R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorimetry; EBA; ICP OES; Plant tissue analysis; SEM; Silicon

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; COLORIMETRY; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETECTION METHOD; HORTICULTURE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; POTASSIUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON; SODIUM; TRICHOME;

CALIBRACHOA; IMPATIENS; VERBENA; VERBENACEAE; ZINNIA;

EID: 52949144521     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620802358912     Document Type: Article

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