Production of hydroponically grown calcium fortified lettuce

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 744, Issue , 2007, Pages 317-322

  Neeser, C ^a   Savidov, N ^a   Driedger, D ^a  

^a ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calcium uptake; Dry matter; Hydroponic; Lactuca sativa; Temperature

Indexed keywords

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 70449096306     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.744.33     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (11)

1. Grusak, M. A. 2002. Enhancing mineral content in plant food products. J. Am. Coll. Nutr. 21: 178S-183S.
2. Grusak, M. A, Stephens B. W. and Merhaut, D. J. 1996. Influence of whole-plant net calcium influx and partitioning on calcium concentration in snap bean pods. J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 121: 656-659.
3. Ho, L. C., Adams, P., Li, X. Z., Shen, H., Andrews, J. and Xu, Z. H. 1995. Response of calcium-inefficient tomato cultivars to salinity in plant growth, calcium accumulation and blossom-end rot. J. Hort. Sci. 70: 909-918.
4. Paiva E. A. S., Sampaio, R. A. and Prieto Martinez, H. E. 1998. Composition and quality of tomato fruit cultivated in nutrient solutions containing different calcium concentrations. J. Plant Nutr. 21: 2653-2661.
5. Schmitz-Eiberger, M., Haefs, R. and Noga, G. 2002. Reduction of calcium deficiency symptoms by exogenous application of calcium chloride solutions. Acta Hortic. 594: 535-540.
6. Silberbush, M., Ben-Asher, J. and Ephrat, J. E. 2005. A model for nutrient and water flow and their uptake b plants grown in a soilless culture. Plant and Soil 271: 309-319. (Pubitemid 40882842)
7. th Edition. Serie: Voedingsoplossingen Glastuinbouw, No 8, 45pp. P. B. G. Naaldwijk - P. B. G. Aalsmeer, The Netherlands.
8. Taylor, M. D., Locascio, S. J. and Alligood, M. R. 2004. Blossom-end rot incidence of tomato as affected by irrigation quantity, calcium source, and reduced potassium. HortScience 39: 1110-1116.
9. Wójcik, P. and Szwonek, E. 2002. The efficiency of different foliar-applied calcium materials in improving apple quality. Acta Hortic. 594: 563-567.
10. Xiuming, H. and Papadopoulos, A. P. 2004. Effects of Calcium and Magnesium on Plant Growth, Biomass Partitioning, and Fruit Yield of Winter Greenhouse Tomato. HortScience 39: 512-516
11. Zak, B., Epstein, E. and Babinski, E. S. 1975. Review of Calcium Methodologies. Ann. Clin. Lab. Sci. 5: 195-212