Title:	Effects of nutrient solution pH on growth parameters of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) genotypes.
Authors:	KOPP, M. M. PASSOS, L. P. VERNEQUE, R. da S. LEDO, F. J. da S. COIMBRA, J. L. M. OLIVEIRA, A. C. de
Affiliation:	MAURICIO MARINI KOPP, CPPSUL; LEONIDAS PAIXAO PASSOS, CNPGL; RUI DA SILVA VERNEQUE, CNPGL; FRANCISCO JOSE DA SILVA LEDO, CNPGL; Jefferson Luis Meirelles Coimbra, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina; Antonio Costa de Oliveira, UFPEL.
Date Issued:	2011
Citation:	Comunicata Scientiae, Bom Jesus, PI, v. 2, n. 3, p. 135-141, 2011.
Description:	The effects of nutrient solution pH (4.0, 5.0, 6.0 and 7.0) were examined on growth features of 12alfalfa genotypes in relation to characters: leaf blade, epicotyl, hypocotyl, first leaf petiole, trifoliateleaf petiole and root fresh weight and epicotyl, hypocotyl, first leaf petiole, trifoliate leaf petiole androot length. Significant quadratic effects of pH solution were detected for all studied parameters.The pH value which resulted in maximum growth varied, according to the studied parameter,between 5.0 and 6.0. The genotypes Victoria, Esmeralda, Crioula and F-708 exhibited superiorperformance when data were pooled for all studied pH values. The results indicate that the initialgrowth is affected by pH variation in the nutrient solution, and that contrasting genotypes tend toperform alike.
NAL Thesaurus:	abiotic stress genetic resources phytotoxicity
Keywords:	Medicago sativa L
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.14295/cs.v2i3.39
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPGL)