Distribution and secondary effects of EDDHA in some vegetable species |
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| Authors: | H Frits Bienfait Josemaria Garcia-Mina Angel Maria Zamareño |
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| Institution: | 1. Afdeling Ecofysiologie van Planter , Wentgebouw, Sorbonnelaan 16, 3984 CA, Utrecht;2. Department of Chemistry and Soil Chemistry , University of Navarra , Spain;3. R&4. D Department , Inabonos-Roullier Group , Poligono Arazuri-Orcoyen, C/C, No. 32, 31160, Orcoyen, Spain;5. R& |
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| Abstract: | Tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum), cucumber (Cucumis sativus), pepper (Capsicum annuum), and lettuce (Lactuca sativa) were grown on rockwool or perlite substrate with nutrient solution. Fe was administered as the Fe complex of the chelator ethylenediamine di-(o-hydroxyphenylacetic acid) (EDDHA) or Fe(NH4)2(SO4)2 in the nutrient solution or as inorganic iron in the substrate. Roots and leaves of plants grown on Fe-EDDHA contained EDDHA in quantities up to 0.27 × the amount of Fe, which is interpreted as an indication of the contribution of passive chelate absorption to Fe uptake. Fruits of tomato and pepper, and leaves of lettuce contained only traces of EDDHA. Breakdown of the chelator in leaves of pepper and tomato is estimated to have been between 0.5 and 2% per day. In tomato fruits, lycopene content was lowered in plants growing on Fe-EDDHA. Cucumber growing on Fe-EDDHA suffered from serious infection by the mildew Sphaerotheca fusca; the plants growing on an inorganic source of iron were resistant. These results exemplify physiological effects of EDDHA other than those directly associated with iron nutrition. |
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| Keywords: | cucumber Fe-EDDHA pepper Sphaerotheca tomato |
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