TY - JOUR
TI - Selenium uptake by lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) and berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum L.) as affected by the application of sodium selenate, soil acidity and organic matter content
AU - Tsioubri, M.
AU - Gasparatos, D.
AU - Economou-Eliopoulos, M.
JO - Plant Sociology
PY - 2020
VL - 9
TODO - 5
SP - null
PB - MDPI AG
SN - null
TODO - 10.3390/plants9050605
TODO - null
TODO - Selenium deficiency in humans and animals can be reduced through dietary supplementation. Therefore, Se biofortification strategy is important in food plants and pastures. In this study, the effects of selenium (Se) addition (4 mg Se/kg) as sodium selenate (Na2SeO4) on lettuce (Lactuca Sativa L.) and berseem cultivation (Trifolium alexandrinum L.) were investigated. The experiment was conducted under greenhouse conditions with two different soil types, an acidic (pH = 6.3) and an alkaline (pH = 8.0) soil with different organic matter content, in a completely randomized design. The results indicated higher Se content in berseem cultivated on acidic soil. It was also observed a significant reduction (~ 45%) in plant biomass of lettuce in the acidic soil combined with Se application. The results showed that leaf Se content was negatively correlated with soil organic matter. The decreased Se content in plants cultivated on the alkaline soil with high organic matter content support that the effect of pH on Se uptake decreased as the soil organic matter content increased. © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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