Two Light Sources Differentially Affected Ferric Iron Reduction and Growth of Cotton
AUTOR(ES)
Brown, John C.
RESUMO
In growth chambers, low pressure sodium (LPS) plus incandescent (Inc) lamps and fluorescent cool-white (FCW) plus Inc lamps were used to determine their effects on growth of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) and on the reduction of Fe3+ to Fe2+. Cotton plants grown under LPS + Inc light developed chlorosis and grew poorly, whereas plants grown under FCW + Inc lights were green. The chlorophyll concentration and top and root weights of cotton grown under LPS + Inc were lower than those under FCW + Inc. In solution, FCW + Inc lamps reduced about eight times more Fe3+ to Fe2+ than did LPS + Inc lamps. Fe3+ is transported to plant tops as Fe3+ citrate and if we assume that FCW + Inc light reduces Fe3+ to Fe2+ in plant foliage as it did in the solutions, then reduction of Fe3+ by the light environment will make Fe2+ in the tops more available for biochemical reactions.
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