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Root exudates were collected from radish and rape plants grown in P sufficient and P deficient nutrient solution. In radish, tartaric, malic and succinic acids were the dominant organic acids which increased between 15 times (succinic acid) and 60 times (malic acid) under P deficient conditions. In another experiment in quartz sand culture supplied with either Ca3(PO4)2 or AlPO4, radish utilized P from AlPO4 much better than from Ca3(PO4)2 whereas the opposite was true for rape. The results demonstrated the role of a particular organic acid in mobilizing sparingly soluble P and were in accordance with the preferential growth of two plants on acid (radish) and calcareous (rape) soils in China.
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Zhang, F.S., Ma, J., Cao, Y.P. (1997). Phosphorus deficiency enhances root exudation of low-molecular weight organic acids and utilization of sparingly soluble inorganic phosphates by radish (Raghanus satiuvs L.) and rape (Brassica napus L.) plants. In: Ando, T., Fujita, K., Mae, T., Matsumoto, H., Mori, S., Sekiya, J. (eds) Plant Nutrition for Sustainable Food Production and Environment. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 78. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0047-9_88
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