Titanium compounds and plant growth
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Date
2001
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
The effect of titanium compounds on the growth of tomato plants, Lycopersicum
esculentum (cultivar Floridade), was studied under greenhouse conditions.
Aqueous suspensions (TiO2) and solutions (complexes of titanium (IV) with
L(+)-ascorbic acid and oxalic acid) were applied as foliar sprays and soil
treatments. A new compound of titanium (IV) with L(+)-ascorbic acid was
prepared and characterised. Some titanium compounds appeared to enhance some
growth parameters in some instances, but titanium did not consistently result in
improved growth or increased nitrogen concentration within the plants. Titanium
uptake was also monitored and established by means of PIXE measurements on
plant tissue.
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>Magister Scientiae - MSc
Keywords
Titanium compounds, Growth parameters, PIXE measurements