Zuo Xiao-yan, Liu Hui, Xue Shi-yue, Han Yan-lai, Zhang Yan-li, Wang Lei, Zhang Zhong-yi, Tan Jin-fang
Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2008 Aug;33(16):1955-9.
To study the absorption, translocation and accumulation of N, P and K on Achyranthes bidentata.
The contents of N, P and K were determined by mean of sulfuric acid-hydrogen peroxide assimilating method, vanadium-ammonium molybdate colorimetric method and flame photometric method, respectively.
The contents of N, P and K in the plant were decreasing during the growth period. The absorption rates of the three nutrients by A. Bidentata showed double-peak curves in the whole growth period, maximum absorption rate appeared in the middle ten days of October. About 8.59 kg of N, 1.36 kg of P and 7.40 kg of K were needed to produce each 100 kg root.
The key nutrients absorption period is in the first ten days of September and in the middle ten days of October.
