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Publication Date
1997
Location
Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Description
To assess the ability of X-ray microanalysis for screening breeding populations of orchardgrass in mineral concentration, correlations between chemical and X-ray analysis were investigated. Six orchardgrass plants with high- and low-Mg concentrations were examined for three harvest dates in 1995. The samples were separated into leaf blade, leaf sheath, culm and head. Mg concentration in leaf and head were higher than in sheath and in culm. P concentration was highest in the head, and lowest in the sheath. Correlations between chemical and X-ray analysis were r=0.692***, 0.526***, 0.252* and 0.562*** for Mg, Ca, K and P, respectively. Correlation coefficients between chemical and X-ray analysis were highest for Mg among 4 minerals. X-ray microanalysis can be used to screen orchardgrass plants for Mg concentration at initial growth stage.
Citation
Saiga, S; Nishimura, Y; and Izumi, K, "Possibility of Selection for Mineral Concentration in Orchardgrass by X-Ray Microanalysis" (1997). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 4.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1997/session4/4)
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Possibility of Selection for Mineral Concentration in Orchardgrass by X-Ray Microanalysis
Manitoba and Saskatchewan
To assess the ability of X-ray microanalysis for screening breeding populations of orchardgrass in mineral concentration, correlations between chemical and X-ray analysis were investigated. Six orchardgrass plants with high- and low-Mg concentrations were examined for three harvest dates in 1995. The samples were separated into leaf blade, leaf sheath, culm and head. Mg concentration in leaf and head were higher than in sheath and in culm. P concentration was highest in the head, and lowest in the sheath. Correlations between chemical and X-ray analysis were r=0.692***, 0.526***, 0.252* and 0.562*** for Mg, Ca, K and P, respectively. Correlation coefficients between chemical and X-ray analysis were highest for Mg among 4 minerals. X-ray microanalysis can be used to screen orchardgrass plants for Mg concentration at initial growth stage.
