Abstract
Patterns of mineral nutrient uptake and distribution within the roots, stems, and leaves of Artemisia pygmaea and in the vascular parasite Orobanche fasciculata were investigated. All nutrients studied were magnified over concentrations found in the soil into the host and parasite. Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc were magnified along the flow gradient of soil-roots-stems-leaves of the host. All others increased in the roots and then decreased in the stems and leaves. Orobanche fasciculata concentrated phosphorus, potassium, and sodium over soil and root concentrations while excluding to some degree all others.
Recommended Citation
Brotherson, Jack D.; Simmons, Brenda T.; Ball, Terry; and Anderson, W. Ralph
(2005)
"Nutrient relationships between Orobanche fasciculata Nutt. and its host Artemisia pygmaea Gray in the Uinta Basin of Utah, USA,"
Western North American Naturalist: Vol. 65:
No.
2, Article 14.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/wnan/vol65/iss2/14