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Re: Colorless leaves
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To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
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Subject: Re: Colorless leaves
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From: "Curtis Hoganson" <hoganson at pilot_msu.edu>
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 09:23:40 -0400 (EDT)
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In-Reply-To: <199610081939.PAA29406 at looney_actwin.com> from "Aquatic-Plants-Owner at ActWin_com" at Oct 8, 96 03:39:04 pm
> From: Chris Teichreb <teichrch at Meena_CC.URegina.CA>
> Date: Tue, 08 Oct 1996 09:18:14 -0600 (CST)
> Subject: Java fern leaves colourless
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> The problem is that the new leaves or plantlets that
> the Java fern is producing are very light in colour. At the
> tips of the leaves, they are actually almost clear. It's as
> though it's not manufacturing chlorophyll. The only possibility
> I could think of is that it's due to potassium deficiency. Can
> anyone tell me if this is what the probable cause is, or can
> you point me in the direction of what else may be going wrong?
> TIA.
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> Regards,
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> Chris Teichreb
> Department of Biology
> University of Regina
> Regina, Saskatchewan, CANADA
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> teichrch at Meena_CC.URegina.CA
I think iron deficiency can also prevent chlorophyll synthesis.
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Curtis Hoganson
Dept. of Chemistry, Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824 517-355-9715 ext 260