Research Article
Growth, Development, and Mineral Nutrient Accumulation and Distribution in Tulip from Planting through Postanthesis Shoot Senescence
Table 1
Concentrations (means ± s.e.) of N, P, K, Ca, and Mg in the eight organs of T. gesneriana “Paul Richter” at five stages of growth.
| Plant organ | Macronutrients (mg⋅g−1 dry wt.) | N | P | K | Ca | Mg |
| (a) Planting (0 DAP, 17 Nov.) | Roots | | | | | | Basal plate | | | | | | Scales | | | | | | Daughter-bulbs | | | | | | H-bulb | | | | | | Leaves | | | | | | Scape | | | | | | Flower | | | | | |
| (b) Shoot emergence (94 DAP, 19 Feb.) | Roots | | | | | | Basal plate | | | | | | Scales | | | | | | Daughter-bulbs | | | | | | H-bulb | | | | | | Leaves | | | | | | Scape | | | | | | Flower | | | | | |
| (c) Minimum plant dry matter (115 DAP, 12 Mar.) | Roots | | | | | | Basal plate | | | | | | Scales | | | | | | Daughter-bulbs | | | | | | H-bulb | | | | | | Leaves | | | | | | Scape | | | | | | Flower | | | | | |
| (d) Peak shoot dry matter (147 DAP, 13 Apr.) | Roots | | | | | | Basal plate | | | | | | Scales | | | | | | Daughter-bulbs | | | | | | H-bulb | | | | | | Leaves | | | | | | Scape | | | | | | Flower | | | | | |
| (e) Maturity (188 DAP, 24 May) | Roots | | | | | | Basal plate | | | | | | Scales | | | | | | Daughter-bulbs | | | | | | H-bulb | | | | | | Leaves | | | | | | Scape | | | | | | Flower | | | | | |
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DAP: days after planting.
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