A Study on Iron-chlorosis of Citrus sinensis (L) osb.(Sweet Oranges) Grown in Bibile

dc.contributor.author	Wijebandara, M.D.J.
dc.contributor.author	Deraniyagala, S.P.
dc.date.accessioned	2013-03-06T08:15:49Z
dc.date.available	2013-03-06T08:15:49Z
dc.date.issued	1999
dc.identifier.citation	Wijebandara, M.D.J., & Deraniyagala, S.P. (1999). A Study on Iron-chlorosis of Citrus sinensis (L) osb.(Sweet Oranges) Grown in Bibile. Vidyodaya Journal of Science, 8, 117-126.	en-US
dc.identifier.uri	http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/869
dc.description.abstract	Iron chlorosis is a well known agricultural problem associated with citrus plants. Citrus sinensis (sweet oranges) grown in Bibile showed the symptoms of iron chlorosis. Analysis of leaf samples of orange trees from two orchards showed that chlorosis is caused by a simple deficiency of iron in leaves. This deficiency is caused as a result of very low levels of soluble iron in the soil. Application of three chelating agents namely 1,2 diaminocyclohexanetetraacetic acid (COT A), nitrilo acetic acid (NT A) and disodium salt of ethylenediamminetetraacetic acid (NazEOT A) to the soil under laboratory conditions resulted in an increased levels of soluble iron. COT A was found to be more effecti ve than the other two chelating agents in solubalization of insoluble forms of iron.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	Iron chlorosis	en_US
dc.subject	Chelating agents	en_US
dc.subject	Soil	en_US
dc.title	A Study on Iron-chlorosis of Citrus sinensis (L) osb.(Sweet Oranges) Grown in Bibile	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US