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Sodium versus calcium

The adverse effect of Na on plant growth is attributed to its antagonistic relationship with Ca, K and Zn in plants and
increased salinity and alkalinity hazards in soils (Shukla and Mukhi, 1979). Under saline conditions, the incidence of
BER increased. Salinity decreased both total calcium uptake and the calcium content of the tomato fruit (Adams and
Ho, 1993). Salinity reduced calcium uptake mainly by restricting water uptake. Similarly, providing nitrogen in the
ammonium, as opposed to the nitrate form has been associated with higher BER levels in the tomato fruit (Pill and
Lambeth, 1980; De Kock et al, 1982).

References:
Adams P. and L.C. Ho. 1993. Effects of environment on the uptake and distribution of calcium in tomato and on the
incidence of blossom-end rot. Plant and Soil 154: 127-132.
De Kock, P.C., A. Hall, R. Goggie and R.H.E. Inkson. 1982. The effect of water stress and form of nitrogen on the
incidence of blossom-end rot in tomatoes. Journal of Sci. Food Agric. 33: 509-515.
Pill, W.G. and V.N. Lambeth. 1980. Effects of soil water regime and nitrogen form on blossom-end rot, yield, water
relations and elemental composition of tomato. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 105: 730-
734.
Shukla, U.C. and A.K. Mukhi. 1979. Sodium, potassium and zinc relationship in corn. Agron. J. 71: 235-237.

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