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Inorganic Plant Poisons and Stimulants

Chapter 58: GENERAL INDEX
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The work surveys experimental investigations into how several inorganic elements affect plant growth, surveying methods (water, sand, pot and field cultures) and presenting systematic chapters on copper, zinc, arsenic, boron and manganese. For each element it reviews evidence of occurrence in plants, toxic and sometimes stimulatory effects on germination and development, comparisons across higher and lower plants, and physiological considerations that explain dose- and context-dependent outcomes. The author evaluates conflicting results, emphasises the importance of balanced nutrient mixtures and experimental technique, and concludes with practical summaries and references for further study.

INDEX OF PLANT-NAMES

The symbols after the plant-names represent the elements referred to on the pages indicated.

  • Acorus Calamus
  • Mn, 79
  • Actinostrobus pyramidalis
  • Mn, 80
  • Aesculus
  • Mn, 78
  • Agathis robusta
  • Mn, 80
  • Ageratum
  • Cu, 24;
  • Zn, 42
  • Alder
  • As, 53
  • Algae
  • As, 62, 64;
  • B, 66, 77
  • Allium
  • (see Onion)
  • Zn, 47
  • Alnus incana
  • Mn, 79
  • Aloe
  • Cu, 26
  • Amomum sp. (Paradieskörner)
  • Cu, 15
  • Ampelopsis
  • Cu, 32;
  • Zn, 47
  • Anaboena
  • Cu, 35
  • Angiosperms
  • B, 66
  • Anthracnose
  • B, 76
  • Apple
  • B, 65, 66
  • Apricot
  • Cu, 16
  • Araucaria Bidwilli
  • Mn, 80
  • Cunninghamii
  • Mn, 80
  • Armeria sp.
  • Zn, 38
  • vulgaris
  • Zn, 36, 37
  • Arundo Sacchar
  • Mn, 78
  • Asparagus
  • Mn, 79
  • Aspergillus
  • Cu, 33, 34
  • Aspergillus niger (= Sterigmatocystis nigra)
  • Zn, 48, 49, 50;
  • As, 63;
  • B, 76;
  • Mn, 90
  • Athrotaxis selaginoides
  • Mn, 80
  • Barley, 11, 13;
  • Sr, 5;
  • Cu, 16, 17, 20, 29;
  • Zn, 37, 39, 40, 44, 46;
  • As, 52, 54, 55, 57, 60, 61;
  • B, 66, 69, 75;
  • Mn, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 89, 90, 92, 93, 94
  • Beans
  • Cu, 16, 17, 26;
  • Zn, 47
  • Beech
  • Mn, 79
  • Beetroot (Beta vulgaris)
  • Cu, 16, 26;
  • Zn, 37, 39;
  • Mn, 78, 79
  • Beet, sugar
  • B, 65
  • Betula alba
  • B, 66
  • Birch
  • Mn, 79
  • Botrytis cinerea
  • Mn, 90
  • Brassica oleracea
  • Mn, 78
  • Buckwheat, 11;
  • Cu, 16, 17, 29, 30;
  • As, 53
  • (see Polygonum Fagopyrum)
  • Cabbage
  • Sr, 5;
  • As, 51, 52;
  • Mn, 87
  • Cacao
  • Cu, 16
  • Callitris gracilis
  • Mn, 80
  • robusta
  • Mn, 80
  • Cannabis
  • B, 72
  • sativa
  • B, 66
  • Capsella Bursa-pastoris
  • Zn, 37
  • Cardamomum minus
  • Cu, 15
  • Carrot
  • Mn, 79
  • Cauliflower
  • Mn, 78
  • Cherry
  • B, 65
  • Chestnut
  • Ca, 71;
  • Mn, 79
  • Chickpea
  • Cu, 16;
  • B, 66
  • Chicory
  • Mn, 79
  • Chrysanthemum
  • B, 66
  • Clover
  • Zn, 42, 44
  • Colea
  • Cu, 24;
  • Zn, 42;
  • As, 58
  • Collinsia
  • B, 72
  • Coniferae
  • Zn, 38
  • Conium maculatum
  • Mn, 78
  • Colza
  • B, 74
  • Couch grass
  • Mn, 83
  • Cow pea
  • Cu, 18
  • Cruciferae
  • Mn, 78, 89
  • Cryptomeria japonica
  • Mn, 88
  • Curcuma longa
  • Cu, 15
  • Currant
  • Cu, 31
  • Dacrydium Franklini
  • Mn, 80
  • Dianthus caryophyllus
  • Mn, 79
  • Elodea canadensis
  • Cu, 32;
  • Zn, 48
  • Fagopyrum esculentum
  • Cu, 29
  • Ferns
  • B, 66
  • Fig
  • Zn, 42;
  • B, 65, 66
  • Fir
  • Mn, 80
  • Flax
  • Mn, 78, 88, 89
  • Fungi
  • Cu, 33;
  • Zn, 44, 50;
  • As, 64;
  • B, 66, 77
  • Geranium
  • Cu, 24;
  • Zn, 42;
  • As, 58
  • Gramineae
  • B, 72;
  • Mn, 89
  • Grasses
  • Zn, 39, 40, 42
  • Gymnosperms
  • B, 66;
  • Mn, 80
  • Haricot
  • B, 71, 72
  • green
  • As, 52
  • white
  • Zn, 37
  • Hemp
  • Sr, 5
  • Hop
  • B, 66
  • Hordeum distichum
  • As, 54
  • vulgare
  • Zn, 39, 47
  • (see Barley)
  • Iberis
  • B, 72
  • Laminaria saccharina
  • B, 66
  • Leguminosae
  • B, 72;
  • Mn, 78, 89
  • Lentil
  • Mn, 79
  • Lichen
  • As, 59
  • Linseed
  • Cu, 16, 17
  • Linum
  • B, 72
  • Love-apple
  • B, 66
  • Lucerne
  • Mn, 79, 91
  • Lupin
  • Cu, 17, 19;
  • As, 59
  • white
  • As, 61;
  • B, 67, 70
  • (see Lupinus albus)
  • yellow
  • B, 70, 75
  • Lupinus albus
  • Cu, 19, 20, 22;
  • Zn, 45;
  • B, 68
  • (see White Lupin)
  • Maasa picta
  • B, 65
  • Maize
  • Cu, 16, 17, 19, 24, 26, 27;
  • Zn, 37, 44;
  • As, 53, 54, 60;
  • B, 67, 68, 71, 72, 74;
  • Mn, 79, 81
  • Menyanthes trifoliata
  • Cu, 35
  • Mildew
  • B, 76
  • Molinia cærulea
  • Cu, 16;
  • Zn, 37
  • Mould
  • B, 76
  • Mucor mucedo
  • As, 59, 63
  • Mushroom
  • B, 66
  • Mustard
  • Cu, 17
  • Nasturtium
  • Cu, 17
  • Nuphar lutea
  • Cu, 35
  • Oak
  • Cu, 16;
  • Zn, 42
  • Oat
  • Cu, 16, 17, 19;
  • As, 53;
  • B, 74;
  • Mn, 79, 82, 86, 87
  • Onion
  • B, 66;
  • Mn, 88
  • Onobrychis sativa
  • Zn, 39
  • Opium
  • Mn, 79
  • Oscillatoria
  • Cu, 35
  • Panicum italicum
  • Cu, 26;
  • As, 58
  • Pansy
  • Cu, 24;
  • Zn, 42;
  • As, 58
  • Paprika
  • Cu, 16, 17
  • Paradieskörner (Amomum sp.)
  • Cu, 15
  • Pea
  • (see Pisum sativum)
  • sweet
  • Cu, 17
  • Pear
  • Cu, 16;
  • B, 65
  • Penicillium
  • Cu, 33, 34
  • brevicaule
  • As, 63
  • cupricum
  • Cu, 34
  • glaucum
  • Cu, 23;
  • As, 59, 63;
  • Mn, 90
  • Phaseolus vulgaris
  • Cu, 17;
  • As, 59
  • Phormidium Valderianum
  • As, 62
  • Phyllocladus rhomboidalis
  • Mn, 80
  • Pine
  • Mn, 80
  • Pineapple
  • Mn, 83
  • Pisum arvense
  • Cu, 29
  • sativum
  • Cu, 17, 18, 26, 27, 29;
  • Zn, 41, 47;
  • As, 58
  • (“Pea”), 3, 11, 13, 93;
  • Cu, 17, 26, 29, 30;
  • Zn, 40, 46;
  • As, 51, 54, 55, 56, 58, 61;
  • B, 67, 73, 74, 75, 93;
  • Mn, 79, 81, 82, 85, 86, 87, 89, 92
  • Plantago lanceolata
  • Zn, 37
  • Podocarpus elata
  • Mn, 80
  • Polygonum amphibium
  • Cu, 35
  • aviculare
  • Zn, 37, 38
  • Fagopyrum
  • Cu, 26, 39;
  • Zn, 41;
  • As, 54, 58
  • (see Buckwheat)
  • Persecaria
  • Cu, 5;
  • As, 54
  • Poplar
  • Cu, 15
  • Potato
  • Cu, 16, 26, 27, 30;
  • As, 52;
  • Mn, 78, 79
  • Protococcus infusionum
  • As, 62
  • sp.
  • As, 63
  • Pyrus communis
  • Mn, 79
  • Radish
  • Sr, 5;
  • B, 74;
  • Mn, 84, 90
  • Raphanus
  • B, 72
  • sativus
  • Zn, 39
  • Raspberry
  • As, 65
  • Rice
  • Zn, 47;
  • B, 66, 73;
  • Mn, 79, 86, 87, 88
  • Rosa remontana
  • Mn, 79
  • Rubus
  • B, 66
  • Rye
  • Cu, 16;
  • As, 60, 61
  • Sainfoin
  • Mn, 79
  • Secale cereale
  • Cu, 26;
  • Zn, 41;
  • As, 58
  • Silene inflata
  • Zn, 36, 37
  • Solanum tuberosum
  • Mn, 78
  • Soy beans
  • Cu, 17, 19;
  • B, 67;
  • Mn, 81, 85
  • Spinach, 41;
  • B, 73;
  • Mn, 89
  • Spergula arvensis
  • Zn, 39
  • Spirogyra
  • Cu, 35;
  • As, 62;
  • B, 76
  • Stichococcus bacillaris
  • As, 62
  • Sterigmatocystis nigra
  • Zn, 48, 49
  • (see Aspergillus niger)
  • Sugar cane
  • B, 65
  • Taraxacum officinale
  • Zn, 37
  • Tea
  • Mn, 79
  • Thlaspi alpestre
  • Zn, 36
  • sp.
  • Zn, 38
  • Tobacco
  • B, 66
  • Trapa natans
  • Mn, 79
  • Trifolium pratense
  • Zn, 39
  • Triticum vulgare
  • Cu, 17;
  • B, 67
  • (see Wheat)
  • Tropeolum Lobbianum
  • Cu, 17, 18
  • Turnip
  • As, 51, 52;
  • B, 74
  • swede
  • Mn, 78
  • Tussilago Farfara
  • Zn, 37, 38
  • Ulothrix tenerrima
  • As, 62
  • Ustilago
  • Cu, 28
  • Vaucheria
  • B, 76
  • Vicia Faba
  • Sr, 5;
  • Cu, 27, 29
  • sativa
  • B, 67;
  • Zn, 39
  • Viola sp.
  • Zn, 38
  • tricolor
  • Zn, 36
  • Vine
  • Cu, 31
  • Vitis vinifera
  • As, 52
  • Watercress
  • B, 66
  • Water-melon
  • B, 65
  • Wheat
  • Cu, 16, 17, 23;
  • Zn, 37, 44, 46;
  • As, 52, 60;
  • B, 66, 70, 72, 73;
  • Mn, 79, 81, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87
  • Willow
  • Zn, 39, 40
  • Yeast
  • Zn, 50;
  • B, 76
  • Zea japonica
  • Cu, 17, 18
  • Mays
  • (see Maize)

GENERAL INDEX

  • Absorption capacity of soils for zinc, 41
  • of poisons by plants, 25
  • Accelerators, 45
  • Action of heavy metals in mixed solutions, 20
  • Adsorption, 8, 23
  • Aeration in water cultures, 8
  • Algae, assimilation of arsenic by, 62
  • clearing ponds of, 35
  • effect of arsenic on, 62
  • effect of boron on, 76
  • effect of copper on, 35
  • Aluminium, 45, 78
  • Arbutin, 4
  • Arsenate, potassium, 53, 62, 63
  • sodium, 55, 57, 61
  • Arsenates, 53, 57
  • Arsenic acid, 53, 54, 60, 61, 62, 64
  • acid v. arsenious acid, 53
  • acid v. phosphoric acid, 53, 62
  • elimination of, 59
  • gas liberated by moulds, 63
  • in soil, effect of, 58
  • in superphosphate, 58
  • Arsenious acid, 53, 54, 57–61, 64
  • immunity of plants to, 58
  • Arsenite, sodium, 55, 56, 61
  • Arsenites, 53, 57
  • v. arsenates, 57
  • Artificial oxydases, 84
  • soil, 24, 46
  • Assimilation, reduction in water plants, 48
  • Barium, 44
  • Borate, calcium, 71
  • potassium, 71
  • Borates, 72
  • Borax, 71, 73
  • Bordeaux mixture, 30
  • blocking of stomata by, 33
  • on assimilation, effect of, 33
  • Boric acid, 1, 65–76, 93
  • Boromannitic acid, 68
  • Boron, antiseptic action of, 70
  • colour due to, 75
  • distribution in plants, 66
  • poisoning, indication of, 68, 69
  • rôle in plant economy, 74
  • Cadmium, 31
  • Calamine, 37
  • plants, 38
  • soils, flora of, 37
  • Calcium carbonate, 4, 23, 25
  • chloride, 20, 59
  • sulphate, 20, 44, 45
  • Carbon black, 23
  • dust, 10
  • Catalytic elements, 49, 91
  • Chlorophyll, 44, 60
  • Complementary manures, 47, 91
  • Conditions of plant life, 7
  • Copper, acetate, 19
  • action on plant organs, 30
  • bicarbonate, 26
  • bromide, 19
  • chloride, 19, 20
  • compounds, corrosive action on plant roots, 5, 27
  • distribution in tissues, 16
  • mode of action on plants, 25
  • nitrate, 19, 25
  • oxide, 15, 25
  • quantity in certain plants, 17
  • salts, injection into plant tissue, 31
  • sprays, effect on leaves, 30, 32
  • sulphate, 5, 19, 20, 22–27, 29–35, 41
  • Cumarin, 4
  • Distilled water, preparation of, 10
  • Double decomposition in soil, 25
  • Duration of experiments, 13
  • Experimental methods, comparison of, 14
  • Ferric chloride, sublimed, 86
  • hydrate, 23
  • Fungi, effect of arsenic on, 63
  • effect of boron on, 76
  • effect of copper on, 33, 34
  • effect of manganese on, 90
  • effect of zinc on, 48
  • Galactose, 76
  • Glucose, 76
  • Germination, effect of arsenic on, 60
  • effect of boron on, 72
  • effect of copper on, 27, 28
  • effect of manganese on, 84
  • effect of zinc on, 43
  • of seeds in sawdust, 11
  • Grading of seeds, 11
  • Growth in copper-distilled water, 17
  • of peas in water cultures, 11
  • Hydrochloric acid, 22
  • Hydroquinone, 91
  • Hypothesis of universal stimulation, 93
  • Iodine, 2, 91
  • Individuality of plants, error due to, 13
  • of species, 61
  • Interaction between soil and poison, 9
  • Iron, 31, 49
  • oxide, 78
  • sesquioxide, 84
  • sulphate, 48, 81, 85, 88
  • Laccase, 91, 95
  • Lack of control over field experiments, 9
  • Lead, 10, 26, 42, 44
  • Magnesium carbonate, 83, 84, 87
  • chloride, 20
  • sulphate, 1
  • Manganese as top-dressing, 89
  • chloride, 86, 88
  • commercial value of, 88
  • cytological action of, 81, 82
  • dioxide, 84, 87
  • essential to Coniferae, 80
  • in Australian soils, 83
  • in leaves, deposition of, 82
  • in organic combination, 79
  • iodide, 83, 84
  • manuring, after-effects of, 88
  • nitrate, 83, 84
  • oxide, 78, 79, 83, 84, 86, 88
  • phosphate, 79, 83, 86
  • retardation of ripening by, 82, 85
  • sulphate, 81–89, 94
  • Masking effect of inorganic food salts, 4, 20
  • Mercuric chloride, 22
  • oxide, 41
  • Mercury, 26
  • Metallic oxides, 78
  • Methods;
  • field experiments, 9
  • sand cultures, 8
  • soil cultures in pots, 9
  • water cultures, 7, 11
  • Mode of entry of poisons into plants, 4
  • Nickel, 24, 50
  • Nucleinic combination, 79
  • Nutrient solutions, composition, 13
  • Oligodynamic action, 28
  • Over-mineralisation of plants, 71
  • Phosphoric acid, 53, 54, 62, 64
  • Photo-synthesis, effect of copper on, 32
  • Potassium hydrate, 22
  • Presence of arsenic in animals, 51
  • in plants, 51
  • of boron in plants, 65
  • of copper in plants, 15
  • of manganese in plants, 78
  • of zinc in plants, 36
  • Pyrogallol, 91
  • Raulin’s solution, 49
  • Reproduction of poisoned plants, 40
  • Silver nitrate, 22
  • Sodium chloride, 20, 44
  • hydroxide, 22
  • nitrate, 4
  • Sterile cultures, 24
  • Stimulation, by injection of copper solutions, 31
  • by small doses of poisons, 2
  • definition of, 2
  • local, 47
  • of Aspergillus niger, 50
  • of fungi by copper, 34
  • of plants by arsenic, 61
  • of plants by boron, 73
  • of plants by copper (negative), 28
  • of plants by manganese, 84
  • of plants by zinc, 45–47
  • physiological considerations of manganese, 90
  • Strontium sulphate, 5
  • Sugar, 22, 31, 48, 49, 50, 68
  • Sulphur, flowers of, 10
  • Thymol, 22
  • Toxic action, effect of arsenic, 52
  • effect of boron, 67
  • effect of copper, 17
  • effect of light on, 44
  • effect of manganese, 81
  • effect of zinc, 38
  • equivalent, 18
  • limits of plant poisons, estimation of, 26
  • Toxicity, of nutrient salts, 1
  • of organic compounds, 4
  • of poisons, cause of, 22
  • of positive ions in copper compounds, 19, 22
  • reduction of, 39, 44
  • reduction of, by carbon black and ferric hydrate, 23
  • reduction of, by insoluble substances, 22
  • Toxin and nutrient, distinction between, 3
  • Transmission of power of resistance, 72
  • Valency, effect on toxicity, 44
  • Vanillin, 4
  • Variation in results on different substrata, 24
  • Zinc, absorption by roots, 42
  • carbonate, 38, 42, 43
  • effect of, on lower plants, 48
  • effect of, on plant and soil, 41
  • fixation of, 49
  • mode of action on plants, 43
  • oxide, 37, 47
  • oxide on leaves, deposition of, 47
  • storage in seeds, 43
  • sulphate, 38–49
  • sulphide, 42