Dataset: Influence of phosphorus and potassium nutrition on alfalfa taproot reserve pools during cold acclimation in fall and initial growth in spring. Years 2002 to 2004. Throckmorton Purdue Agriculture Center.

10.4231/5BQ9-2V23

Jeffrey J. Volenec , Suzanne M. Cunningham , Sylvie M. Brouder , W. Kess Berg

08/13/2021

Concentrations of sugar, starch, protein, amino N, and RNA change in alfalfa taproots as plants acclimate for winter and when shoot growth resumes in spring. The direction and extent of these changes are altered by phosphorus and potassium...

Agriculture Agronomy Alfalfa Amino Acid growth Medicago Nonstructural carbohydrates Phosphorus Fertilizer Plant persistence Potassium Fertilizer Protein Roots Shoot growth Starch reserves Sugar reserves Winter hardiness Yield components