Abstract
Effects of varying levels of phosphorus (P) on sycamore (Platanus occidentalis L.) growth and on the endogenous cytokinin levels in the xylem sap were tested. The seedlings were grown in aerated nutrient solutions in the greenhouse. Photoperiod was held constant at 16 hours. Four P concentrations, 0.02, 0.10, 0.50, and 2 mm, were used. There were no P deficiency symptoms even at the lowest P concentration. The maximum growth occurred in seedlings grown in 0.10 mm P. The greatest dry matter yield as well as stem height, stem diameter, and leaf area were produced at 0.10 or 0.50 mm P. The amount of cytokinin in xylem sap for each harvest during P nutrition followed closely the dry matter values, stem height, stem diameter, and leaf area.
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