On September 5th 2017, Jehad Abbadi published a new study in the journal of Research in Plant Sciences Titled “Mechanisms of Phosphorous Uptake Efficiency of Safflower and Sunflower Grown in Different Soils.” The article aimed to study P uptake efficiency of safflower as compared to sunflower under semi-controlled conditions in sandy and loamy soils. The results of this study demonstrated that under P deficiency in both soil types, both species responded similarly in terms of P influx, depleting P from soil solution and P concentration in shoots. Under high P supply, P influx and P concentration in shoots was less in safflower in both soil types. Safflower was characterized by higher shoot demand on roots for P under low and high P supplies in both soil types.
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