Progress of fruit plants in selenium-enriched research in China.

摘要

Selenium (Se) affects the development of fruit plants as a necessary element. It is effective in the prevention and treatment of some diseases in a health protection aspect. There are many of areas with low Se, which could be called Se-poor zones in China, except for individual zones. Therefore, plenty of research have been carried out to determine the effect of Se on the growth of fruit plants by artificial cultural methods. The main objectives include: the ability to enrich Se in fruits using Se fertilizers and its physiological effects on growth and development of Se-enriched fruit trees. The main fruit species used were apple, pear, jujube, kiwifruit, grape, orange and watermelon.