The uptake and accumulation of phosphorous and nitrates and the activity of nitrate reductase in cucumber seedlings treated with PbCl2 or CdCl2
Treatment of 4-day-old cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) seedlings with PbCl2 or CdCl2 caused a significant increase in the accumulation of heavy metals by the plants, especially in the roots. The accumulated Pb initially enhanced the uptake of phosphorous after the plants had been transferred to a nutr...
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| Language: | English |
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Polish Botanical Society
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae |
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| Online Access: | https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/article/view/2948 |