Vacuolar sequestration as a coping mechanism in cadmium-treated water hyacinth [Eichhornia crassipev (Mart.) Solms.]

Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms. plants were grown in nutrient solutions with 0.05, 0.5 and 5.0 mg L-1 CdCI2for 1,3 and 7 d. Growth responses of roots, stems, petioles and laminae were evaluated. The biomass and chlorophyll content of the laminae were significantly affected by age of the leaf and...

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Published in:Philippine Agricultural Scientist, The (Formerly the Philippine Agriculturist) Vol. 91, no. 2 (Jun. 2008), 123-133
Main Author: Puzon, Juliana Janet M.
Other Authors: Rivero, Gilda, Montano, Marco Nemesio E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2008
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