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Radiotracer studies revealed that the mechanism of zinc uptake was not purely non-metabolic. The over all uptake of Zn by intact plant ofPisum sativum L. (Var. T-163) occurred through an initial nonmetabolic phase followed by a metabolically mediated absorption. The translocation of zinc from plant roots to shoot was more sensitive to metabolic inhibitors and thus was a metabolic function.
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Chandel, A.S., Saxena, M.C. Mechanism of uptake and translocation of zinc by pea plants (Pisum sativum L.). Plant Soil 56, 343–353 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02143029
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