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The responses of barley and wheat seedlings to lead and cadmium ions in relation to the concentration and duration of treatment were studied. Both metals inhibited seed germination and growth of roots and shoots, but the toxic effect of cadmium was observed at lower concentrations. Inhibition of seedling growth was already recorded already within a day after the beginning of the treatment, and then increased further. The sensitivity of the processes studied to both the metals decreased in the order: root growth, shoot growth and seed germination. The resistance of barley and wheat to lead was similar, whereas the resistance to cadmium was higher in barley
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Acknowledgements: This work was partly supported by the Russian Fundamental Research Foundation (Grant N 94-04-12981)
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Titov, A.F., Talanova, V.V. & Boeva, N.P. Growth responses of barley and wheat seedlings to lead and cadmium. Biol Plant 38, 431–436 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02896675
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