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The investigation of phosphorus absorption by intact plants during a short period has above all confirmed the validity of the results obtained in the foregoing study of the kinetics of absorption by excised roots. Further, the results show the unquestionably important role of mass flow in transporting ions to plant roots, mainly at lower and medium concentrations, that is, from about 0.1 to 10 mM. Under conditions of growth close to the optimum, the supply by means of mass flow can be sufficient even at lower concentrations of phosphorus, such as 1.47 mM KH2PO4, or the absorption of phosphorus by plants can be higher than in the case of ions being transported to roots by diffusion. With a higher absorption the phosphorus distribution somewhat changes as well, relatively more of it being accumulated in the roots. 2.4-DNP applied to the nutrient solution at a concentration of 10-5 M reduces the phosphorus absorption.
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ČíŽkoyá-Macůrková, R., Laštůvka, Z. Phosphorus absorption by intact maize plants from flowing solutions influenced by 2.4-dinitrophenol and viscosity of solution. Biol Plant 18, 464–468 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02922556
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