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The effect of nickel chloride concentrations in the range of 1–1000 mg/L on seed germination and the development of organs and pigment system in seedlings of the helophyte common water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica L. and hygrohelophyte greater water-parsnip Sium latifolium L. has been studied. It is shown that nickel chloride has practically no effect on the germination of the common water-plantain; however, it suppresses the germination of the greater water-parsnip. It is demonstrated that the toxicant suppresses the growth of seedlings and synthesis of photosynthetic pigments. The length of cotyledons and hypocotyl is less variable, with a much stronger effect on roots and leaves. It is determined that the morphometric parameters are less sensitive to the toxicant when compared to physiological ones. In general, the common water-plantain is more resistant to the effect of nickel chloride than the greater water-parsnip.
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Original Russian Text © A.G. Lapirov, L.E. Sigareva, E.G. Krylova, N.A. Timofeeva, 2017, published in Biologiya Vnutrennykh Vod, 2017, No. 3, pp. 66–72.
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Lapirov, A.G., Sigareva, L.E., Krylova, E.G. et al. Effect of nickel chloride on seed germination and morphophysiological parameters of seedlings of Alisma plantago-aquatica L. and Sium latifolium L.. Inland Water Biol 10, 308–314 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995082917030099
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