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Study on the dose-effect relationship of selenite with the growth of wheat

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The wheat in hydroponics culture has been chosen as a model to study the dose-effect relationship of selenite with its growth. Five different morphological end points and 12 different biological and biochemical end points during different phases of growth of wheat seedling and seed germination have been measured and analyzed. A dose-effect relationship of selenite with the growth of wheat has been obtained from data analysis. The results shows that critical threshold for beneficial effect is about 1.0 mg Se/L, and the critical threshold for adverse effect is about 5.0 mg Se/L in hydroponics culture. From the result of product of lipid peroxidation, it is assumed that the role of selenium for plant is related to the oxy-radical reaction.

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    A. Peng, Y. Xu, J. H. Liu & Z. J. Wang

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Peng, A., Xu, Y., Liu, J.H. et al. Study on the dose-effect relationship of selenite with the growth of wheat. Biol Trace Elem Res 76, 175–181 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1385/BTER:76:2:175

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