Abstract
While considerable information on lead distribution in the cells of terrestrial plants has been collected, little is known about lead localization in the cells of the aquatic plant. Lemna minor L. (duckweed) roots were examined using X-ray microanalysis. After 1-h treatment with lead, its concentration was the highest in small vacuoles. After 6 and 12 h, the lead content of cell walls gradually increased. The changes of lead level between vacuoles and cell walls may result from redistribution of this metal from symplast to cell walls or it may reflect increased apoplastic transport. Lead was not found in the ground cytoplasm of any variants of the experiments. This fact and presence of lead in small vesicles suggests that endocytosis may play the role in lead uptake in Lemna.
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Abbreviations
- app. conc. (%):
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apparent concentration (%)
- cw:
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cell wall
- EDS:
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energy dispersive spectrometry
- v:
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vacuole
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Samardakiewicz, S., Woźny, A. (2001). The distribution of lead in duckweed (Lemna minor L.) root tip. In: Gašparíková, O., Čiamporová, M., Mistrík, I., Baluška, F. (eds) Recent Advances of Plant Root Structure and Function. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 90. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2858-4_19
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