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The effect of lead (in the form of Pb(CH3COO)2 ⋅ 3H2O at concentrations of 200, 400, and 800 mg/kg substrate) on the photosynthetic apparatus of barley (cv. Dina) and oat (cv. Falensky) was studied. Exposure to low concentrations of lead (200 mg/kg) slightly increased the content of chlorophyll in leaves and the rate of photosynthesis. Medium concentrations of lead (400 mg/kg) had no marked effect on the parameters analyzed, whereas high concentrations (800 mg/kg) decreased the area of leaves, the content of green pigments in them, and the rate of photosynthesis.
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Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Biologicheskaya, No. 2, 2005, pp. 184–188.
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Kaznina, N.M., Laidinen, G.F., Titov, A.F. et al. Effect of lead on the photosynthetic apparatus of annual grasses. Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 32, 147–150 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10525-005-0022-5
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