biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Nìmec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 39:463-466, 1997 | DOI: 10.1023/A:1001009100026

Silicon and copper interaction in the growth of spring wheat seedlings

W. Nowakowski1, J. Nowakowska2
1 Department of Environmental Protection, Warsaw Agricultural University - SGGW, Warszawa, Poland
2 Institute of Botany, University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France

Shoot and root fresh and dry matters and their Cu content were determined in 7-d-old seedlings of Triticum aestivum L. cv. Alkora treated with Cu (10,20, 40 µg cm-3) and Si (500 µg cm-3). Si significantly reduced the toxic effect of Cu on fresh and dry matter production of wheat seedlings. Moreover, plants treated with Cu and Si absorbed less Cu from the solution and had higher water content in shoots and roots than that treated with Cu only.

Keywords: dry mass; fresh mass; Triticum aestivum; water content

Prepublished online: April 1, 1997; Published: November 1, 1997  Show citation

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Nowakowski, W., & Nowakowska, J. (1997). Silicon and copper interaction in the growth of spring wheat seedlings. Biologia plantarum, 39(3), 463-466. doi: 10.1023/A:1001009100026
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