Publication Date:
1983-04-01
Description:
Copper, nickel, and cobalt solutions were added to a variety of substrates to test the effects of these metals on the germination and radicle elongation of two deciduous and five coniferous woody species native to eastern North America. For species grown on filter paper, germination was little affected by metal concentrations of up to 100 ppm. Filter-paper tests showed that radicle elongation was reduced by 25% at concentrations that ranged from 1 to 5 ppm for Betulapapyrifera Marsh, to as much as 50 to 100 ppm for Pinusstrobus L. Concentrations causing similar effects on mineral and organic soil substrates were, respectively, 10 and 100 times greater than those for filter paper. For all species, toxicity followed the pattern Ni 〉 Cu 〉 Co for filter paper and [Formula: see text] for mineral and organic soils. Deciduous species were more readily damaged by these metals than were coniferous species.
Print ISSN:
0045-5067
Electronic ISSN:
1208-6037
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition