Lead phytotoxicity on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seed germination and seedlings growth.

M, Lamhamdi; A, Bakrim; A, Aarab; R, Lafont; F, Sayah

doi:10.1016/j.crvi.2010.12.006

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Lead phytotoxicity on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seed germination and seedlings growth.

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Lamhamdi M

Bakrim A

Aarab A

Abstract

Lead (Pb) is an environmental pollutant extremely toxic to plants and other living organisms including humans. To assess Pb phytotoxicity, experiments focusing on germination of wheat seeds were germinated in a solution containing Pb (NO(3))(2) (0.05; 0.1; 0.5; 1g/L) during 6 days. Lead accumulation...

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