Combination toxicology of metal enriched soils: physiological responses of a Zn- and Cd-resistant ecotype of Silene vulgaris on polymetallic soils.

W.H.O. Ernst, H.J.M. Nelissen, W.M. ten Bookum

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    Abstract

    Plants of an ecotype of Silene vulgaris (Caryophyllaceae) originating from a Cd-Pb-Zn mine at Plombiere (Belgium) were grown on 15 polymetallic soils for a full life-cycle to investigate physiological responses which can help explain previously reported disorders in plants. The degree of regulation of the metal concentration in the young seedlings was a very reliable indicator of the subsequent plant performance. Uptake of Zn could be regulated up to 200 nmol water-soluble Zn g
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)55-71
    Number of pages17
    JournalEnvironmental and Experimental Botany
    Volume43
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2000

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