Plants which accumulate metals. Part II. An investigation of the soluble zinc containing extracts from two australian species

Plants which accumulate metals. Part III

Plants which accumulate metals. Part III. A further investigation of two australian species which take up zinc

✍ M.E. Farago; M.J. Pitt 📂 Article 📅 1977 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 281 KB

The zinc which remains insoluble in the plants Crotalaria novae hollandiae and Polycarpaea glabra after treatment with aqueous ethanol and water, has been shown to be associated with carbohydrates. It is concluded that zinc ions are stored in carbohydrate ion exchange sites in the cell walls and tha