The uptake of platinum group metals by tomato, bean and corn

✍ Scribed by M.E. Farago; W.A. Mullen; J.B. Payne

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1979
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 280 KB
• Volume: 34
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0020-1693
• DOI: 10.1016/s0020-1693(00)94693-0

✦ Synopsis

The uptake of platinum, palladium and rhodium become established, the individual seedlings, selected by tomato, corn and bean plants grown hydrofor uniformity of growth, were transferred to 2 dm3 ponically, has been investigated. Platinum, and to a black plastic boxes. Half strength nutrient solutions lesser extent, palksdium, is transported to the tops of [2] were added to six boxes each containing four the plants, and extensively taken up by the roots. plants. When the plants were well established the Growth of the plants and calcium translocation is boxes were treated with full strength nutrient soluaffected. Rhodium appears to have little effect on the tions containing the following concentrations of growth of tomato and corn plants.