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Metal content in the various parts of maize kernels as related to maize root growth during germination. / Bityutskii, N. P.; Magnitskii, S. V.; Korobeinikova, L. P.; Shchiparev, S. M.; Terleev, V. V.; Matveeva, G. V.
In: Russian Journal of Plant Physiology, Vol. 46, No. 3, 05.1999, p. 426-430.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Metal content in the various parts of maize kernels as related to maize root growth during germination
AU - Bityutskii, N. P.
AU - Magnitskii, S. V.
AU - Korobeinikova, L. P.
AU - Shchiparev, S. M.
AU - Terleev, V. V.
AU - Matveeva, G. V.
N1 - Copyright: Copyright 2004 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam. All rights reserved.
PY - 1999/5
Y1 - 1999/5
N2 - Ca, Fe, Mn, and Zn distribution in embryos, endosperms, and seed coats of mature maize kernels was studied in eight genotypes of Zea mays L. The seed coat and embryo accumulated more micronutrients and Ca than the endosperm. The highest Fe and Mn concentrations (on a dry weight basis) were found in embryos and seed coats. The highest Ca concentrations were found in seed coats and Zn in embryos. Some 23% of Ca and 32% of Zn were eluted from the seed coat and 37% of Zn from the endosperm during seed imbibition. At the same time, the metals were retained in the bound state in all the other kernel tissues. The root length of seven-day-old maize seedlings correlated with micronutrient concentrations in embryo tissues. The level of micronutrient concentration in embryo tissues seems to affect the rate of the root growth in germinating maize kernels.
AB - Ca, Fe, Mn, and Zn distribution in embryos, endosperms, and seed coats of mature maize kernels was studied in eight genotypes of Zea mays L. The seed coat and embryo accumulated more micronutrients and Ca than the endosperm. The highest Fe and Mn concentrations (on a dry weight basis) were found in embryos and seed coats. The highest Ca concentrations were found in seed coats and Zn in embryos. Some 23% of Ca and 32% of Zn were eluted from the seed coat and 37% of Zn from the endosperm during seed imbibition. At the same time, the metals were retained in the bound state in all the other kernel tissues. The root length of seven-day-old maize seedlings correlated with micronutrient concentrations in embryo tissues. The level of micronutrient concentration in embryo tissues seems to affect the rate of the root growth in germinating maize kernels.
KW - Content
KW - Embryo
KW - Endosperm
KW - Genotypes
KW - Kernel
KW - Metal ions
KW - Seed coat
KW - Zea mays
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033246838
VL - 46
SP - 426
EP - 430
JO - Russian Journal of Plant Physiology
JF - Russian Journal of Plant Physiology
SN - 1021-4437
IS - 3
ER -
ID: 75015476