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Mungbean: A Nickel Indicator, Accumulator or Excluder?

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Seeds of the two mungbean cultivars were exposed to 25, 30, 35 and 40 mg L−1 nickel along with control. Nickel stress decreased growth, photosynthetic pigments, yield attributes and cation (Na+, K+ and Ca2+) accumulation in mungbean. This reduction was less at 25 mg L−1 as compared to 40 mg L−1 nickel. In addition, nickel was mainly stored in roots and restricted transfer to the aerial parts (shoot and least by leaves) was observed.

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    M. S. A. Ahmad, M. Hussain, R. Saddiq & A. K. Alvi

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Ahmad, M.S.A., Hussain, M., Saddiq, R. et al. Mungbean: A Nickel Indicator, Accumulator or Excluder?. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 78, 319–324 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-007-9182-y

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