Effect of environmental pretreatment on tolerance to copper and zinc in the moss funaria hygrometrica

Journal Article · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987 · American Journal of Botany; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2307/2444041· OSTI ID:5707954

Shaw, J ^[1]

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1. Duke Univ., Durham, NC (USA)

The effect of pretreatment on zinc- and copper-enriched media on subsequent tolerance of F. hygrometrica to these metals was tested in three individuals each from a tolerant and a nontolerant population. Some individuals showed a significant response to pretreatment and some did not, and those that did varied in both intensity and direction. In general, pretreatment affected protonemal growth more than stem production. Although pretreatment effects were demonstrated, genetic differences between individuals and populations were more important determinants of the level of tolerance.

• OSTI ID: 5707954
• Journal Information: American Journal of Botany; (USA), Vol. 74:10; ISSN 0002-9122
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
MOSSES
TOLERANCE
BIOCHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
COPPER
UPTAKE
ZINC
BRYOPHYTA
ELEMENTS
KINETICS
METALS
PLANTS
REACTION KINETICS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
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