Increasing total and biologically active chromium in wheat grain and spinach by spraying with chromium salts
Recently, chromium has been shown to be necessary for glucose metabolism in man. But most plant species greatly restrict the uptake of Cr. This study was conducted to determine if both total and biologically active Cr could be increased in wheat grain or spinach by spraying the plants with either Cr/sub 2/(SO/sub 4/)/sub 3/ or Cr-EDTA. Concentrations of Cr in wheat grain were about doubled in a greenhouse experiment by spraying with either Cr source. Biologically active Cr (estimated by extraction with ethanol or NH/sub 4/OH) was increased from about 40 to greater than 50% of total Cr when wheat was sprayed with Cr salts. Total Cr in spinach leaves was increased by as much as 10-fold by spraying, with the sulfate source being more effective than the EDTA.
- Research Organization:
- Michigan State Univ., East Lansing
- OSTI ID:
- 6374507
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8106251-
- Journal Information:
- Trace Subst. Environ. Health; (United States), Vol. 15; Conference: 15. annual conference on trace substances in environmental health, Columbia, MO, USA, 1 Jun 1981
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
CHROMIUM
METABOLISM
SPINACH
NUTRITION
WHEAT
AGRICULTURE
CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
FERTILIZERS
PUBLIC HEALTH
CEREALS
ELEMENTS
FOOD
GRAMINEAE
GRASS
INDUSTRY
METALS
PLANTS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
VEGETABLES
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