Effects of Various Doses of Selenite on Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica L.)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Plant Material and Cultivation
2.3. Sample Preparation for Fresh and Dry Weight Analysis
2.4. Sample Preparation for Selenium Determination
2.5. Determination of Selenium Using Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
2.6. Preparation of Plant Tissues for Thiol Determinations
2.7. Determination of Thiols
2.8. Descriptive Statistics
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Selenium Influence on Plants
3.2. Plant Behavior
3.3. Root System of Plants
3.4. Selenium Content in Plant
3.5. Low Molecular Mass Thiols–phytochelatins
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
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Sample ID | Applied dose [mg Se/kg soil] | Number of doses | Total Se addition [mg Se/kg soil] | |
---|---|---|---|---|
A | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2.0 | |
3 | 4.0 | 1 | 4.0 | |
B | 4 | 2.0 | 10 | 20.0 |
5 | 4.0 | 10 | 40.0 |
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Krystofova, O.; Adam, V.; Babula, P.; Zehnalek, J.; Beklova, M.; Havel, L.; Kizek, R. Effects of Various Doses of Selenite on Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica L.). Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2010, 7, 3804-3815. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph7103804
Krystofova O, Adam V, Babula P, Zehnalek J, Beklova M, Havel L, Kizek R. Effects of Various Doses of Selenite on Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica L.). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2010; 7(10):3804-3815. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph7103804
Chicago/Turabian StyleKrystofova, Olga, Vojtech Adam, Petr Babula, Josef Zehnalek, Miroslava Beklova, Ladislav Havel, and Rene Kizek. 2010. "Effects of Various Doses of Selenite on Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica L.)" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 7, no. 10: 3804-3815. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph7103804