| Literature DB >> 16664450 |
Abstract
A procedure is described that can be used to minimize toxic effects of polyethylene glycol (PEG) to plants. The procedure is based on recycling nutrient solutions containing PEG-6000 through two plant cultures. Tomato plants grown in -0.3 megapascals PEG solutions used after two growth cycles exhibited minimal toxic effects. Long-term responses like dry matter production and chlorophyll content as well as short-term responses like CO(2) fixation rates and leaf conductance were severely inhibited by fresh PEG-6000 and only slightly reduced by recycled PEG-6000. Complete osmotic adjustment was obtained with tomatoes grown in recycled but not in fresh PEG solutions.Entities:
Year: 1985 PMID: 16664450 PMCID: PMC1074925 DOI: 10.1104/pp.79.2.559
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Plant Physiol ISSN: 0032-0889 Impact factor: 8.340