[Cadmium effects on mineral nutrition and lipid contents in tomato leaves].
The treatment of growing tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum) plants with CdCl2 (0, 1, 5, 10, 25 et 50 microM) on various plant physiological parameters and membrane lipids of primary and young leaves was studied. In leaves of tomato plants Cd produced a significant inhibition of growth, chlorophyll content and alteration of the nutrient status in both primary and young leaves. A decrease in lipid contents, specially galactolipids and phospholipids, was observed after Cd treatment.
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Unité de Recherche de Nutrition et Métabolisme Azotés et Protéines de Stress, 99 UR/0920, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, 1060 Tunis, Tunisie.
Nouairi
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Tray
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Zarrouk
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Jemall
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Ghorbel
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D019256:Cadmium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008055:Lipids / Q000502:physiology*; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*
D008055:Lipids; D019256:Cadmium Chloride