Tob. Sci., 1988, 32-21, p. 88-91, ISSN. 0082-4523
Root control of leaf cadmium accumulation in tobacco
Department of Agronomy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA; United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
Grafting was used to determine if the root or shoot controls Cd accumulation in leaves of N. tabacum (high-leaf, high-root cadmium accumulator) and N. rustica (low-leaf, very-high-root cadmium accumulator). Cadmium treatment of stem grafts consisting...