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Changes of element ratios of cultured cells from dune reed under adverse environmental conditions

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Dune reed, as an ecotype of reed plant (Phragmites communis Trin.), is an ideal material for studies on the adaptations of plant to environmental conditions. Scanning electron microscope, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, and plant tissue culture techniques were used to investigate the effect of extreme temperature, salt, and polyethylene glycol-induced osmotic stress on the intracellular elements K, Na, Ca, and Cl in cultured cells from dune reed and swamp reed (as control). The results indicated that the percentages of the studied elements in dune reed cells exposed to various stresses increased or decreased obviously compared to the swamp reed cells. It has been found that a pattern of absorbing K and discharging Na exists in dune reed cells, which did not exist in swamp reed cells. The pattern is thought to be a significant physiological mechanism of the dune reed response to adverse environmental factors. In addition, the percentages of Ca and Cl in dune reed cells were also shown to increase at high temperature. The growth of cells along with their surface features under different stress conditions were observed and the results are discussed.

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    Suxia Cui, Wei Wang & Cheng-Lie Zhang

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Cui, S., Wang, W. & Zhang, CL. Changes of element ratios of cultured cells from dune reed under adverse environmental conditions. Biol Trace Elem Res 87, 201–209 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1385/BTER:87:1-3:201

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