@Article{taiwania1995402173,
AUTHOR = {Ching-Chien Tsay, Li-Wen Wang and Yung-Reui Chen},
TITLE = {Plant in Response to Copper Toxicity},
JOURNAL = {Taiwania},
VOLUME = {40},
YEAR = {1995},
ISSUE = {2},
PAGES = {173-181},
URL = {https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/882},
ABSTRACT = {Ten-day old seedlings germinated from seeds of tested plants obtained from commercial sources and Cu-polluted open field were transferred to a Hoagland's solution containing various concentration of copper. Young plants grew better in Hoagland's solution containing 2 μM copper than that of plain one. Among eighteen tested plants, Miscanthus floridulus and Dianthus barbatus were more tolerant to excess copper. Most Cu-treated plant showed growth retardation in root and shoot, and sometimes leaf chlorosis. Structural changes of cells induced by copper toxicity were found in extracellular matrix and intracellular organelles. Breakage of membrane systems frequently appeared in various tissues of susceptable plants. Chloroplast abnormalities occurred in leaf tissues. Electron-dense granules were found in cell wall, vacuoles, chloroplast and cytoplasm. Acid phosphatase and peroxidase are verified to be the potential markers for the plants in response to coppper stress.},
DOI = {10.6165/tai.1995.40.173}
}