Figure 7

Long-term⁶⁵Zn accumulation in durum wheat seedlings.Time-course of⁶⁵Zn accumulation in intact roots (A),⁶⁵Zn translocation to shoots (B), and⁶⁵Zn accumulation per plant (C) of high (TL-H) and low (TL-L) Cd-accumulating isolines of durum wheat. Roots of 6-d old seedlings were exposed for up to 60 h (solutions changed every 12 h) in 15 mL of complete nutrient solution containing 50 pM¹⁰⁹Cdand 0.5 μM⁶⁵Zn. Desorbable⁶⁵Zn was removed following treatment by a 30 min (2°C) wash in non-radiolabelled nutrient solution containing 50 μM DTPA. Inset shows desorbable⁶⁵Zn expressed as a percentage of total⁶⁵Zn accumulation in the roots. Means and standard errors of 7 replicates (3 plants per replicate) are plotted.