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Histological studies of the vascular connection in the root-shoot junction of tissue culture-derived plantlets and seedlings ofThuja occidentalis L. (Eastern white cedar) showed that in both plant types the xylem was well developed, smooth and not disrupted. Uptake and translocation of32P and86Rb were also similar for plantlets and seedlings. However, approximately 50% more86Rb could be desorbed from the root Donnan free space of plantlets than from seedlings. Uptake and translocation to the shoot was higher for86Rb than for32P, but no differences were found between the plant types. Tracer translocation rates to the shoot seem to be positively correlated with shoot fresh weight.
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Bender, L., Harry, I.S., Yeung, E.C. et al. Root histology, and nutrient uptake and translocation in tissue culture plantlets and seedlings ofThuja occidentalis L.. Trees 1, 232–237 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01816821
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