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Fluoranthene at 0.01 mg/L significantly lowered maize seed germination (91% germination).
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e1“in maize the germination was significantly lowered already by 0.01 mg/L FLT (91% germination)”
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Early stages of plant ontogenesis in the environment treated byorganic pollutant
Marie Kummerová; Lucie Váňová; Štěpán Zezulka; et al. 2011
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- Intervention effect Fluoranthene at 1 mg/L decreased pea seed germination (93% germination).
- Intervention effect Fluoranthene at 7 mg/L produced the largest decrease in maize seed germination (78% germination).
- Intervention effect Fluoranthene at 7 mg/L produced the largest decrease in pea seed germination (90% germination).
- Intervention effect Increasing fluoranthene treatment increased the inhibition of root and shoot length and dry weight in maize.
- Intervention effect Increasing fluoranthene treatment increased the inhibition of root and shoot length and dry weight in pea.
- Intervention effect Low fluoranthene concentration produced higher ethylene production in maize seeds.
- Intervention effect Low fluoranthene concentration produced higher ethylene production in pea seeds.
- Intervention effect Production of ethylene and ethane increased with increasing fluoranthene treatment in pea and maize.