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A Colorimetric Method for Measuring Iron Content in Plants
Published on: September 7, 2018
Composition, speciation and distribution of iron minerals in Imperata cylindrica
Ricardo Amils1, Vicenta de la Fuente, Nuria Rodríguez
1Centro de Biología Molecular, UAM, Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain. ramils@cbm.uam.es
Abstract:
A comparative study of the roots, rhizomes and leaves of an iron hyperaccumulator plant, Imperata cylindrica, isolated from the banks of an extreme acidic environment, using complementary techniques: Mösbauer spectroscopy (MS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled to energy-dispersive X-ray microanalysis (EDAX) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), has shown that two main biominerals, jarosite and ferrihydrate-ferritin, accumulate in the different tissues. Jarosite accumulates mainly in roots and rhizomes, while ferritin has been detected in all the structures. A model of iron management in I. cylindrica is presented.
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