Food Structure
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Abstract
The physiological role of titanium in plants has not been elucidated yet, but a higher rate of growth , greater chlorophyll content and higher productivity, among others , may be attributed to this element. We have investigated the distribution of titanium in wheat seedlings after Titavit (a Ti ·ascorbate containing plant conditioner) treatment applied either through the leaf or through the root. In field experiments, we also sprayed spinach plants with Titavit. We have found a practically unidirectional tran slocation of Ti from the shoot into the root, and a preferential local ization of Ti in the nuclear cell fraction as seen by JCP-AES (inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry). Electron microscopic X·ray microanalysis after chemical fixation showed little or no accumulation of Ti in the cells of the treated organs . However, if there was in appreciable Xray emission at 4.5 keV (Ti), it was recorded from the nucleoplasm and nucleolus. The comparison of ICPAES and X-ray analyses leads us to the conclusion that the majority of Ti may be in a diffusible form in the treated cells, except the nuclei, where Ti may be bound firmly.
Recommended Citation
Kelemen, G.; Keresztes, A.; Bacsy, E.; Feher, M.; Fodor, P.; and Pais, I.
(1993)
"Distribution and Intracellular Localization of Titanium in Plants After Titanium Treatment,"
Food Structure: Vol. 12:
No.
1, Article 8.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/foodmicrostructure/vol12/iss1/8