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Mitigation of Pb toxicity by Mn in seedling of the cacao clonal CCN 51 genotype grown in soil: physiological, biochemical, nutritional and molecular responses.
Ecotoxicology (London, England) - 1 Mar 2021
Apraez Muñoz Jose Julian, de Almeida Alex-Alan Furtado, Pirovani Carlos Priminho, Ahnert Dário, Baligar Virupax C
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Lead (Pb) is a highly toxic metal for humans, animals and plants even at low concentrations in the soil. The ingestion of chocolate produced from contaminated beans can contribute to consumer exposure to Pb. While, Mn is an element essential for plants and participates as enzymatic cofactors in several metabolic pathways. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of Mn on mitigation of Pb toxicity...
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