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. 1971 Dec;48(6):747–751. doi: 10.1104/pp.48.6.747

Sodium Absorption by Intact Sugar Beet Plants

Adel M El-Sheikh a,1, Albert Ulrich a
PMCID: PMC396940  PMID: 16657872

Abstract

Sodium absorption by intact sugar beet plants (Beta vulgaris) was found to be mediated by at least two distinct mechanisms when uptake was studied over a wide range of Na and K concentrations. The first mechanism operates at low Na concentrations (<1 milliequivalent per liter); presence of K completely blocks this mechanism for Na. The second mechanism operates at high Na concentrations (>1 milliequivalent per liter), transporting Na as well as K; but apparently this mechanism is not active for Na absorption in young sugar beet plants up to the 10-leaf stage.

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