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Title: Effects of temperature and species on TNT injury to plants
Authors: United States. Army Medical Research and Development Command
Palazzo, A. J. (Antonio J.)
Bailey, Ronald N.
Graham, John M.
Keywords: Plant growth
Temperature effects
TNT
Publisher: Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.)
Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)
Series/Report no.: Special report (Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.)) ; 88-16.
Description: Special Report
Abstract: The studies tested the toxic effects of trinitrotoluene (TNT) to plants grown hydroponically. The first study tested the effect of temperature and TNT concentration on plant growth, and the second tested the effect of TNT on various legumes and grass. The studies showed that the tolerance to TNT is related to both the genotypic characteristics of the plant and its rate of growth. Plants growing in more optimum environments and having a greater growth rate were more tolerant to the injurious effects of TNT. TNT tolerance was greater in grasses than in legumes. The growing points of plants originating from the crown were most tolerant to TNT injury.
Rights: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11681/11826
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