Effect of Light and Related Factors on Ion Absorption by Banana Leaf Disks

• DOI: 10.1038/2011047a0
• Publication Date: 2006-07-05T17:31:59Z
• Authors: P. B. VOSE; S. C. SHIM
• Keywords: Cuticle (hair); Epidermis (zoology)

THE ease with which vacuum infiltrated leaf disks can take up an inorganic ion1 suggests a convenient means of examining the major metabolic factors of leaf absorption, free from the complications of cuticle and epidermis. In particular, the relationship of light, nitrogen and carbohydrate-level to salt absorption can be investigated.