Agricultural and Biological Sciences
8 years ago

Citrus leaves show higher potassium influx than sodium, unaffected by light.

Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
Sodium and Potassium Influx into Citrus Leaf Slices
F. Andrew Smith, JB Robinson

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The study measured sodium and potassium levels in citrus leaf slices using tracers. They found that potassium influx was always higher than sodium influx at any given external concentration. Light did not affect the influxes, and replacing chloride ions with sulphate ions had no impact on the results.