Distribution, Transportation and Cytolocalization of Neodymium in Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus L.)

Observation with the transmission electronic microscopy shows that Nd can not enter into the cytoplasm of oilseed rape ( brassica napus L.) in solution culture. It combines with the cell wall or amasses in the intercellular space. Nd accumulates in root tip after it enters into the plants, while only a small amount of Nd is transferred to the stem and leaf via apoplasm, and the leaf contains the least of Nd. Such observations are consistent with the analytical results of Nd distribution in rape tissues in soil culture experiment. It suggests that the physiological effects of Nd in plants might mainly function on plasmalemma of root system.