Publication detail

Qualitative Detection of Mg Content in a Leaf of Hedera helix by Using X-ray Radiation From a Laser Plasma Source

L. REALE, A. LAI, M. SIGHICELLI, A. FAENOV, T. PIKUZ, F. FLORA, P. ZUPPELLA, T. LIMONGI, L. PALLADINO, A. POMA, J. KAISER, M. GALIOVÁ, A. BALERNA, G. CINQUE

Original Title

Qualitative Detection of Mg Content in a Leaf of Hedera helix by Using X-ray Radiation From a Laser Plasma Source

Type

journal article - other

Language

English

Original Abstract

In this article, a method to reveal the presence of Mg content inside the different parts of leaves of Hedera helix is presented. In fact a sample of a Hedera helixs leaf, commonly characterized by a green and a white side, is analyzed under X-ray radiation. The presence of two zones with different colors in the Hedera helixs leaf has not been explained. In this connection, there are presently three hypotheses to explain the characteristic double-color appearance of the leaf. The first hypothesis suggests a different cytoplasmic inheritance of chloroplasts at the cell division, the second a different allelic composition, homozygote and heterozygote, between the two zones, and finally the third the action of a virus which changes the color properties in the Hederas leaves. The resulting effect is a different content of something between the green and the white side. We utilized X-ray radiation, obtained from a plasma source with a Mg target, to image Hedera helix leaves and we found that the green side of the leaf is highlighted. We may suppose that the reason why the X-rays from a Mg plasma source, allow us to pick up the green side is probably due to the greater presence of the amount of Mg (from chlorophyll or other complexes and/or salts) in the two sides, green and white, of the leaf.

Keywords

X-ray contact microradiography; plant leaves; magnesium target; leaf details; phytoremediation

Authors

L. REALE, A. LAI, M. SIGHICELLI, A. FAENOV, T. PIKUZ, F. FLORA, P. ZUPPELLA, T. LIMONGI, L. PALLADINO, A. POMA, J. KAISER, M. GALIOVÁ, A. BALERNA, G. CINQUE

RIV year

2008

Released

1. 6. 2008

ISBN

1059-910X

Periodical

Microscopy research and technique

Year of study

71

Number

6

State

United States of America

Pages from

459

Pages to

468

Pages count

9

BibTex

@article{BUT48107,
  author="Jozef {Kaiser} and Michaela {Vašinová Galiová}",
  title="Qualitative Detection of Mg Content in a Leaf of Hedera helix by Using X-ray Radiation From a Laser Plasma Source",
  journal="Microscopy research and technique",
  year="2008",
  volume="71",
  number="6",
  pages="459--468",
  issn="1059-910X"
}