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THE influence of calcium in ameliorating heavy metal toxicity towards plants is well known. The possibility that magnesium might possess similar properties, if to a lesser extent, has been largely ignored by ecologists although there are indications in the literature that such is the case1,2. We here reaffirm the effect, and point out its ecological significance.
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PROCTOR, J., MCGOWAN, I. Influence of magnesium on nickel toxicity. Nature 260, 134 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/260134a0
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