“…The mechanism of tolerance focused on here is the exclusion of AI from root cells. Experiments with cowpea (Horst et al, 1982) wheat (Delhaize et al, 1993;Rincon and Gonzales,1992;Tice et al, 1992) and upland rice (Oryza sativa, Jan, 1993) have shown that roots of tolerant genotypes may accumulate less A1, particularly at the root apex, which is a primary site of action for A1 toxicity (Bennett et al, 1985;Clarkson, 1965;Horst et al, 1983;. In this study, we measure A1 accumulation in the 5 nun root apex and in other developmentally defined regions of the soybean root.…”