biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Němec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 48:267-272, 2004 | DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOP.0000033455.11107.97

Accumulation of Four Metals in Tissues of Corchorus olitorius and Possible Mechanisms of Their Tolerance

A.M.A. Mazen1
1 Botany Department, Faculty of Sciences at Sohag, South Valley University, Egypt

Corchorus olitorius plants treated by 5 μg cm-3 of Cd, Pb, Al or Cu in hydroponic culture accumulated in leaves 190, 150, 350 and 325 μg g-1(d.m.) of these metals, respectively, after 6 d of exposure. Exposure of Corchorus plants to tested metals resulted in a sharp rise in content of amino acids in leaf tissues, however the magnitude of accumulation was different from one metal to another. Presence of sulphur in the growth medium significantly increased uptake of Cd and Pb and cysteine (cyst) was more effective than K2SO4. Similarly, addition of salicylic acid (SA) in the growth medium significantly enhanced the ability of Corchorus plants to accumulate all these metals. Growth of Corchorus plants was significantly reduced by treatment with any of the four metals except Cu and added cyst, K2SO4 or SA alleviated the growth retarding effect of metals.

Keywords: aluminium; cadmium; copper; cysteine; lead; salicylic acid; potassium sulphate
Subjects: aluminium, accumulation in tissue; amino acids; cadmium, accumulation in tissue; copper, accumulation in tissue; Corchorus olitorius; growth analysis, plant development, biomass and yield enhancement; heavy metals; lead, cadmium accumulation in tissue; potassium sulphate, Cd accumulation in tissue; salicylic acid

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