biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Nģmec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 51:589-592, 2007 | DOI: 10.1007/s10535-007-0129-2

Steady presence of cadmium and nickel affects root anatomy, accumulation and distribution of essential ions in maize seedlings

I. Maksimovię1,*, R. Kastori1, L. Krstię2, J. Lukovię2
1 Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
2 Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology and Ecology, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia

When growing in the field, plants are exposed to the effect of heavy metals as soon as the seed comes into contact with the soil solution. Therefore, we found important to study the effect of Cd and Ni on maize exposed to these heavy metals since sowing. The aim of this work was to examine which anatomical changes are induced by continuous intoxication of young maize root system with 0.1 mM Cd and Ni, thus modifying its growth and capacity for water and nutrient uptake. Concomitantly, the effect on concentration and distribution of Cd, Ni and some essential ions (Ca, Mg, Zn, Fe, Cu and Mn) was studied.

Keywords: continuous heavy metal intoxication; mineral nutrition; Zea mays
Subjects: cadmium; heavy metals; maize; metals; nickel; root anatomy; Zea mays

Received: August 24, 2006; Accepted: March 20, 2007; Published: September 1, 2007  Show citation

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Maksimovię, I., Kastori, R., Krstię, L., & Lukovię, J. (2007). Steady presence of cadmium and nickel affects root anatomy, accumulation and distribution of essential ions in maize seedlings. Biologia plantarum, 51(3), 589-592. doi: 10.1007/s10535-007-0129-2
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