Original scientific paper
CHRONIC Cd TOXICITY OF BEAN PLANTS CAN BE PARTIALLY REDUCED BY SUPPLY OF AMMONIUM SULPHATE
Andon VASSILEV
Malgozata BEROVA
Nevena STOEVA
Zlatko ZLATEV
Abstract
The effect of ammonium sulphate supply on plant Cd uptake, growth and photosynthesis of bean plants (cv. Limburgse vroege) grown in Cd-contaminated artifi cial soil was studied. The experiments were performed at controlled conditions in absence or presence of Cd (0 or 50 mg Cd kg-1 soil) and with or without supply of ammonium sulphate [0 or 0.687 g (NH4)2SO4 kg-1]. Cadmium inhibited both growth and photosynthetic activity of bean plants. The supply of ammonium sulphate had no signifi cant effect on plant Cd uptake and growth inhibition, but to some extend, reduced Cd-induced
stress and its negative impact on the photosynthetic performance.
Keywords
cadmium; beans; ammoniun sulphate; oxidative stress; photosynthesis
Hrčak ID:
16893
URI
Publication date:
13.2.2006.
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