Effect of cadmium nitrate on morphological parameters of Lupinus luteus L. and L. angustifolius L.

  • Katarzyna Możdżeń Institute of Biology, Department of Plant Physiology, Pedagogical University, Podchorążych St. 2, 30-084 Cracow, Poland
  • Patrycja Zagata Institute of Biology, Department of Plant Physiology, Pedagogical University, Podchorążych St. 2, 30-084 Cracow, Poland
  • Grzegorz Migdałek Institute of Biology, Department of Plant Physiology, Pedagogical University, Podchorążych St. 2, 30-084 Cracow, Poland
  • Grzegorz Rut Institute of Biology, Department of Plant Physiology, Pedagogical University, Podchorążych St. 2, 30-084 Cracow, Poland
  • Andrzej Rzepka Institute of Biology, Department of Plant Physiology, Pedagogical University, Podchorążych St. 2, 30-084 Cracow, Poland
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.160365

Abstract

The plants growing in the natural environment are exposed to the influence of adverse factors which can cause metabolic disturbances, inhibition of growth, damage tissues and organs. The particular threats to plants are heavy metals, especially cadmium which inhibits plant growth and development. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of cadmium nitrate at concentrations of 0.01, 0.05 and 0.1 mM on seed germination, plants length, fresh and dry weight and the water content in Lupinus luteus L. and L. angustifolius L. The cadmium which is present in soil causes inhibition of seed germination, changes in root and hypocotyl length, value of fresh to dry weight ratio and the water content in plants organs.

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Fig. 1. Length of roots Lupinus luteus (A) and L. angustifolius (B).
Published
2015-05-20
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MOŻDŻEŃ, Katarzyna et al. Effect of cadmium nitrate on morphological parameters of Lupinus luteus L. and L. angustifolius L.. Modern Phytomorphology, [S.l.], v. 7, p. 75-79, may 2015. ISSN 2227-9555. Available at: <http://ojs.phytomorphology.org/index.php/MP/article/view/87>. Date accessed: 11 apr. 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.160365.
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