ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA ›› 2009, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (2): 144-148. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.2009.02.030

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Effect of Cd Stress on Seed Germination and Antioxidant Enzymes of Lettuce

REN Yan-fang, HE Jun-yu, LUO Xin-ling, HUANG Tian-xing   

  1. College of Agronomy, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
  • Received:2008-12-16 Published:2009-04-28

Abstract: The effects of different Cadmium(Cd) concentration on seed germination,the growth of radicle and plumula,melondialodehyde (MDA) and the activities of antioxidant enzymes were investigated. The results showed germination rate decreased with the increasing of Cd concentration. Germination potential,germination index,vigour index and the length of radicle were promoted at lower Cd concentration and inhibited at higher Cd concentration. Moverover,Cd had more inhibition effects on radicle growth than plumula.The content of MDA and activities of SOD and G- POD in radicle increased significantly with the increasing of Cd concentration,whereas,the activities of APX and CAT decreased markedly.The content of MDA and the activities of SOD,G- POD,APX,CAT did not change significantly except at the higher Cd concentration (100μmol/L).

Key words: Cd stress, Lettuce, Germination, Antioxidant enzymes

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REN Yan-fang, HE Jun-yu, LUO Xin-ling, HUANG Tian-xing. Effect of Cd Stress on Seed Germination and Antioxidant Enzymes of Lettuce[J]. ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA, 2009, 24(2): 144-148. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.2009.02.030.

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