ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA ›› 2010, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (3): 118-123. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.2010.03.026

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Effects of Cd2+ on Seedling Growth,Chlorophyll Contents and Ultrastructures in Maize

YU Ke-li, MENG Qing-min, ZOU Jin-hua   

  1. College of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
  • Received:2010-04-10 Published:2010-06-28

Abstract: The effects of different concentrations of Cd2+ on seedling growth, chlorophyll contents and ultrastructures in maize were investigated using water culture method.The results indicated that the growth, chlorophyll contents and ultrastructures were not obviously affected at low concentration of Cd2+ ( 10-6 mol/L).At 10-5 mol/L Cd2+, the growth and chlorophyll contents decreased, swollen chloroplasts and irregular thylakoid were found in some leaves cells.In root cells, cell membrane systems were damaged significantly.At higher concentration of Cd2+ ( 10-4 mol/L), the seedling growth was inhibited significantly.Some cellular organelles were damaged seriously, and even led to cell disintegration in root cells.The mechanism of Cd2+ toxicity was briefly discussed.

Key words: Cadmium, Maize, Chlorophyll, Ultrastructure

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YU Ke-li, MENG Qing-min, ZOU Jin-hua. Effects of Cd2+ on Seedling Growth,Chlorophyll Contents and Ultrastructures in Maize[J]. ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA, 2010, 25(3): 118-123. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.2010.03.026.

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