biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Nìmec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 46:449-452, 2003 | DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOP.0000023893.12939.48

Physiological Response of Maize to Arsenic Contamination

N. Stoeva1,*, M. Berova1, Z. Zlatev1
1 Agricultural University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of As on some physiological parameters of maize in the early growth phases. Seedlings grown in a climatic box in a Hoagland-Arnon nutrient solution were treated with 0, 2 and 5 mg(As) dm-3 (pH 5.5). After 5 d of As treatment the changes in growth, leaf gas-exchange, chlorophyll (Chl) content, Chl fluorescence, peroxidase activity and lipid peroxidation in roots were recorded. The applied As decreased the growth, leaf area, and biomass accumulation, induced lipid peroxidation and increased peroxidase activity, especially at concentration 5 mg(As) dm-3. It also decreased the Chl, carotenoid (Car) and protein contents. A decrease in the variable to maximum fluorescence ratio (Fv/Fm) indicated lower photosynthetic efficiency.

Keywords: As stress; chlorophyll content; chlorophyll fluorescence; lipid peroxidation; peroxidase; photosynthetic rate
Subjects: arsenic, photosynthesis, peroxidase; carotenoids, arsenic; chlorophyll, arsenic; fluorescence, chlorophyll; gas exchange, As stress; growth analysis, plant development, biomass enhancement; heavy metals; lipid peroxidation; maize, photosynthesis, As stress; peroxidases; Zea mays

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Stoeva, N., Berova, M., & Zlatev, Z. (2003). Physiological Response of Maize to Arsenic Contamination. Biologia plantarum, 46(3), 449-452. doi: 10.1023/B:BIOP.0000023893.12939.48
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