Biologia plantarum 56:83-88, 2012 | DOI: 10.1007/s10535-012-0020-7

Analysis of tolerance to copper and zinc in Aechmea blanchetiana grown in vitro

P. Giampaoli2, F. Tresmondi2, G. P. P. Lima3, S. Kanashiro1, E. S. Alves1, M. Domingos1, A. R. Tavares1,*
1 Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
2 Programa de Pós-graduação em Biodiversidade Vegetal e Meio Ambiente, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
3 Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP, Brazil

The aim of this study was to evaluate the growth and development of Aechmea blanchetiana Baker L.B. Sm. in vitro on medium with 0.0, 0.145, 1.45 and 14.5 μM Cu and 0.0, 2.75, 27.5 and 275 μM Zn. Significant accumulation of Cu and Zn occurred at 14.5 μM Cu and 27.5 and 275 μM Zn, respectively, and there were no significant changes in contents of the other macro- and micronutrients. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity significantly changed in the presence of both metals. Spermine content increased as Zn concentration increased and decreased with increasing concentrations of Cu. There was an accumulation of H2O2 in the leaf tissue of plants grown in 1.45 and 14.5 μM Cu and 27.5 and 275 μM Zn. A. blanchetiana was found tolerant to the Cu and Zn in concentrations used in this study and displays the capacity to accumulate these metals.

Keywords: ascorbate peroxidase; ascorbic acid; Bromeliaceae; heavy metals; hydrogen peroxide; polyamines; superoxide dismutase
Subjects: ascorbate peroxidase; ascorbic acid; heavy metals; hydrogen peroxide; polyamines; superoxide dismutase; copper; zinc; catalase; sucrose; ROS
Species: Aechmea blanchetiana

Received: April 23, 2010; Accepted: September 23, 2010; Published: March 1, 2012Show citation

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Giampaoli, P., Tresmondi, F., Lima, G.P.P., Kanashiro, S., Alves, E.S., Domingos, M., & Tavares, A.R. (2012). Analysis of tolerance to copper and zinc in Aechmea blanchetiana grown in vitro. Biologia plantarum, 56(1), 83-88. doi: 10.1007/s10535-012-0020-7.
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