Biologia plantarum 54:308-314, 2010 | DOI: 10.1007/s10535-010-0053-8

Effect of zinc and cadmium on physiological and production characteristics in Matricaria recutita

M. Kummerová1, Š. Zezulka1,*, K. Kráľová2, E. Masarovičová3
1 Department of Plant Physiology and Anatomy, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
2 Institute of Chemistry, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
3 Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Effects of zinc (12-180 μM) alone and in mixtures with 12 μM Cd on metal accumulation, dry masses of roots and shoots, root respiration rate, variable to maximum fluorescence ratio (FV/FM), and content of photosynthetic pigments were studied in hydroponically cultivated chamomile (Matricaria recutita) plants. The content of Zn in roots and shoots increased with the increasing external Zn concentration and its accumulation in the roots was higher than that in the shoots. While at lower Zn concentrations (12 and 60 μM) the presence of 12 μM Cd decreased Zn accumulation in the roots, treatment with 120 and 180 μM Zn together with 12 μM Cd caused enhancement of Zn content in the root. Presence of Zn (12-120 μM) decreased Cd accumulation in roots. On the other hand, Cd content in the shoots of plants treated with Zn + Cd exceeded that in the plants treated only with 12 μM Cd. Only higher Zn concentrations (120 and 180 μM) and Zn + Cd mixtures negatively influenced dry mass, chlorophyll (Chl) and carotenoid content, FV/FM and root respiration rate. Chl b was reduced to a higher extent than Chl a.

Keywords: chamomile; chlorophylls; chlorophyll fluorescence; metal accumulation; root respiration rate
Subjects: cadmium; carotenoids; chamomile; chlorophyll a,b; chlorophyll fluorescence; growth and growth analysis; Matricaria recutita; metal accumulation; respiration; zinc

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Kummerová, M., Zezulka, Š., Kráľová, K., & Masarovičová, E. (2010). Effect of zinc and cadmium on physiological and production characteristics in Matricaria recutita. Biologia plantarum, 54(2), 308-314. doi: 10.1007/s10535-010-0053-8.
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