Photosynthetica, 2018 (vol. 56), issue 4

Photosynthetica 2018, 56(4):1336-1345 | DOI: 10.1007/s11099-018-0831-7

Soil Cu contamination destroys the photosynthetic systems and hampers the growth of green vegetables

M.-Z. Lin1,3,*, M.-F. Jin2
1 Key Laboratory of Coastal Basin Environment, Fuqing Branch of Fujian Normal University, Fuqing, Fujian Province, China
2 School of Ocean Science and Biochemistry Engineering, Fuqing Branch of Fujian Normal University, Fuqing, Fujian Province, China
3 Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-Industrial Green Technology (Wuyi University), Wuyishan, Fujian Province, China

Soil metal contamination leads to a decrease in a yield of crops and is a threat to human health. In the present study, the properties (i.e., photosynthetic pigments, gas-exchange parameters, chlorophyll fluorescence, biomass, leaf area, leaf mass per area) of three green vegetables (i.e., Brassica chinensis, Chrysanthemum coronarium, Brassica alboglabra) grown under various Cu treatments [0, 200, 400, and 600 mg(Cu) kg-1] were measured and analysed. The results showed that soil Cu contamination resulted in the damage of photosynthetic pigments, negative effects on gas exchange, and hampered growth of all three vegetables. However, it did not significantly influence PSII functions of the three vegetables. It indicates that soil Cu contamination negatively affected photosynthesis particularly due to stomatal factors, but not due to the damage of photosynthetic apparatus.

Keywords: fluorescence kinetics; green vegetable; metal contamination; photosynthesis; soil Cu contamination

Received: February 20, 2017; Accepted: January 10, 2018; Prepublished online: December 1, 2018; Published: November 1, 2018Show citation

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Lin, M.-Z., & Jin, M.-F. (2018). Soil Cu contamination destroys the photosynthetic systems and hampers the growth of green vegetables. Photosynthetica, 56(4), 1336-1345. doi: 10.1007/s11099-018-0831-7.
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