Effects of Cadmium Stress on Seed Germination, Seedling Growth and Seed Amylase Activities in Rice (Oryza sativa) |
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Authors: | HE Jun-yu REN Yan-fang ZHU Cheng JIANG De-an |
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Institution: | 1. College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China;2.College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China |
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Abstract: | Two rice varieties, Xiushui 110 with high cadmium (Cd) tolerance and Xiushui 11 with low Cd tolerance were used to study the effects of Cd stress on seed germination, seedling growth and amylase activities. The low cadmium concentration had little effect on seed germination rate. However, cadmium stress could significantly inhibit plumule and radicle growth, especially for radicle growth. Germination index, vigour index, radicle length and amylase activities of Xiushui 11 decreased more significantly with the increasing cadmium level compared with Xiushui 110. The cadmium content in seedlings of Xiushui 11 was higher than that in Xiushui 110 when the cadmium concentration exceeded 5 μmol/L, which caused lower mitotic index in root tips and amylase activities, and more serious cadmium toxicity in Xiushui 11. |
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Keywords: | cadmium rice seed germination root length mitotic index amylase activity |
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