TITLE:
Influence of Heavy Metals on Seed Germination and Early Seedling Growth in Crambe abyssinica, a Potential Industrial Oil Crop for Phytoremediation
AUTHORS:
Jin Hu, Zhaohui Deng, Bin Wang, Yuan Zhi, Bingxue Pei, Guangyu Zhang, Mingdan Luo, Banglian Huang, Wenhua Wu, Bangquan Huang
KEYWORDS:
Crambe abyssinica, Heavy Metal, Seed Germination, Early Seedling Growth, Phytoremediation
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Plant Sciences,
Vol.6 No.1,
January
15,
2015
ABSTRACT: The influence of essential (Cu, Ni and Zn) and non-essential heavy metals (Hg, Cr, Pb and Cd) on seed germination and early seedling growth in industrial oil crop Crambe abyssinica was evaluated under laboratory conditions. Our results indicated that among the 7 heavy metals tested only Cu and Hg significantly (P