In this study, effect of some heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Cd ve Mn) in the form of nitrate salt at different
concentrations (0.5, 1, 3, 5 ve 7.0 mM) on seed germination and root-shoot growth in Brassica rapa L. var. rapa
(fodder turnip) were investigated. After surface sterilization, the seeds were allowed to inflate in 5 ml solutions at
the determined concentrations of heavy metals, while the control group was inflated in distilled water for 6 hours.
At the end of this period, the seeds taken from the swelling medium were sown on the double layer rough filter
papers, which were soaked in 5 ml of swelling medium liquid in 9 cm plastic petri-dishes, with 25 seeds on each
dishes. Immediately after sowing, the petri-dishes were covered and kept into plant growth cabinet to germinate in
the dark at 23 ± 1 ºC for 72h. The germination rates of seeds were determined at the end of 72 hours on the basis of
radicula formation. At the end of the period, root and shoot lengths of the germinated seeds in each group were also
measured and recorded. It has been determined that seed germination and root-shoot growth decrease in parallel with
the increase in applied heavy metal concentrations. Detection of the highest germination percentage of fodder turnip
(known as Pb-tolerant) in Pb treatment after Mn proves that the toxicity threshold value of this species is high.
Heavy metal Brassica rapa L. var. rapa germination root-shoot growth
Ağır metal Brassica rapa L. var. rapa çimlenme kök-gövde gelişimi
Birincil Dil | Türkçe |
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Konular | Yapısal Biyoloji |
Bölüm | Biyoloji / Biology |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 30 Eylül 2018 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 10 Şubat 2018 |
Kabul Tarihi | 16 Nisan 2018 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2018 |