Cadmium toxicity: the effect on macro- and micro-nutrient contents in soybean seedlings

Drazic, G.E-mail:gdrazic@inep.co.yu; Mihailovic, N.; Stojanovic, Z.

Cadmium toxicity: the effect on macro- and micro-nutrient contents in soybean seedlings

Drazic, G.(Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy, Zemun (Serbia and Montenegro))E-mail:gdrazic@inep.co.yu | Mihailovic, N.(Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy, Zemun (Serbia and Montenegro)) | Stojanovic, Z.(Institute of Veterinary Medicine of Serbia, Zemun (Serbia and Montenegro))

The effect of Cd (10, 100, and 200 microM) on tissue concentrations of macronutrients (N, P, K, Ca, Mg) and micronutrients (Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn) was investigated in hydroponically grown soybean (Glycine max) seedlings. Concentration changes of analysed elements observed against increasing Cd accumulation indicated that acute Cd-phytotoxic effect monitored through chlorophyll content was not a consequence of nutrient deficiency.

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