Combined cadmium-zinc interactions alter manganese, lead, copper uptake by Melissa officinalis.

ABSTRACT: Farmland soil typical for the Polish rural environment was used in pot experiment to estimate the impact of cadmium and zinc on the manganese, lead and copper uptake by lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L). Bioavailable and total forms of investigated metals in soil and metal concentrations in plants were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry. The plant photosynthesis indicators were also examined. Intensification of photosynthesis upon the high zinc and cadmium soil supplementation was observed. This effect was not detected at low metal concentrations. ANOVA proved that cadmium and zinc treatments influenced manganese, lead and copper transfer from soil and their concentration in plants. Zinc uptake and accumulation in either roots or above-ground parts in plant was inversely proport

SUBMITTER: Adamczyk-Szabela D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6997233 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature