Type: Article
Role of calcium in alleviation of cadmium toxicity in maize seedling
Journal: Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry (15794377)Year: 2011Volume: 10Issue: Pages: 2404 - 2412
Language: English
Abstract
The effects of cadmium toxicity and alleviation by calcium in 14-day-old maize seedlings were investigated. The seedlings treated with cadmium at concentration of 100 μM for eight days. Applications of 10 and 20 mM calcium were able to diminish cadmium toxicity through some mechanisms. The alleviation demonstrated through reduction in lipid peroxidation, anthocyanin content, proline content and cadmium uptake and rising in leaf chlorophyll and cartenoid compared to cadmium treatment, significantly.