TY  - JOUR
AU  - Dowidar, Samha M.A.
AU  - Abo-Hamad, Shaimaa A.
AU  - Mohsen, Awatif A.
AU  - Khalaf, Basma M.M.
T1  - Bioremediation of copper stressed Trigonella foenum graecum
JO  - Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry
Y1  - 2013
VL  - 9
IS  - 4
SP  - 5
EP  - 24
UR  - http://www.jspb.ru/issues/2013/N4/JSPB_2013_4_05-24.pdf

KW  - alleviation
KW  - antioxidant enzymes
KW  - carbohydrate
KW  - copper
KW  - dry weight
KW  - fresh weight
KW  - mineral content
KW  - Nostoc muscorum
KW  - pigment
KW  - Trigonella foenum gracum




N1  - Owner: Алексей
N1  - Added to JabRef: 2013.10.10
N2  - Copper  is  one  of  the  heavy  metals,  although  it  is  an  essential  microelement  through interference with numerous physiological processes, when it absorbed in excess amounts, it can be toxic and induce a number of deleterious effects. A pot experiment was conducted in order to assess the possible effects of  Nostoc muscorum (2 g/ kg soil fresh pellets) on the growth and some metabolic activities of  Trigonella foenum gracum at 30 and 60 days of growth  growing under copper stress. This experimental plant was grown in clay-sandy soil (2:1 W/W) amended either with different concentrations of CuSO4 (0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0 g/kg soil) or Nostoc mixed with Cu (0.6, 0.8 and 1.0 g/kg soil). Application of Nostoc in a mixture with Cu significantly increased fresh and dry weight of root and shoot, photosynthetic pigments and ctivity at 30 and 60 days of growth when compared with their counterparts of Cu treatment. In addition, the content  of K+,  Ca2+, P3+ and  iron were increased with  the  exception of a decrease in Cu level at 60 days of growth. On the other hand, the content of starch was significantly decreased at 30 and 60 days of growth. Moreover, the activity of both peroxidase (POD) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were reduced by applying  Nostoc to the soil having different concentrations of Cu.
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