Isaac Scientific Publishing

Environmental Pollution and Protection

Differential Response of Black Gram towards Heavy Metal Stress

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DOI: 10.22606/epp.2016.12004

Author(s)

  • Saumya Srivastava*
    ICAR-AICRP (MSPE), University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India
  • Arvind Kumar Shukla
    ICAR- Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal, India

Abstract

Black gram (Vigna mungo L. cv Shekhar-2) was grown in refined sand with complete nutrition (control) and at 0.25 mM each of As, Cd, Co, Cr and Pb. Toxicity of heavy metals on biomass, followed the order: As> Cr> Cd> Co> Pb. Plants treated with As could not survive and wilted within 1 week of supply. Pigments and protein in Cr and Co treated plants were significantly reduced as compared to control. Lipid peroxidation, peroxidase and superoxide dismutase was higher in Cr and Co than Cd and Pb treated plants. Results show that black gram is extremely sensitive to arsenic followed by chromium. Cobalt and cadmium are also toxic for growth of Vigna mungo, however, Co mainly disturbs the metabolism of the plant. Lead was least toxic for growth of black gram.

Keywords

Black gram, growth, heavy metals, metabolism

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