Cadmium Toxicity Affects Phytochemicals and Nutrient Elements Composition of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)
Joint Authors
Othman, Fauziah
Hassan, Siti Aishah
Jibril, Sani Ahmad
Megat Wahab, Puteri Edaroyati
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-03-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Lettuce varieties Bombilasta BBL and Italian 167 were treated with different concentrations of cadmium (0, 3, 6, 9, and 12 mg/L) in a nutrient film technique (NFT) system to study its toxicity on phytochemicals and nutrient elements.
Antioxidants analysis which employed DPPH and FRAP, flavonoids, phenolic, vitamin C, malondialdehyde (MDA), and proline indicated significant effects of Cd treatment on the varieties tested.
Different concentration levels of Cd lead to positive interactions in FRAP, phenolic, and MDA but no significant effect in flavonoids, vitamin C, and proline.
Contents of macro- and microelements in the varieties were significantly affected with increase in the toxicity levels of Cd in all nutrient elements tested with interactions exhibited for iron, manganese, and zinc.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jibril, Sani Ahmad& Hassan, Siti Aishah& Othman, Fauziah& Megat Wahab, Puteri Edaroyati. 2017. Cadmium Toxicity Affects Phytochemicals and Nutrient Elements Composition of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). Advances in Agriculture،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1120887
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jibril, Sani Ahmad…[et al.]. Cadmium Toxicity Affects Phytochemicals and Nutrient Elements Composition of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). Advances in Agriculture No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1120887
American Medical Association (AMA)
Jibril, Sani Ahmad& Hassan, Siti Aishah& Othman, Fauziah& Megat Wahab, Puteri Edaroyati. Cadmium Toxicity Affects Phytochemicals and Nutrient Elements Composition of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). Advances in Agriculture. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1120887
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1120887