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Interactive effect of cadmium and gibberellic acid on metabolic constituents of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) plant
Other Title(s)
التأثير التفاعلي لعنصر الكادميوم و حمض الجبريليك على محتوى المواد الأيضية في نبات اللوبيا Vigna unguiculata L
Joint Authors
Warsy, Arjumand Sultan
al-Rumaih, Mayy Muhammad
Rushdi, Shahira Salih
Source
Journal of King Abdul Aziz University : Meteorology, Environment and Arid land Agriculture Sciences
Issue
Vol. 13, Issue 2002 (31 Dec. 2002), pp.91-107, 17 p.
Publisher
King Abdulaziz University Scientific Publishing Center
Publication Date
2002-12-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The effects of different concentrations (0, 20, 40, 80, 160 ppm) of cadmium chloride (CdCl2) in the presence or absence of 100 ppm gibberellic acid (GA3) on photosynthetic pigments (chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and carotenoids) levels in leaves, and on carbohydrate (reducing, non-reducing, total) and protein contents in roots and shoots of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) at three growth stages (early, intermediate, late) were investigated.
In the presence of CdCl2, a variable degree of reduction in the level of photosynthetic pigments was observed in the leaves of cowpea.
Cadmium chloride treatment decreased the carbohydrate and soluble protein contents of cowpea shoots and roots.
This reduction was more significant at higher Cd concentrations and during the early growth stage, and became less significant at the later phenological phases of growth.
Application of GA3 simultaneously with different concentrations of CdCl2 tended to alleviate, to different degrees, the Cd-induced reduction in pigments, carbohydrate and protein levels particularly at lower Cd concentrations and during the intermediate stage followed by the early growth stage, thus pointing to the role of GA3 in reducing the inhibitory effect of Cd .
Roots were more affected by Cd treatments and less affected by the combined treatments of Cd and GA3 than shoots.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Rumaih, Mayy Muhammad& Rushdi, Shahira Salih& Warsy, Arjumand Sultan. 2002. Interactive effect of cadmium and gibberellic acid on metabolic constituents of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) plant. Journal of King Abdul Aziz University : Meteorology, Environment and Arid land Agriculture Sciences،Vol. 13, no. 2002, pp.91-107.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Rumaih, Mayy Muhammad…[et al.]. Interactive effect of cadmium and gibberellic acid on metabolic constituents of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) plant. Journal of King Abdul Aziz University : Meteorology, Environment and Arid land Agriculture Sciences Vol. 13 (2002), pp.91-107.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-369803
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Rumaih, Mayy Muhammad& Rushdi, Shahira Salih& Warsy, Arjumand Sultan. Interactive effect of cadmium and gibberellic acid on metabolic constituents of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) plant. Journal of King Abdul Aziz University : Meteorology, Environment and Arid land Agriculture Sciences. 2002. Vol. 13, no. 2002, pp.91-107.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-369803
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 104-106
Record ID
BIM-369803