Bioaccumulation and physiological responses to lead (Pb) in Chenopodium murale L

dc.contributor.authorSidhu, G.P.S.
dc.contributor.authorBali A.S.
dc.contributor.authorBhardwaj R.
dc.contributor.authorSingh H.P.
dc.contributor.authorBatish D.R.
dc.contributor.authorKohli R.K.
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-24T03:50:21Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-13T09:45:21Z
dc.date.available2018-08-24T03:50:21Z
dc.date.available2024-08-13T09:45:21Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractIdentification and screening of wild, wasteland plants for the remediation of heavy metal contaminated soils is a crucial phytotechnological approach. In a pot experiment, Chenopodium murale was tested for the phytoextraction of lead (Pb) from the contaminated soils. The experiment was conducted for 8 weeks to appraise the effect of varied Pb regimes (300, 400, 500 mg kg?1) on the bioaccumulation and physiological responses of C. murale plants. At 500 mg kg?1 Pb regime, the concentration of Pb in roots and shoots reached a maximum of 2513 and 2301 mg kg?1 DW, respectively. The plants highlighted a very high tolerance with 100% survival towards Pb toxicity, although exhibited a slight decrease in biomass yield, chlorophyll content and protein levels. However, a dramatic mount in H2O2 content, MDA level and bio-activities of antioxidant enzymes (SOD, CAT and POD) was noticed. BCF and TF values were more than unity at all the Pb regimes. Results were scrutinized, accentuating the profit of raising C. murale in Pb-contaminated soils as this plant species can be a promising candidate for soil remediation and their restoration purposes.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSidhu G.P.S., Bali A.S. and Bhardwaj R.(2018) Bioaccumulation and physiological responses to lead (Pb) in Chenopodium murale L. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Volume 151, 83-90. 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.12.068en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.12.068
dc.identifier.issn1476513
dc.identifier.urihttp://10.2.3.109/handle/32116/1554
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651317309119?via%3Dihub
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAcademic Pressen_US
dc.subjectAntioxidant enzymesen_US
dc.subjectContaminated soilsen_US
dc.subjectPhytoextractionen_US
dc.subjectRemediationen_US
dc.subjectToxicityen_US
dc.titleBioaccumulation and physiological responses to lead (Pb) in Chenopodium murale Len_US
dc.title.journalEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety
dc.typeArticleen_US

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