Cadmium Uptake, Accumulation and Tolerance in Hydroponic Brassica chinensis (Pak Choi)
Cadmium Uptake, Accumulation and Tolerance in Hydroponic Brassica chinensis (Pak Choi)
Mohammad Moneruzzaman Khandaker1*,Nuratiqah Emran1, Nurul Elyni Mat Shaari1, Arba Aleem2, Zanariah Mohd Nor1 and Ali Majrashi3
Figure 1:
The effect of cadmium on the seed germination of Pak Choi (at day 3). CdCl2 at 0.4 mM concentration reduced seed germination significantly.
Figure 2:
The effects of different concentrations of cadmium on (a) Shoot length and (b) root length of Pak Choi Grown in hydroponic conditions.
Figure 3:
Fresh weight of Pak Choi shoot (a) and root (b), and the length of (c) shoot and (d) root as affected by different treatments of Cd. * Denote significant difference among treatments.
Figure 4:
The leaf number (a) and chlorophyll content (b) of hydroponic Pak Choi as affected by different concentrations of cadmium. * Denote significant difference among treatments.
August 2024
Vol. 40, Sp. Iss. 1
