Open AccessThe effect of chromate on the synthesis of plastid pigments and lipoquinones in Zea mays L. seedlings
Author(s) -
Zbigniew Krupa,
Marek Ruszkowski,
Ewa Gilowska-Jung
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta societatis botanicorum poloniae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2083-9480
pISSN - 0001-6977
DOI - 10.5586/asbp.1982.024
Subject(s) - zea mays , pigment , plastid , chromate conversion coating , dry matter , botany , chromium , plant physiology , chemistry , biology , horticulture , agronomy , chloroplast , biochemistry , gene , organic chemistry
Maize plants cultivated on nutrient solutions containing increasing amounts of CrO42- (from 10-7 to 10-4 M) showed growth inhibition, strong reduction of the root system and an increase of dry matter of leaves. The highest accumulation of chromium in plant organs appeared in the roots. Chromate taken up into leaves caused changes in the content of plastid pigments and lipoquinones similar, in general, to those in senescent plants