Study on Heavy Metals Partitioning and it's Impact on Biochemical Characteristic of <I>Alstonia scholaris</I> Seedling at Nursery Stage

Nemit Verma; A. K. Tripathi

doi:10.36808/if/2019/v145i2/144288

Study on Heavy Metals Partitioning and it's Impact on Biochemical Characteristic of Alstonia scholaris Seedling at Nursery Stage

Authors

Nemit Verma Ecology, Climate Change and Forest Influence Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun (Uttarakhand)
A. K. Tripathi Ecology, Climate Change and Forest Influence Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun (Uttarakhand)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2019/v145i2/144288

Keywords:

Alstonia scholaris, Seedlings, Heavy Metals, Biochemical Parameters, UV Spectrophotometer.

Abstract

The effects of different concentrations (10, 20, 30 and 40 mgL^-1) of heavy metals (cobalt, arsenic, lead, copper and chromium) were studied on the biochemical parameters of the leaves of Alstonia scholaris seedlings. The biochemical parameters include chlorophyll, protein, sugar and polyphenol content. The result revealed that the increasing concentration of heavy metals adversely affected the total chlorophyll, protein, and sugar contents in the seedlings. A significant increase in polyphenol content was observed in seedlings grown in heavy metals treated soil. The heavy metal accumulation varied in the different plant parts with respect to the metals.

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