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Effect of Heavy Metals on Inhibition of Root Elongation in 23 Cultivars of Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.)

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The effect of toxic metals on seed germination was studied in 23 cultivars of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.). Toxicity of cadmium, cobalt, copper, zinc, nickel, lead, chromium, and arsenic at five different concentrations (0.01–1 mM) was tested by standard ecotoxicity test. Root length was measured after 72 h of incubation. Elongation inhibition, EC50 value, slope, and NOEC values were calculated. Results were evaluated by principal component analysis, a multidimensional statistical method. The results showed that heavy-metal toxicity decreased in the following order: As3+ ≥ As5+ > Cu2+ > Cd2+ > Co2+ > Cr6+ > Ni2+ > Pb2+ > Cr3+ > Zn2+.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by projects MYES No. 2B08058, COST.FA0605OC09082, 1M06030, and MSM 2678424601. The authors thank Z. Hornychová for technical assistance.

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  1. Laboratory of Plant Biotechnologies, Joint Laboratory of the Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, v.v.i., and Crop Research Institute, v.v.i., Rozvojová 263, 165 02, Prague 6, Czech Republic

    Petr Soudek, Adéla Katrušáková, Lukáš Sedláček, Šárka Petrová, Petr Maršík & Tomáš Vaněk

  2. Faculty of Environment Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Technická 5, 166 28, Prague 6, Czech Republic

    Adéla Katrušáková & Vladimír Kočí

  3. Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Albertov 6, 128 43, Praha 2, Czech Republic

    Lukáš Sedláček

  4. Plant Biotechnology Department, Agritec Ltd., Zemědělská 16, 787 01, Šumperk, Czech Republic

    Miroslav Griga

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Soudek, P., Katrušáková, A., Sedláček, L. et al. Effect of Heavy Metals on Inhibition of Root Elongation in 23 Cultivars of Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.). Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 59, 194–203 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-010-9480-y

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