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Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Effects on Plant Seedlings Growth and Cadmium/Lead Uptake In Vitro

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The effects of multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on plant growth and Cd/Pb accumulation was investigated on seedlings of three plant species including Brassica napus L., Helianthus annus L. and Cannabis sativa L. The experiment consisted of MWCNTs on three concentration levels (0, 10, 50 mg/L) and 200 μM CdCl2 or 500 μM Pb(NO3)2. MWCNTs application effectively improved root and shoot growth inhibited by Cd and Pb salts. In B. napus, total chlorophyll (Chl) content increased by both MWCNTs 10 and 50 mg/L exposure under cadmium or lead stress. MWCNT 10 mg/L mitigated the deleterious effects of Cd ions on total chlorophyll content of H. annus and C. sativa. Wherease higher concentration of MWCNTs decreased Chl content under either Cd or Pb treatments on sunflower seedlings. MWCNT10 effectivly raised cadmium accumulation in seedlings of all three species. MWCNT10 and 50 mg/L also caused higher Pb accumulation in canola and cannabis seedlings, respectively. Based on the results, it seems that the effects of MWCNTs on growth parameters and heavy metal accumulation in plant seedlings is strongly depends on heavy metal type, MWCNTs concentration and plant species.

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Abbreviations

CNT:

carbon nanotube

MWCNTs:

multi-wall carbon nanotubes

SWCNTs:

single-wall carbon nanotubes

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  1. Department of Ecology, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran

    H. Oloumi & R. Mohammadi Nejad

  2. Biology Department, Shahid Bahounar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

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Oloumi, H., Mousavi, E.A. & Nejad, R.M. Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Effects on Plant Seedlings Growth and Cadmium/Lead Uptake In Vitro. Russ J Plant Physiol 65, 260–268 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S102144371802019X

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