Accumulation of cadmium by halophyte species Juncus gerardii Loisel

Authors

  • Radka Podlipná Laboratory of Plant Biotechnologies, Joint Laboratory of Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, v.v.i. and Research Institute of Crop Production
  • Kateřina Moťková Faculty of Environmental Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology
  • Tomáš Vaněk Laboratory of Plant Biotechnologies, Joint Laboratory of Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, v.v.i. and Research Institute of Crop Production

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12775/v10090-011-0011-x

Keywords

phytoremediation, Juncus gerardii, Juncus inflexus, cadmium

Abstract

In our experiments, we observed the accumulation of Cd2+ by in vitro cultured Juncus species cultivated on medium with 100μM Cd and without or with NaCl (300 and 900 μM) for 7 days. The content of Cd2+ in plants cultivated on medium without NaCl continuously increased. On the other hand, in the presence of NaCl, the plants accumulated the highest amount of Cd2+ during first 24 hours and then the accumulation decreased.

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Published

2011-07-08

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PODLIPNÁ, Radka, MOŤKOVÁ, Kateřina and VANĚK, Tomáš. Accumulation of cadmium by halophyte species Juncus gerardii Loisel. Ecological Questions. Online. 8 July 2011. Vol. 14, pp. 41-42. [Accessed 1 July 2025]. DOI 10.12775/v10090-011-0011-x.

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Vol. 14 (2011): Ecology of Halophytes and Saline Habitats

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