Research Article, J Plant Physiol Pathol Vol: 2 Issue: 2
Effects of Chromium (VI) on Groundnut (Arachis Hypogeae L.) Metabolism
| Rajeev Gopal* and Yogesh K Sharma | |
| Department of Botany, Lucknow University, Lucknow-226007, India | |
| Corresponding author : Rajeev Gopal Department of Botany, Lucknow University, Lucknow-226007, India E-mail: rgbot@sify.com |
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| Received: March 13, 2014 Accepted: April 07, 2014 Published: April 11, 2014 | |
| Citation: Gopal R, Sharma YK (2014) Effects of Chromium (VI) on Groundnut (Arachis Hypogeae L.) Metabolism. J Plant Physiol Pathol 2:2. doi:10.4172/2329-955X.1000120 |
Abstract
Effects of Chromium (VI) on Groundnut (Arachis Hypogeae L.) Metabolism
Chromium is fairly abundant in earth’s crust and enters in biotic components of ecosystem in various ways. Cr (VI) is highly reactive and influences both plants and animals. A glasshouse experiment was conducted with 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, and 0.5 mM of Cr to assess the Cr accumulation pattern and its influence on growth, activities of antioxidant enzymes, relative water content, electrolyte leakage and lipid peroxidation in groundnut (Arachis hypogeae L.) cv. Kaushal plants. In groundnut Cr at 0.5 mM supply caused visible lesions as chlorosis and wilting of mature leaves.
