Impact of bio-fertilizers and different levels of lead on pigment content of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) – JBES

Alireza Pazoki, Mohammad Nabi Ilkaee, Mahdi Davoodi Far, Farid Golzardi

Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Yadegar-e-Imam Khomeini (RAH) Shahre-rey Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Department of Agronomy, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran

Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran

Young Researchers and Elite Club, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran

Key words: Lead, Chlorophyll, Carotene, Lead, Wheat, Xantophyll.

Abstract

Among heavy metals, lead is a potential pollutant that readily accumulates in soils and sediments. Although lead is not an essential element for plants, it gets easily uptake, accumulated in different plants sections and had destructive effects on leaf pigments in photosynthetic reaction. Continue reading Impact of bio-fertilizers and different levels of lead on pigment content of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) – JBES