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Effects of Cu and Zn Supplementation on Metal Uptake by Hibiscus sabdariffa

Author Affiliations

  • 1Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, LCE, FRE 3416, 13331 Marseille, FRANCE
  • 2Laboratoire pluridisciplinaire des sciences, Ecole Normale Supérieure, B.P 17009 Libreville, GABON

Res.J.chem.sci., Volume 2, Issue (11), Pages 45-50, November,18 (2012)

Abstract

Pot experiment was carried out in order to assess the addition effects of copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) on their distribution and those of other metals in plant tissues. The experiment consisted of growth Hibiscus sabdariffa, a leafy vegetable, for 30 days in a soil to which copper and zinc were added alone and in combination. At the end of the experiment roots, stems and leaves of plants were analyzed for metal uptake in tissues. The results show that the Cu and Zn contents in the plant tissues varied with their single and combined additions in soil. The Cu and Zn accumulation in plant tissues was as follows roots > stems > Leaves. An antagonist or synergic effect observed in root and stem tissues according to Cu or Zn was added in soil showed that Zn and Cu uptake in plant seemed to be controlled by the concentration of both metals in soil. Generally the Cu and Zn addition in soil had antagonistic effects with Cd, Cr, Fe, Mn, Ni and Pb in root and stem tissues. In opposite, the synergic effect observed with Cr, Fe and Mn uptake in leave tissues led to the conclusion that Cu and Zn can help to have metal deficiency decrease in chain food.

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