Impact of Lead Toxicity on Morphological and Biochemical Parameters of Red Sanders (Pterocarpus Santalinus L), Tirupati. A.P. India

P. RAMESH; K. Abraham; T. Damodharam

Volume : IV, Issue : I, January - 2015

Impact of Lead Toxicity on Morphological and Biochemical Parameters of Red Sanders (Pterocarpus Santalinus L), Tirupati. A.P. India

P. Ramesh, K. Abraham, T. Damodharam

Abstract :

Morphological studies of Pterocarpus santalinus L were carried out in the pot culture experiments. The experimental plants were treated with increasing concentrations of lead (Pb) (0 (Control), 0.05, 0.10, 0.15 and 0.20 mg/L) and to investigate for 15 days time intervals. Results showed that toxicity of lead reduced the leaf area and root and shoot length and also impact on biochemical parameters viz., total chlorophyll and protein content of Pterocarpus santalinus L, were decreased with increasing concentrations of Pb, in all experimental days when compare to control.