Zinc and cadmium effects on growth and ion distribution in Populus tremula × Populus alba

T.C. Durand (1, 2, 3, 4) , J.F. Hausman (4) , S. Carpin (1, 2) , Patrick Albéric (5) , Patrick Baillif (5) , P. Label (3) , D. Morabito (1, 2)

1 LBLGC - Laboratoire de Biologie des Ligneux et des Grandes Cultures
2 INRA - USC2030
3 AGPF - Unité de recherche Amélioration, Génétique et Physiologie Forestières
4 Department Environment and Agrobiotechnologies
5 ISTO - Institut des Sciences de la Terre d'Orléans

The effects of cadmium and zinc on growth and mineral distribution in Populus tremula × P. alba genotype 717-1B4 were investigated. Exposure to 360 mg(Cd) kg−1(soil) resulted in accumulation of Cd in all organs and inhibition of primary and secondary growth as well as of the net photosynthetic rate. No growth inhibition occurred under zinc exposure. Cd was mainly stored in the woody parts of stem, whereas zinc was preferentially localized in the leaves. Cd treatment also altered distribution of Zn2+, Ca2+, Mg2+, K+, and Fe2+ in different organs.

Keywords: poplar; mineral distribution; net photosynthetic rate; stomatal conductance

Domains: Sciences of the Universe [physics]; Earth Sciences; Geochemistry; Environmental Sciences; Global Changes

T.C. Durand, J.F. Hausman, S. Carpin, Patrick Albéric, Patrick Baillif, et al.. Zinc and cadmium effects on growth and ion distribution in Populus tremula × Populus alba. Biologia Plantarum, 2010, 54 (1), pp.191-194. ⟨10.1007/s10535-010-0033-z⟩. ⟨insu-00458790⟩