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volume 37 issue 2 (april 2014) : 227-229,   Doi: 10.5958/j.0976-0571.37.2.034

CHROMIUM TOXICITY ON SEED GERMINATION, ROOT ELONGATION AND COLEOPTILE GROWTH OF PIGEON PEA (CAJANUS CAJAN)

M
M.L. Dotaniya*
V
V.D. Meena
H
H. Das
1Indian Institute of Soil Science, Nabibagh, Berasia Road, Bhopal- 462 038, India
Cite article:- Dotaniya* M.L., Meena V.D., Das H. (2025). CHROMIUM TOXICITY ON SEED GERMINATION, ROOT ELONGATION AND COLEOPTILE GROWTH OF PIGEON PEA (CAJANUS CAJAN). Legume Research. 37(2): 227-229. doi: 10.5958/j.0976-0571.37.2.034.

ABSTRACT

A lab experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of chromium (Cr) on seed germination, root elongation and coleoptile growth in pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan). The seed of the pigeon pea  was treated with five concentrations of Cr (0, 20, 40, 80 and 100 ppm). The results indicated that  the per cent germination of test crop was decreased after application of 20 ppm Cr concentration. The effect on root elongation and shoot growth was more pronounced which gradully decreased with increasing levels of chromium application from 20 to 100 ppm. With the time, root elongation and coleoptile growth was decreased during crop growth. The root elongation of the pigeon pea  was more sensitive than coleoptile growth for Cr toxicity.

REFERENCES

  1. Anderson, A.J., Meyer, D.R., Mayer, F.K. (1972). Heavy metal toxicities: levels of nickel, cobalt and chromium in the soil and plants associated with visual symptoms and variation in growth of an oat crop. Aust. J. Agric. Res., 24:557– 71.
  2. Bressani, R., Gómez-Brenes, R.A., Elías, L.G. (1986). Nutritional quality of pigeon pea protein, immature and ripe, and its supplementary value for cereals. Arch. Latinoam Nutr., 36 (1): 108–16.
  3. Dey, S.K., Jena, P.P. and Kundu, S. (2009). Antioxidative efficiency of Triticum aestivum L. exposed to chromium stress. J. Environ. Biol., 30 (4): 539–544.
  4. Gomez, K. A. and Gomez, A. (1983). Statistical Procedures for Agricultural Research, Second Edition, John Wiley & sons Inc, New York.
  5. Nath, K. Saini, S. and Sharma, Y.K. (2005). Chromium in tannery industry effluent and its effect on plant metabolism and growth. J. Environ. Biol., 26 (2):197- 204.
  7. Oliveira, H. (2012). Chromium as an environmental pollutant: insights on induced plant toxicity. J. Bot. Doi:10.1155/    2012/375843.
  8. Opez-Luna, J.L., Gonzalez-Chavez, M.C., Esparza-Garcia, F.J. and Rodriguez-Vazquez, R. (2009). Toxicity assessment of soil amended with tannery sludge, trivalent chromium and hexavalent chromium, using wheat, oat and sorghum plants. J. Hazardous Materials, 163:829–834.
  9. Rout, G.R, Samantaray S, Das P. (1997). Differential chromium tolerance among eight mungbean cultivars grown in nutrient culture. J. Plant Nutr., 20:473– 83.
  10. Sundaramoorthy, P., Chidambaram, A., Ganesh, K.S., Unnikannan, P. and Baskaran, L. (2010). Chromium stress in paddy: (i) nutrient status of paddy under chromium stress; (ii) phytoremediation of chromium by aquatic and terrestrial weeds. Comptes Rendus Biol., 333 : 597–607.
  11. Zeid, M. (2001). Responses of Phaseolus vulgaris to chromium and cobalt treatments. Biol. Plantarum., 44: 111– 115.
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    volume 37 issue 2 (april 2014) : 227-229,   Doi: 10.5958/j.0976-0571.37.2.034

    CHROMIUM TOXICITY ON SEED GERMINATION, ROOT ELONGATION AND COLEOPTILE GROWTH OF PIGEON PEA (CAJANUS CAJAN)

    M
    M.L. Dotaniya*
    V
    V.D. Meena
    H
    H. Das
    1Indian Institute of Soil Science, Nabibagh, Berasia Road, Bhopal- 462 038, India
    Cite article:- Dotaniya* M.L., Meena V.D., Das H. (2025). CHROMIUM TOXICITY ON SEED GERMINATION, ROOT ELONGATION AND COLEOPTILE GROWTH OF PIGEON PEA (CAJANUS CAJAN). Legume Research. 37(2): 227-229. doi: 10.5958/j.0976-0571.37.2.034.

    ABSTRACT

    A lab experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of chromium (Cr) on seed germination, root elongation and coleoptile growth in pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan). The seed of the pigeon pea  was treated with five concentrations of Cr (0, 20, 40, 80 and 100 ppm). The results indicated that  the per cent germination of test crop was decreased after application of 20 ppm Cr concentration. The effect on root elongation and shoot growth was more pronounced which gradully decreased with increasing levels of chromium application from 20 to 100 ppm. With the time, root elongation and coleoptile growth was decreased during crop growth. The root elongation of the pigeon pea  was more sensitive than coleoptile growth for Cr toxicity.

    REFERENCES

    1. Anderson, A.J., Meyer, D.R., Mayer, F.K. (1972). Heavy metal toxicities: levels of nickel, cobalt and chromium in the soil and plants associated with visual symptoms and variation in growth of an oat crop. Aust. J. Agric. Res., 24:557– 71.
    2. Bressani, R., Gómez-Brenes, R.A., Elías, L.G. (1986). Nutritional quality of pigeon pea protein, immature and ripe, and its supplementary value for cereals. Arch. Latinoam Nutr., 36 (1): 108–16.
    3. Dey, S.K., Jena, P.P. and Kundu, S. (2009). Antioxidative efficiency of Triticum aestivum L. exposed to chromium stress. J. Environ. Biol., 30 (4): 539–544.
    4. Gomez, K. A. and Gomez, A. (1983). Statistical Procedures for Agricultural Research, Second Edition, John Wiley & sons Inc, New York.
    5. Nath, K. Saini, S. and Sharma, Y.K. (2005). Chromium in tannery industry effluent and its effect on plant metabolism and growth. J. Environ. Biol., 26 (2):197- 204.
    7. Oliveira, H. (2012). Chromium as an environmental pollutant: insights on induced plant toxicity. J. Bot. Doi:10.1155/    2012/375843.
    8. Opez-Luna, J.L., Gonzalez-Chavez, M.C., Esparza-Garcia, F.J. and Rodriguez-Vazquez, R. (2009). Toxicity assessment of soil amended with tannery sludge, trivalent chromium and hexavalent chromium, using wheat, oat and sorghum plants. J. Hazardous Materials, 163:829–834.
    9. Rout, G.R, Samantaray S, Das P. (1997). Differential chromium tolerance among eight mungbean cultivars grown in nutrient culture. J. Plant Nutr., 20:473– 83.
    10. Sundaramoorthy, P., Chidambaram, A., Ganesh, K.S., Unnikannan, P. and Baskaran, L. (2010). Chromium stress in paddy: (i) nutrient status of paddy under chromium stress; (ii) phytoremediation of chromium by aquatic and terrestrial weeds. Comptes Rendus Biol., 333 : 597–607.
    11. Zeid, M. (2001). Responses of Phaseolus vulgaris to chromium and cobalt treatments. Biol. Plantarum., 44: 111– 115.
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