The effects of different CdCl 2 concentrations on the growth and on certain biochemical parameters of almond seedlings (Prunus dulcis) were studied under controlled conditions in the nutrient solutions containing increasing CdCl 2 concentrations ranging from 0 to 150 lM CdCl 2 . Under Cd stress conditions, damage was variable. Cadmium reduced dry matter production in leaves and roots. While chlorophyll content was severely decreased, that of leaf sugars appeared to be increased. Furthermore, leaf nutritional status seemed to be more altered than that of roots. Both in roots and leaves, there was an increase in MDA content as metal concentration increased. It may be suggested from the present study that toxic concentrations of Cd cause oxidative damage as shown by the increase of lipid peroxidation.
Réponses des végétaux d'une région aride à une pollution atmosphérique double: (5 0 2 + com posés fluorés) Plant responses of Sfax region to S02 and fluoride compounds Ben Abdallah FERJANI*, Henchi BELGACEM (*) et Boukhris MAKKI (**) RÉSU MÉ Les réponses simu ltanées des végé taux de la région de Sfax au S0 2 et aux composés fluorés dégagés par la SIAPE (Société Industrielle d'Acide Phosphorique et d'Engrais) se traduisent par l'apparition de nécroses caractéristiques sur les feu illes. La se nsibilité des plantes au mélange de ces deu x polluants' varie suivant l'espèce végétale et ne dépend pas nécessairement de leur consommat ion dans l'atmosphère. Plusieurs paramèt res ont été utilisés pou r classer les espèces rencontrées selon leur sensibilité.
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