Research Article
Physiological and Biochemical Changes in Brassica juncea Plants under Cd-Induced Stress
Table 3
Effect of Cd metal on total chlorophyll, Chl A, Chl B, carotenoid and flavonoid content of 30- day-old B. juncea plants.
| Treatments | Total Chl (mg g−1 FW) | Chl A (mg g−1 FW) | Chl B (mg g−1 FW) | Carotenoid (mg g−1 FW) | Flavonoid (mg g−1 FW) |
| 0.0 mM | 31.9 ± 1.11a | 9.85 ± 1.01a | 14.4 ± 0.56ab | 12.31 ± 0.31a | 10.41 ± 0.71a | 0.2 mM | 27.09 ± 1.14ab | 7.36 ± 0.71ab | 12.73 ± 0.71a | 11.12 ± 0.42ab | 6.69 ± 0.38b | 0.4 mM | 24.21 ± 1.31bc | 4.08 ± 0.59b | 12.39 ± 0.70a | 10.28 ± 0.32bc | 5.58 ± 0.34b | 0.6 mM | 19.72 ± 0.70c | 4.95 ± 1.52b | 13.86 ± 0.14b | 9.15 ± 0.23c | 4.82 ± 0.19b |
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