Research Article

Ecotoxicological and Interactive Effects of Copper and Chromium on Physiochemical, Ultrastructural, and Molecular Profiling in Brassica napus L.

Table 4

Copper (Cu) and chromium (Cr) accumulation (mg kg−1 FW) in shoots and roots of two Brassica napus cultivars.

CultivarTreatmentTotal Cu contentTotal Cr content
ShootRootShootRoot

ZS 758CK13.53 ± 1.2933.35 ± 4.130.46 ± 0.085.39 ± 0.57
Cu 200 μM21.38 ± 1.44214.86 ± 30.050.43 ± 0.0811.57 ± 1.3
Cr 200 μM14.44 ± 1.2971.37 ± 5.4312.91 ± 2.42202.51 ± 26.78
Cu 200 μM + Cr 200 μM19.03 ± 0.99204.62 ± 15.6126.59 ± 4.83205.19 ± 38.66

ZD 622CK14.57 ± 0.7725.62 ± 3.120.52 ± 0.146.67 ± 0.36
Cu 200 μM18.59 ± 1.63231.78 ± 26.360.72 ± 0.0916.34 ± 1.24
Cr 200 μM16.11 ± 0.7375.50 ± 8.0215.4 ± 0.99189.38 ± 19.74
Cu 200 μM + Cr 200 μM18.89 ± 1.02294.45 ± 8.8628.29 ± 1.98228.45 ± 7.53

Data are the means of three replicates (mean ± SD). Values followed by different letters indicate significant differences followed by Duncan’s multiple range test ( < 0.05) for each cultivar at different metal treatments.