Research Article

The Effects of Excess Copper on Antioxidative Enzymes, Lipid Peroxidation, Proline, Chlorophyll, and Concentration of Mn, Fe, and Cu in Astragalus neo-mobayenii

Table 1

Effects of excess copper on Cu, Mn, and Mg contents of the shoots and roots of A. neo-mobayenii.

Cu ( M)ShootRoot
Cu ( g/g DW)Mn ( g/g DW)Fe (mg/g DW)Cu ( g/g DW)Mn ( g/g DW)Fe (mg/g DW)

Control12.3242.91478.1424.6793
5023.6942.72NS14614.7326.1285
10031.9239.1411918.1226.8967
15044.5836.1210624.2925.0953

Each value is the mean of the four replications.
All the values are significant at P <0.01.
NS: nonsignificant.