Research Article

Growth Responses and Photosynthetic Indices of Bamboo Plant (Indocalamus latifolius) under Heavy Metal Stress

Table 2

Photosynthetic indices of Indocalamus latifolius as affected by HMs stress.

HM treatment Photosynthetic indices
Pn 
(μmol CO2 m−2 s−1)
Cond 
(mol H2O m−2 s−1)
Ci 
(μmol CO2 mol−1)
Tr 
(mmol H2Om−2 s−1)

Cu 
(mg kg−1)
070.2 ±1.40.05± 0.0217.67±6.011.3±0.48
50075.2 ±5.20.06± 0.0421.11± 4.51.7±0.47
100063.4 ±2.50.03 ± 0.00711.02 ± 3.91.1± 0.20
200053.08 ±1.10.02 ±0.0110.81± 4.50.9± 0.41

Pb (mg kg−1)073.6±3.060.14± 0.0435.93± 5.82.7± 0.13
50065.6± 1.40.07 ± 0.0419.51± 6.11.3± 0.25
100057.4± 1.60.04± 0.0126.31± 6.450.9± 0.25
200048.7 ±1.20.02± 0.0121.25± 6.60.8± 0.42

Zn 
(mg kg−1)
064.08 ±1.10.07± 0.0516.73 ± 3.41.2 ± 0.45
50069.4 ± 4.20.07± 0.0420.10 ± 6.11.4± 0.264
100058.7 ±1.90.05± 0.0416.14± 8.10.9± 0.20
200050.6 ±2.080.03± 0.0111.45± 2.50.7± 0.38