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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2018, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (3): 194-200.DOI: 10.11686/cyxb2017387

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Effects of Mn2+ and Pb2+ on seed germination and seedling growth of Elymus nutans

XU Ya-mei1, WANG Chuan-qi1, WU Jun-xi2, ZHANG Wen-jing1, WANG Xiao-chuan1, Chilie Cuizhen1, XU De-fei1, Baosai Heina1, MIAO Yan-jun1,*   

  1. 1.Tibet Agriculture and Animal Husbandry College, Nyingchi 860000, China;
    2.Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China;
  • Received:2017-09-14 Revised:2017-10-27 Online:2018-03-20 Published:2018-03-20

Abstract: In order to provide reference for contaminated soil and vegetation restoration in the Tibetan mining area, a study has been undertaken of the physiological response of Elymus nutans’ seed germination and seedling growth to heavy metal Mn2+ and Pb2+ stress in Baqing county, Tibet. Select wild E. nutans from the county were used as test materials for investigation using germination methods. The results showed that Mn2+ and Pb2+ ion stress had a significant effect on seed germination and seedling growth. With increasing Mn2+ and Pb2+ concentrations, the germination percentage, germination vigor, germination index, vigor index and bud length of E. nutans showed a declining trend. Under a solution concentration of 200 mg·L-1 Mn2+ and Pb2+, the shoot length of E. nutans was slightly longer than that of the control. With increasing Mn2+ and Pb2+ concentrations, the contents of chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b in leaves decreased while electrical conductivity and malondialdehyde content showed a rising trend. This study suggests that E. nutans has some tolerance to Mn2+ and Pb2+ ion stress that makes it a useful application for soils that are mildly contaminated with these toxins.