In vitro evaluation of germination and growth of five plant species on medium supplemented with hydrocarbons associated with contaminated soils.
Bioresour Technol
; 99(14): 6379-85, 2008 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-18222086
ABSTRACT
The effect of a hydrocarbon mixture (HCM) of three polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and Maya crude oil on germination, growth and survival of four grasses (Bouteloua curtipendula, Cenchrus ciliaris, Echinochloa crusgalli and Rhynchelytrum repens) was studied and compared to a control (Festuca arundinacea) under in vitro conditions. The species were cultured on MS medium with different HCM initial concentrations. Germination was not affected for any assayed concentration; however, the length of the stems and roots decreased when HCM increased and the survival of the four species also diminished. Except for F. arundinacea, a direct link between hydrocarbon concentration and plant survival was observed. In vitro studies are clean and easy to handle techniques allowing isolation of the plant activity from that derived from associations with microorganisms in non-sterile cultures. To our knowledge, this is the first work towards phytoremediation assisted by in vitro plant cultivation.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Poluentes do Solo
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Germinação
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Poaceae
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Hidrocarbonetos
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2008
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Article