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Title: Copper Tolerance and Accumulation on Pelargonium graveolens L'Hér. Grown in Hydroponic Culture
Authors: Chrysargyris, Antonios 
Maggini, Rita 
Incrocci, Luca 
Pardossi, Alberto 
Tzortzakis, Nikos G. 
Major Field of Science: Agricultural Sciences
Field Category: Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries
Keywords: Antioxidants;Bioaccumulation;Copper toxicity;Hydroponics;Translocation factor
Issue Date: Aug-2021
Source: Plants, 2021, vol. 10, no. 8, articl. no. 1663
Volume: 10
Issue: 8
Journal: Plants 
Abstract: Heavy metal contamination is a major health issue concerning the commercial production of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) that are used for the extraction of bioactive molecules. Copper (Cu) is an anthropogenic contaminant that, at toxic levels, can accumulate in plant tissues, affecting plant growth and development. On the other hand, plant response to metal-induced stress may involve the synthesis and accumulation of beneficial secondary metabolites. In this study, hydroponically grown Pelargonium graveolens plants were exposed to different Cu concentrations in a nutrient solution (4, 25, 50, 100 μM) to evaluate the effects Cu toxicity on plant growth, mineral uptake and distribution in plants, some stress indicators, and the accumulation of bioactive secondary metabolites in leaf tissues. P. graveolens resulted in moderately tolerant Cu toxicity. At Cu concentrations up to 100 μM, biomass production was preserved and was accompanied by an increase in phenolics and antioxidant capacity. The metal contaminant was accumulated mainly in the roots. The leaf tissues of Cu-treated P. graveolens may be safely used for the extraction of bioactive molecules.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/22930
ISSN: 22237747
DOI: 10.3390/plants10081663
Rights: © by the authors. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Type: Article
Affiliation : Cyprus University of Technology 
University of Pisa 
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed
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