biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Němec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 35:443-446, 1993 | DOI: 10.1007/BF02928524

Mercury-tolerance ofChloris barbata Sw. andCyperus rotundus L. isolated from contaminated sites

M. Lenka1, B. L. Das1, K. K. Panda1, B. B. Panda1
1 Department of Botany, Berhampur University, Orissa, India

Chloris barbata Sw. andCyperus rotundus L. from a mercury contaminated site near a chloralkali plant were tested for relative tolerance to Hg by root-elongation method. The above two species from the Hg-contaminated site exhibited high tolerance to Hg compared to the same species from a non-contaminated site. Tolerance to Hg was higher inChloris barbata than inCyperus rotundus.

Received: August 24, 1992; Accepted: March 13, 1993; Published: September 1, 1993  Show citation

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Lenka, M., Das, B.L., Panda, K.K., & Panda, B.B. (1993). Mercury-tolerance ofChloris barbata Sw. andCyperus rotundus L. isolated from contaminated sites. Biologia plantarum, 35(3), 443-446. doi: 10.1007/BF02928524
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