Seed germination of some medicinal and aromatic plants in a heavy metal environment

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 105-112

  Jeliazkova, E A ^a   Craker, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anise; Caraway; Carum carvi; Fennel; Foeniculum vulgare; Pimpinella anisum

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; WATER; ZINC;

GERMINATION; GROWTH; HEAVY METAL; MEDICINAL PLANT; ROOT;

ANISE; ARTICLE; CARAWAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FENNEL; GERMINATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; ROOT GROWTH;

CARUM CARVI; FOENICULUM VULGARE; MYRRHIS ODORATA; PIMPINELLA; PIMPINELLA ANISUM;

EID: 0043022124     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v10n02_12     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Alloway, B.J. 1990. Heavy Metals in Soils. Blackie, Glasgow. 339 p.
2. Beckett, P.H.T. and R.D. Davis. 1977. Upper critical levels of toxic elements in plants. New Phytologist 79:95-106.
3. Förstner, U. 1995. Land contamination by metals: global scope and magnitude of problem. In H.E. Allen, C.P. Huang, G.W. Bailey and A.B. Bowers, eds. Metal Speciation and Contamination of Soil. CRC Press, London. pp. 1-33.
4. Scherbatskoy, T., R.M. Klein, and G.J. Badger. 1987. Germination responses of forest tree seed to acidity and metal ions. Environmental and Experimental Botany 27(2):157-164.
5. Schneider, M. and R. Marquard. 1996. Investigations on the uptake of cadmium in Hypericum perforatum L. (St. John's wort). Acta Horticulturae 426:435-441.
6. Scora, R.W. and A.C. Chang. 1997. Essential oil quality and heavy metal concentrations of peppermint grown on a municipal sludge-amended soil. Journal of Environmental Quality 26:975-979.
7. Shalaby, M.H., M.S. Omran, and M.I. Raslan. 1996. Effect of irrigation with different water wastes on the mineral composition of some medicinal plants. Egyptian Journal of Soil Science 36(1-4):133-143.
8. Wilkins, D.A. 1978. The measurement of tolerance to edaphic factors by means of root growth. New Phytologist 80:623-633.
9. Zheljazkov, V.D. and D. Jekov. 1996. Heavy metal content in some essential oils and plant extracts. Acta Horticulturae 426:427-433.
10. Zheljazkov, V.C. and N.E. Nielsen. 1996. Effect of heavy metals on peppermint and commint. Plant and Soil 178:59-66.