Cadmium accumulation in different eggplant cultivars and the effects of grafting on the cadmium accumulation characteristics
Cadmium accumulation in different eggplant cultivars and the effects of grafting on the cadmium accumulation characteristics
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Q. Qin
A hydroponic experiment was conducted to study the cadmium ( Cd) accumulation in different eggplant cultivars ( common Solanum melongena and wild S. torvum) and the effects of grafting on the Cd accumulation and transportation. 0. 1 mg Cd·L -1 was added to the nutrient solution for 7 days after 44 days of eggplant growth. The Cd accumulation in S. melongena was higher than that in S. torvum. The Cd concentrations in different parts of the eggplants ranked as root leaf stem,and the accumulated Cd in roots accounted for approximately 80. 0% of the total. The Cd concentration accumulated in young leaves was higher than that in old leaves growing on the same stems. Grafting decreased the Cd accumulation in shoots significantly,and the Cd concentration in scions was significantly lower than that in rootstocks. As compared with S. melongena,grafting on S. torvum reduced the shoot Cd concentration by 48. 4% ,grafting on S. melongena reduced the shoot Cd concentration by 34. 2% ,while self-grafting on S. torvum reduced the shoot Cd concentration by 88. 5% . As compared with S. torvum,the shoot Cd concentration of the eggplants self-grafted on S. torvum reduced by 58. 0% . The decrease of the Cd accumulation in eggplant shoots due to grafting could be induced by the discrepancies betweenthe phloem structure of rootstock and scion plants after grafting. It was speculated that phloem played an important role in the Cd transportation from root to shoot.