Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid (EDTA) Mitigates the Toxic Effect of Excessive Copper Concentrations on Growth, Gaseous Exchange and Chloroplast Ultrastructure of <i>Corchorus capsularis</i> L. and Improves Copper Accumulation Capabilities

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid (EDTA) Mitigates the Toxic Effect of Excessive Copper Concentrations on Growth, Gaseous Exchange and Chloroplast Ultrastructure of <i>Corchorus capsularis</i> L. and Improves Copper Accumulation Capabilities

Copper (Cu) is an important micronutrient for a plant's normal growth and development. However, excess amount of Cu in the soil causes many severe problems in plants—which ultimately affect crop productivity and yield. Moreover, excess of Cu contents causes oxidative damage in the plant tissues...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Kamran, Naeem Iqbal, Muhammad Azeem, Muhammad Tariq Javed, Qasim Ali, Muhammad Zulqurnain Haider, Sana Irshad, Muhammad Rizwan, Saad Alkahtani, Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Plants
Subjects:
fibrous crop
copper stress
chelating agent
phytoremediation
oxidative stress
ultrastructure of chloroplast
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/6/756

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