Journal
PROCESSES
Volume 8, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pr8091013
Keywords
air pollution; trace elements; net photosynthesis rate; stomatal conductance; intercellular CO2; transpiration rate
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- NATIONAL SCIENCE CENTRE [N 0540/B/P01/2011/40]
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In this study, we aimed to investigate the accumulation of airborne trace elements inLolium multiflorumleaves concerning photosynthetic activity parameters. Five sites for four 28-day series of plant exposition were selected. The concentration of trace elements in leaves was measured after each series, while photosynthetic activity parameters were measured three times during each series. Net photosynthesis rate (P-N) and stomatal conductance (g(s)) were mostly negatively associated with all analyzed trace elements, unlike to CO2 concentrations (C-i). Arsenic was found with opposite trend in two exposure series. The high accumulation of Cd and Pb in plants recorded at two sites was mostly related to lowestP(N)andg(s.)Similar tendency for P-N was found at sites and series with the highest Cr and Ni content in plants. L. multiflorum revealed a medium-level accumulation of trace elements and a low tolerance of the photosynthetic process to the presence of trace elements in ambient air.
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