Cadmium stress in barley seedlings: Accumulation, growth, anatomy and physiology

Heavy metal stress has marked effects on some growth parameters, physiology, anatomy, and genetics of plants. Among heavy metals, cadmium (Cd) is an extremely toxic one living organisms at even low concentrations. The presence Cd in air, water soil its accumulation plants create significant negations such as cancer, renal failure, cardiovascular musculoskeletal diseases humans when taken from direct indirect ways. defense mechanism the which responsible tolerance can be investigated to improve crop yield under stress. Numerous studies have shown negative exposed Cd. Therefore, this study, 0 (for control), 50, 100, 200 400 μM experimental groups) CdCl2 were applied barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) growth, development, physiological anatomical parameters measured. As a result, it been observed that manage terms conditions, however, they are negatively affected all concentrations certain extent. In addition, was adversely by high levels stress, although maintained their vitality throughout experiment.