Seed germination test for heavy metal phytotoxicity assessment

Jichul Bae; Gaston Mercier; Alan K. Watson; Diane L. Benoit

doi:10.1139/CJPS-2014-018

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Jichul Bae,¹ Gaston Mercier,² Alan K. Watson,¹ Diane L. Benoit^2,*

¹1Department of Plant Science, McGill University (Macdonald campus), 21111 Lakeshore Road, Ste. Anne
²2Horticultural Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 430 Gouin Boulevar

^* Corresponding author (e-mail: dianelyse.benoit@agr.gc.ca)

Abstract

Bae, J., Mercier, G., Watson, A. K. and Benoit, D. L. 2014. Seed germination test for heavy metal phytotoxicity assessment. Can. J. Plant Sci. 94: 1519-1521. We introduced a germination assay for metal toxicity using micro-centrifuge tube and agar media as germination substrate. The additives associated with metal treatment preparation had no effect on germination of four test species. This method can circumvent some of the limitations derived from the traditional petri-dish germination assays.

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Jichul Bae, Gaston Mercier, Alan K. Watson, and Diane L. Benoit "Seed germination test for heavy metal phytotoxicity assessment," Canadian Journal of Plant Science 94(8), 1519-1521, (15 July 2014). https://doi.org/10.1139/CJPS-2014-018

Received: 17 January 2014; Accepted: 1 July 2014; Published: 15 July 2014