Growth under elevated air temperature alters secondary metabolites in Robinia pseudoacacia L. seedlings in Cd- and Pb-contaminated soils

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 565; pp. 586 - 594
• Main Authors: Zhao, Y.H., Jia, X., Wang, W.K., Liu, T., Huang, S.P., Yang, M.Y.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.09.2016
• Subjects: Cadmium - metabolism; Cd-contaminated soils; Elevated air temperature; Global Warming; Lead - metabolism; Pb-contaminated soils; Plant Leaves - growth & development; Plant Leaves - metabolism; Robinia - growth & development; Robinia - metabolism; Robinia pseudoacacia; Robinia pseudoacacia L. seedlings; Secondary metabolites; Soil Pollutants - metabolism; Temperature; Secondary metabolites; Robinia pseudoacacia L. seedlings; Elevated air temperature; Cd-contaminated soils; Pb-contaminated soils

Plant secondary metabolites play a pivotal role in growth regulation, antioxidant activity, pigment development, and other processes. As the global climate changes, increasing atmospheric temperatures and contamination of soil by heavy metals co-occur in natural ecosystems, which alters the pH of rh...