The aim of this work is to identify the effect of lead on germinal parameters and the antioxidant enzyme activities (lipase, peroxidase and catalase) in durum wheat Triticum durum Desf. cv (waha, vitron and gta) e...The aim of this work is to identify the effect of lead on germinal parameters and the antioxidant enzyme activities (lipase, peroxidase and catalase) in durum wheat Triticum durum Desf. cv (waha, vitron and gta) exposed to the concentrations of 0, 0.15, 0.25 and 0.3 g/L of Pb (NO3)2 during germination process. The obtained results showed that lead reduced the germination, root and aerial biomass. The concentration of 0.3 g/L inhibited completely the germination of the three varieties. It also slowed lipase activity, the degradation of lipids of the seed's reserves and disrupted the metabolism of peroxidase and catalase. Concerning the behavior of the three varieties studied, it appears that the Vitron is the best predisposed variety to stand against lead stress by its strong antioxidant defense system.展开更多
文摘The aim of this work is to identify the effect of lead on germinal parameters and the antioxidant enzyme activities (lipase, peroxidase and catalase) in durum wheat Triticum durum Desf. cv (waha, vitron and gta) exposed to the concentrations of 0, 0.15, 0.25 and 0.3 g/L of Pb (NO3)2 during germination process. The obtained results showed that lead reduced the germination, root and aerial biomass. The concentration of 0.3 g/L inhibited completely the germination of the three varieties. It also slowed lipase activity, the degradation of lipids of the seed's reserves and disrupted the metabolism of peroxidase and catalase. Concerning the behavior of the three varieties studied, it appears that the Vitron is the best predisposed variety to stand against lead stress by its strong antioxidant defense system.