Effects of copper mine tailings on seed germination and seedling growth of five legumes species

Abstract

Abstract: Through solution culture and soil culture experiments,effects of Tongling copper mine tailings on seed germination and seeding growth of five legumes species were studied in this paper.The results showed that the seeds of five legumes species could germinate in the normal and acidified tailings extracted solution,but germination percentage was lower than that under control.It indicated that tailings extracted solution had inhibition effect on seed germination,however,acidified tailings extracted solution promoted absorbing water of the seeds in early stage.In five amelioration substrates between tailings and soils,the tailings also inhibited seed germination of the five species.No dead seedlings of Glycine max, Phaseolus angularis, P.calacaratus were found within 70 days.

Key words: Copper mine tailings, Legumes, Seed germination, Seedling growth, Inhibition, soil carbon pool, evergreen broad-leaved forest, Chinese chestnut plantation, land-use change.

CLC Number:

X171.5

LIU Dengyi, TIAN Shengni, YANG Shiyong, XIE Jianchun . Effects of copper mine tailings on seed germination and seedling growth of five legumes species[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2002, (5): 596-600.

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