Effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Colonization on Cadmium-Mediated Oxidative Stress in (L.) Merr.

Cadmium is a heavy metal (HM) that inhibits plant growth and leads to death, causing great losses in yields, especially in Cd hyperaccumulator crops such as (L.) Merr. (soybean), a worldwide economically important legume.

Cadmium induces two waves of reactive oxygen species in Glycine max (L.) roots.

Cadmium (Cd) is a non-essential heavy metal that may be toxic or even lethal to plants as it can be easily taken up by the roots and loaded into the xylem to the leaves. Using soybean roots (Glycine max L.) DM 4800, we have analysed various parameters related to reactive oxygen metabolism and nitric oxide (NO) during a 6 day Cd exposure.