Table 12.1 (continued)
S. No. Plant species
Substrate
used
Type of As
(V/III)
Cause or effect on
plant
Cited
references
12.
Aquatic plants
species
(Vallisneria
gigantea,
Azolla
filiculoides, and
Lemna minor)
Hydroponic As V
Changes in fluorescence spectra
and damage to
photosystem II
Iriel et al.
(2015)
13.
Brassica juncea
L.
Soil
As V
Affected plant
growth and biochemical stress
indicators such as
protein content,
lipid peroxidation, and
antioxidative
enzymes (SOD,
CAT, POD,
APX, GR)
Kanwar and
Bhardwaj
(2015)
14.
Pisum sativum
L.
Hydroponic
containing
NaHS
(0, 100 μM)
As V
As uptake caused
reduction in chlorophyll fluorescence, nitrogen
content concentrations of H2S
and nitric oxide
(NO). The activities of cysteine
desulfhydrase
and nitrate reductase were also
decreased.
Increasing levels
of ROS caused
damage to lipids,
proteins, and
membranes.
Singh et al.
(2015)
15.
Oryza sativa L. Hydroponic As V
Increases in
hydrogen peroxide and lipid
peroxidation
Nath et al.
(2014)
16.
Anadenanthera
peregrina,
Myracrodruon
urundeuva
Soil
As V
Increase in
hydrogen peroxide and lipid
peroxidation
Gomes et al.
(2013)
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