Table 12.1 (continued)
S. No. Plant species
Substrate
used
Type of As
(V/III)
Cause or effect on
plant
Cited
references
17.
Trigonella foe
num_graecum
L.
Soil
As V
Reductions in
radicle length,
dry weight, and
chlorophyll
content
Talukdar
(2013)
18.
Hydrilla
verticillata
Hydroponic As V
Decline in chlorophyll content
and rate of
photosynthesis
Srivastava
et al. (2013)
19.
Oryza sativa L. Hydroponic As III
Reductions in
seed germination,
root and shoot
length, chlorophyll and protein
content, and
genomic stability
Ahmad et al.
(2012)
20.
Oryza sativa L. Soil culture
(field study)
Groundwater As
concentrations
(17, 27, and
53 μg L
À1
) and
soil As concentrations (10.4,
12.6, and
15.5 μg g
À1
)
Both essential
and nonessential
amino acids were
decreased as the
grain As concentration was
increased in high
As accumulating
rice genotypes.
Nonessential
amino acids were
increased in low
As accumulating
rice genotypes
Dwivedi
et al. (2012)
21.
Vigna mungo
Soil
As V
Delayed nodule
formation and
reduction in
nitrogenase
activity
Mandal
et al. (2011)
22.
Cicer arietinum L.
As V
Reduction in
chlorophyll, relative leaf water,
sucrose, proteins,
starch, and sugar
concentrations.
Reduction in
Ca, P, Fe, and
amino acids like
Lys, Met, Pro,
Thr, Trp, and Val
Malik et al.
(2011)
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