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Table 1 Cadmium content of Arabidopsis thaliana grown in different culture systems

From: Cadmium-induced ethylene production and responses in Arabidopsis thaliana rely on ACS2 and ACS6 gene expression

A

Cd content

Hydroponics

 

24 h

72 h

Roots

wild-type

acs2-1acs6-1

wild-type

acs2-1acs6-1

0 μM CdSO4

nd

nd

nd

nd

5 μM CdSO4

923 ± 16 a

692 ± 54 a

1712 ± 151 a

1327 ± 167 a

10 μM CdSO4

3833 ± 449 b

3079 ± 195 b

6465 ± 476 b

5674 ± 633 b

Leaves

wild-type

acs2-1acs6-1

wild-type

acs2-1acs6-1

0 μM CdSO4

nd

nd

nd

nd

5 μM CdSO4

976 ± 137 a

883 ± 16 a

1527 ± 106 a

1451 ± 32 a

10 μM CdSO4

1683 ± 100 b

1829 ± 163 b

2989 ± 335 b

3069 ± 74 b

B

Cd content

Rockwool

 

24 h

72 h

Leaves

wild-type

acs2-1acs6-1

wild-type

acs2-1acs6-1

0 μM CdSO4

nd

nd

nd

nd

5 μM CdSO4

133 ± 7 a

134 ± 8 a

168 ± 18 a

149 ± 41 a

10 μM CdSO4

222 ± 16 b

128 ± 37 a

192 ± 30 a

288 ± 48 a