SCREENING FLAX FOR IDENTIFYING CADMIUM TOLERANT CULTIVARS FOR GROWTH IN POLLUTED ENVIRONMENT

• DOI: 10.55251/jmbfs.11634
• Publication Date: 2024-10-15T11:51:48Z
• Authors: Simona Ilavská; Mária Pavlovičová; Richard Hančinský; Peter Nemeček; Miroslav Horník; Pavol Hauptvogel; Ildikó Matušíková

Toxic metal pollutants such as cadmium disrupt all stages of plant development. Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) has demonstrated the ability to tolerate and accumulate high amounts cadmium, making it suitable for phytoremediation. Within-species variability tolerance uptake needs be examined in controled conditions assess multiple beneficial, or even required traits use phytoremediation programs. In this study, 31 flax cultivars were screened their germinate grow presence a sublethal concentration (20 mg.kg-1). Several parameters, including growth indicators photosynthesis performance, analyzed using principal component analysis. A subset was then selected measuring gamma spectrometry. The results showed that Belinka, Diana, Laura, Marina, Flanders, Jitka have comparable transfer shoots. Among these, cultivar proved best candidate phytoremediation, consistent with previous reports.