[Cu and Pb absorption and tolerance of Agrostis stolonifera and Festuca arundinacea]

This paper studied the seed germination rate, chlorophyll content, net photosynthetic rate, SOD activity, and Cu and Pb absorption of Agrostis stolonifera and Festuca arundinacea under Cu and Pb pollution. The results showed that Cu and Pb pollution had a significant effect on the seed germination rate of F. arundinacea. The chlorophyll content of F. arundinacea decreased dramatically under Pb and Cu-Pb pollution, while decreased slightly under Cu pollution. No significant effect of Cu and Pb was observed on the chlorophyll content of A. stolonifera. The SOD activity of A. stolonifera increased under 350 mg Cu x kg(-1) and all test concentrations of Pb, while that of F. arundinacea only increased under 700 mg Pb x kg(-1) and 350 mg Cu x kg(-1) + 1100 mg Pb x kg(-1). The net photosynthetic rate of F. arundinacea decreased more under Pb pollution than under Cu pollution, but that of A. stolonifera all decreased under Cu or Pb pollution. It was suggested that A. stolonifera was more tolerant in physiological characteristics to Cu and Pb pollution than F. arundinacea, while F. arundinacea was more tolerant to Cu than to Pb. The Cu absorption amount of F. arundinacea was relatively large, but did not increase with increasing Cu pollution. A. stolonifera had a high absorption ability of Pb, and the absorbed Pb amount was increased with increasing Pb pollution. A. stolonifera and F. arundinace could be the potential phytoremediation plants for Pb and Cu-polluted soil, respectively.