ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Study of the Effects of High Levels of Nutrients on Seed Germination and Root Elongation
János Tamás Kundrát1, István Gyulai2, Edina Simon1, Edvárd Mizsei3, Mihály Braun4, Béla Tóthmérész5
 
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1Department of Ecology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen,
Egyetem tér 1, H-4032 Hungary
2Department of Hydrobiology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen,
Egyetem tér 1, H-4032 Hungary
3Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen,
Egyetem tér 1, H-4032 Hungary
4Institute of Nuclear Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hertelendi Laboratory
of Environmental Studies, Debrecen, Bem tér 18/C, H- 4026 Hungary
5MTA-DE Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Research Group, Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, H-4032, Hungary
 
 
Submission date: 2016-12-20
 
 
Final revision date: 2017-01-25
 
 
Acceptance date: 2017-02-08
 
 
Online publication date: 2017-06-19
 
 
Publication date: 2017-07-25
 
 
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(4):1585-1590
 
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Plant seeds are highly sensitive to environmental stress. The aim of our paper was to assess the effects of high nutrient levels in the water and sediment of thermal ponds and rivers on the ecosystem, based on the seed germination and root elongation of S. alba in the Lëngaricës Valley, Albania. Significant differences were found in the physicochemical parameters of the water and the sediment among samples taken from the river, the thermal ponds, and the control ponds. We found significant differences in the root elongation of S. alba seeds based on the water and the sediment of the river, the thermal ponds, and the control ponds. Significantly longer roots were found in the thermal water and sediment than in the river. Among the physicochemical parameters of the water and the sediment, Cu, K, and Li were stimulants for root elongation. With Cu, Li, Ba, Mg, Ni, carbon-dioxide, and sulphate-ion, a stimulant effect was found on seed germination. Our results indicated that the high mineral level of the water and sediment of these thermal ponds had positive effects on the ecosystem based on seed germination and the root elongation test of S. alba.
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