Abstract
One of the most toxic metals is cadmium, which inputs include those from commercial fertilizers, sewage sludge and other wastes used as soil amendments and also atmospheric deposition. The aim of this experiment was to study the dynamics of photosynthetic parameters of bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and broad bean (Vicia fabo L.) under strong cadmium stress effect. Plants were sown in a neutral (pH 6.0–6.5) peat substrate, when 2nd true leaf unfolded, growth substrate was watered with 6 mM concentration CdSO4 solution. Gas exchange parameters (photosynthetic rate (Pn), transpiration rate (Tn), intercellular CO2 concentration (Ci) and water use efficiency (WUE)) were measured every day with portable photosynthesis system LI-6400. Content of photosynthetic pigments was analyzed in acetone extract using a spectrophotometer on the last 5th day of the experiment. On the first day of treatment the Pn of Cd treated P. vulgaris plants decreased only by 4.3% and statistically insignificant, while Pn of V. fabo decreased by 35.9% (p
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