The aim of the experiment was to study the effects of selenium ions on the changes in membrane permeability for K and Ca in the leaves of rape during cadmium stress. The of stress level was determined by changes in the mass increment and lipid peroxidation (MDA concentration) in 3-week-old seedlings cultured in vitro on Murashige and Skoog [1962] medium (control) and on medium containing 600 µМ CdCl2. Selenium was added at the concentration of 2 µМ (Na2SeO4) to the control and medium containing cadmium ions. The level of K and Ca was determined with ionoselective electrodes after one hour of shaking leaf discs (membrane permeability) and heating to 100°C (total ion content). Cadmium present in the nutrient medium inhibited the mass increment and increased MDA concentration, and significantly decreased membrane permeability for K and Ca. In the mixtures of cadmium and selenium, selenium ions partially reduced the effects of the stress-inducing cadmium action on the studied physiological parameters and membrane permeability to the studied ions. The observed protective effect of selenium can be the result of the effect of this substance on both the activity of ion channels and peroxidation of membrane lipids.
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