Pot experiments were carried out to investigate the effect of straw addition on biomass, contents of malonyldialdehyde (MDA), activities of superoxide dismntase (SOD), catalase (CAT), peroxide enzyme (POD) and the accumulation of heavy metals (Pb, Zn, Cd) in Ricinus communis under the stress of Pb/Zn mine tailing. The results indicated that straw addition significantly increased fresh weight, height and root length of Ricinus communis. The contents of MDA and the activities of SOD, POD, CAT in the leaves of Ricinus communis under the ...