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Zhran M, Moursy A, Lynn TM, Fahmy A. Effect of urea fertilization on growth of broad bean (Vicia faba L.) under various nickel (Ni) levels with or without acetic acid addition, using 15N-labeled fertilizer. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2021; 43:2423-2431. [PMID: 32926286 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-020-00707-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Although nickel (Ni) has direct relationship with nitrogen metabolism of plants, the high dose of Ni fertilizer in broad bean plants may affect the nitrogen use efficiency (NUE), impair plant development and even cause Ni pollution in soil. Thus, a pot experiment was set up to study the effect of urea fertilization on N-uptake, root and shoots' Ni content as well as growth of broad bean plants under different levels of Ni, using 15N tracer technique. 15N-labeled urea (5% 15N atom excess) was added at three doses (0, 30 and 60 mg N kg-1 soil). Nickel sulfate (NiSO4) was also applied at three levels (0, 50 and 100 mg Ni kg-1 soil). The experiment was laid out with or without acetic acid in randomized complete block design in three replicates. Treatment with the addition of 60 mg N + 50 mg Ni showed the highest values in dry weights of root and shoots, N-uptake by shoots, nitrogen derived from fertilizer (Ndff %) and NUE % by shoots in both with or without acetic acid solution. Higher rate of Ni addition can decrease shoot and root biomass by inhibiting the ability of the plant to uptake the nitrogen efficiently. However, addition of acetic acid solution induced the improvement of NUE % and Ndff % by shoot and root of broad bean plants. This study provides insight into how to improve plant yield without damaging the soil health and will be helpful to create a better world with sustainable agriculture.
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- Mostafa Zhran
- Soil and Water Research Department, Nuclear Research Center, Atomic Energy Authority, Abou-Zaabl, 13759, Egypt
- Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, 410125, China
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- Soil and Water Research Department, Nuclear Research Center, Atomic Energy Authority, Abou-Zaabl, 13759, Egypt
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- Microbiology Division, Biotechnology Research Department, Ministry of Education, Kyaukse City, Mandalay Region, 100301, Myanmar.
- Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, 410125, China.
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- Soil and Water Research Department, Nuclear Research Center, Atomic Energy Authority, Abou-Zaabl, 13759, Egypt
- Haikou Experimental Stations, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS), Haikou, PR China
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Rizwan M, Mostofa MG, Ahmad MZ, Zhou Y, Adeel M, Mehmood S, Ahmad MA, Javed R, Imtiaz M, Aziz O, Ikram M, Tu S, Liu Y. Hydrogen sulfide enhances rice tolerance to nickel through the prevention of chloroplast damage and the improvement of nitrogen metabolism under excessive nickel. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2019; 138:100-111. [PMID: 30856414 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2019.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Revised: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) modulates plant tolerance to abiotic stresses, but its regulatory effects on nitrogen metabolism and chloroplast protection under nickel (Ni) stress in crop plants remain elusive. Taking this into account, we investigated the potential roles of sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS), a H2S generator, in the improvement of growth performance of rice plants under Ni stress. Results showed that NaHS successfully reversed the adverse effects of Ni, as reflected in plant growth and biomass, and photosynthesis attributes including photosynthetic rates, stomatal conductance, transpiration rate, internal CO2 concentration and photosynthetic pigment contents. NaHS generated H2S plays a crucial role in controlling the photosynthetic machinery of rice as evidenced by the ultrastructure of chloroplast viewed under transmission electron microscope (TEM). The reduced content of Ni in roots and leaves of NaHS-supplemented Ni-stressed plants has revealed the restricted uptake and accumulation of Ni. A rescue of NaHS to the Ni-induced decline in nitrate (NO3-) content and the activities NO3- biosynthesizing enzymes nitrate reductase, nitrite reductase, glutamate synthase, glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase, glutamine synthetase, and glutamate pyruvate transaminase in leaves indicated a positive role of H2S on NO3- metabolism in rice under Ni stress. NaHS application also reverted Ni-mediated increases in ammonium (NH4+) content and glutamate dehydrogenase activity, implying H2S-induced alleviation of NH4+ toxicity. The regulatory effects of H2S on nitrogen metabolism was further confirmed by increased and decreased transcript abundance of NO3- and NH4+ metabolism associated genes, respectively. Our study suggests a decisive role of H2S in controlling Ni toxicity as elucidated by the novel findings such as enhanced gas exchanged parameters, Ni homeostasis and chloroplast protection. Moreover, this article highlights the significance of H2S in controlling chloroplast biogenesis and nitrogen metabolism in rice crop under Ni stress.
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- Muhammad Rizwan
- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China; Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry, Jingzhou, 434023, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, 1706, Bangladesh
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- Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, K.P, Pakistan
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 51006, PR China
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- Key Lab of Eco-restoration of Regional Contaminated Environment (Shenyang University), Ministry of Education, Shenyang, 11044, China
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- Department of Multidisciplinary Studies, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, 46000, Pakistan
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Statistical Genomics Lab, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China; Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry, Jingzhou, 434023, China.
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- Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, 530007, China
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Shahzad B, Tanveer M, Rehman A, Cheema SA, Fahad S, Rehman S, Sharma A. Nickel; whether toxic or essential for plants and environment - A review. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2018; 132:641-651. [PMID: 30340176 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2018.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Revised: 09/15/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Nickel (Ni) is becoming a toxic pollutant in agricultural environments. Due to its diverse uses from a range of common household items to industrial applications, it is essential to examine Ni bioavailability in soil and plants. Ni occurs in the environment (soil, water and air) in very small concentrations and eventually taken up by plants through roots once it becomes available in soil. It is an essential nutrient for normal plant growth and development and required for the activation of several enzymes such as urease, and glyoxalase-I. Ni plays important roles in a wide range of physiological processes including seed germination, vegetative and reproductive growth, photosynthesis as well as in nitrogen metabolism. Therefore, plants cannot endure their life cycle without adequate Ni supply. However, excessive Ni concentration can lead to induce ROS production affecting numerous physiological and biochemical processes such as photosynthesis, transpiration, as well as mineral nutrition and causes phytotoxicity in plants. ROS production intensifies the disintegration of plasma membranes and deactivates functioning of vital enzymes through lipid peroxidation. This review article explores the essential roles of Ni in the life cycle of plant as well as its toxic effects in details. In conclusion, we have proposed different viable approaches for remediation of Ni-contaminated soils.
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- Babar Shahzad
- School of Land and Food, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia.
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- School of Land and Food, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia.
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Hubei, China
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- National Maize Key Laboratory, Department of Crop Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, Punjab, India
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Song Z, Shan B, Tang W. Evaluating the diffusive gradients in thin films technique for the prediction of metal bioaccumulation in plants grown in river sediments. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2018; 344:360-368. [PMID: 29080489 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.10.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Revised: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 10/23/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) technique is a useful tool for assessing metal bioavailability in sediments. However, the DGT technique has not been used to predict metal bioaccumulation in plants grown in sediments in river systems. In this study, the DGT technique was evaluated for predicting metal bioaccumulation in Phragmites australis growing in contaminated sediments. In sediments with high levels of contamination, release of DGT-labile Cr, Zn, Cu, and Cd occurred, which resulted in high bioaccumulation of these metals in P. australis. Bioaccumulation of Cr, Cu, Zn, and Cd was strongly correlated with the metal concentrations in the sediments measured by the DGT technique. By contrast, the correlation between sediment content and bioaccumulation for As was weak. There were significant negative correlations between the content of Ni in the plant tissues and the contents of the other metals. Overall, the DGT technique provided predictions of metal bioaccumulation similar to those obtained using total metal measurements in multiple polluted sediment samples. Therefore, DGT analysis could be used for assessing heavy metal bioavailability, and metal bioaccumulation in P. australis was not all significantly correlated with the bioavailability concentrations of metals in river sediments.
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- Zhixin Song
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China.
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Rizwan M, Mostofa MG, Ahmad MZ, Imtiaz M, Mehmood S, Adeel M, Dai Z, Li Z, Aziz O, Zhang Y, Tu S. Nitric oxide induces rice tolerance to excessive nickel by regulating nickel uptake, reactive oxygen species detoxification and defense-related gene expression. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 191:23-35. [PMID: 29028538 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.09.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2017] [Revised: 09/06/2017] [Accepted: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Soil contamination with nickel (Ni) is a persistent threat to crop production worldwide. The present study examined the putative roles of nitric oxide (NO) in improving Ni-tolerance in rice. Our findings showed that application of exogenous sodium nitroprusside (SNP), a NO donor, significantly improved the growth performance of rice seedlings when grown under excessive Ni. The enhanced Ni-tolerance of rice prompted by SNP could be ascribed to its ability to regulate Ni uptake, decrease Ni-induced oxidative stress as evidenced by reduced levels of hydrogen peroxide, malondialdehyde, and electrolyte leakage in Ni-stressed plants. The positive roles of NO against Ni-toxicity also reflected through its protective effects on photosynthetic pigments, soluble proteins and proline. SNP also boosted antioxidant capacity in Ni-stressed plants by maintaining increased levels of ascorbate, enhanced activities of ROS-detoxifying enzymes, particularly peroxidase (POD) and catalase (CAT) in both roots and shoots compared with Ni-stressed alone plants. Moreover, SNP treatment also upregulated the transcript levels of CAT, POD, ascorbate peroxidase, glutathione reductase and superoxide dismutase genes in shoots under Ni-stress. Using different sulfide compounds and NO scavenger cPTIO, we also provided evidence that NO, rather than other byproducts of SNP, contributed to the improved performance of rice seedlings under Ni-stress. Collectively, our results conclude that exogenous SNP-mediated modulation of endogenous NO enhanced rice tolerance to Ni-stress by restricting Ni accumulation, maintaining photosynthetic performance and reducing oxidative damage through improved antioxidant system, thereby suggesting NO as an effective stress regulator in mitigating Ni-toxicity in economically important rice, and perhaps in other crop plants.
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- Muhammad Rizwan
- Microelement Research Center, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry, Jingzhou 434023, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur 1706, Bangladesh
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Collage of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Microelement Research Center, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Microelement Research Center, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Lab of Eco-restoration of Regional Contaminated Environment (Shenyang University), Ministry of Education, Shenyang 11044, China
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- Microelement Research Center, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Microelement Research Center, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Microelement Research Center, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Microelement Research Center, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Microelement Research Center, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry, Jingzhou 434023, China.
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Siqueira Freitas D, Wurr Rodak B, Rodrigues dos Reis A, de Barros Reis F, Soares de Carvalho T, Schulze J, Carbone Carneiro MA, Guimarães Guilherme LR. Hidden Nickel Deficiency? Nickel Fertilization via Soil Improves Nitrogen Metabolism and Grain Yield in Soybean Genotypes. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:614. [PMID: 29868070 PMCID: PMC5952315 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Nickel (Ni)-a component of urease and hydrogenase-was the latest nutrient to be recognized as an essential element for plants. However, to date there are no records of Ni deficiency for annual species cultivated under field conditions, possibly because of the non-appearance of obvious and distinctive symptoms, i.e., a hidden (or latent) deficiency. Soybean, a crop cultivated on soils poor in extractable Ni, has a high dependence on biological nitrogen fixation (BNF), in which Ni plays a key role. Thus, we hypothesized that Ni fertilization in soybean genotypes results in a better nitrogen physiological function and in higher grain production due to the hidden deficiency of this micronutrient. To verify this hypothesis, two simultaneous experiments were carried out, under greenhouse and field conditions, with Ni supply of 0.0 or 0.5 mg of Ni kg-1 of soil. For this, we used 15 soybean genotypes and two soybean isogenic lines (urease positive, Eu3; urease activity-null, eu3-a, formerly eu3-e1). Plants were evaluated for yield, Ni and N concentration, photosynthesis, and N metabolism. Nickel fertilization resulted in greater grain yield in some genotypes, indicating the hidden deficiency of Ni in both conditions. Yield gains of up to 2.9 g per plant in greenhouse and up to 1,502 kg ha-1 in field conditions were associated with a promoted N metabolism, namely, leaf N concentration, ammonia, ureides, urea, and urease activity, which separated the genotypes into groups of Ni responsiveness. Nickel supply also positively affected photosynthesis in the genotypes, never causing detrimental effects, except for the eu3-a mutant, which due to the absence of ureolytic activity accumulated excess urea in leaves and had reduced yield. In summary, the effect of Ni on the plants was positive and the extent of this effect was controlled by genotype-environment interaction. The application of 0.5 mg kg-1 of Ni resulted in safe levels of this element in grains for human health consumption. Including Ni applications in fertilization programs may provide significant yield benefits in soybean production on low Ni soil. This might also be the case for other annual crops, especially legumes.
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- Douglas Siqueira Freitas
- Laboratory of Soil Microbiology and Environmental Geochemistry, Department of Soil Science, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Soil Microbiology and Environmental Geochemistry, Department of Soil Science, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biology, School of Science and Engineering, São Paulo State University, Tupã, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Soil Microbiology and Environmental Geochemistry, Department of Soil Science, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Crop Physiology, Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Laboratory of Soil Microbiology and Environmental Geochemistry, Department of Soil Science, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Soil Microbiology and Environmental Geochemistry, Department of Soil Science, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, Brazil
- *Correspondence: Luiz R. Guimarães Guilherme
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de Macedo FG, Bresolin JD, Santos EF, Furlan F, Lopes da Silva WT, Polacco JC, Lavres J. Nickel Availability in Soil as Influenced by Liming and Its Role in Soybean Nitrogen Metabolism. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1358. [PMID: 27660633 PMCID: PMC5014873 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2016] [Accepted: 08/26/2016] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Nickel (Ni) availability in soil varies as a function of pH. Plants require Ni in small quantities for normal development, especially in legumes due its role in nitrogen (N) metabolism. This study investigated the effect of soil base saturation, and Ni amendments on Ni uptake, N accumulation in the leaves and grains, as well as to evaluate organic acids changes in soybean. In addition, two N assimilation enzymes were assayed: nitrate reductase (NR) and Ni-dependent urease. Soybean plants inoculated with Bradyrhizobium japonicum were cultivated in soil-filled pots under two base-cation saturation (BCS) ratios (50 and 70%) and five Ni rates - 0.0; 0.1; 0.5; 1.0; and 10.0 mg dm(-3) Ni. At flowering (R1 developmental stage), plants for each condition were evaluated for organic acids (oxalic, malonic, succinic, malic, tartaric, fumaric, oxaloacetic, citric and lactic) levels as well as the activities of urease and NR. At the end of the growth period (R7 developmental stage - grain maturity), grain N and Ni accumulations were determined. The available soil-Ni in rhizosphere extracted by DTPA increased with Ni rates, notably in BCS50. The highest concentrations of organic acid and N occurred in BCS70 and 0.5 mg dm(-3) of Ni. There were no significant differences for urease activity taken on plants grown at BSC50 for Ni rates, except for the control treatment, while plants cultivated at soil BCS70 increased the urease activity up to 0.5 mg dm(-3) of Ni. In addition, the highest values for urease activities were reached from the 0.5 mg dm(-3) of Ni rate for both BCS treatments. The NR activity was not affected by any treatment indicating good biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) for all plants. The reddish color of the nodules increased with Ni rates in both BCS50 and 70, also confirms the good BNF due to Ni availability. The optimal development of soybean occurs in BCS70, but requires an extra Ni supply for the production of organic acids and for increased N-shoot and grain accumulation.
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- Fernando G. de Macedo
- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of Sao PauloPiracicaba, Brazil
- *Correspondence: Fernando G. de Macedo, José Lavres,
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- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of Sao PauloPiracicaba, Brazil
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- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of Sao PauloPiracicaba, Brazil
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- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of Sao PauloPiracicaba, Brazil
- *Correspondence: Fernando G. de Macedo, José Lavres,
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