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Sivakoff FS, McLaughlin R, Gardiner MM. Cadmium soil contamination alters plant-pollinator interactions. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 356:124316. [PMID: 38848955 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2024] [Revised: 06/01/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024]
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Soil heavy metal contamination is often an unintended byproduct of historic land-use. This contamination can negatively impact resident plants and their interactions with other organisms. Plant fitness in contaminated landscapes depends not only on plant growth, but also on the maintenance of interactions with pollinators. Cadmium (Cd) is a heavy metal that is commonly found in agricultural, urban, and industrial ecosystems as a legacy of historic land-use. It is a prioritized pollutant in soils because of its wide distribution and strong biotoxicity. To understand how Cd influences plant growth and pollinator interactions, we grew sunflowers in media with three different Cd concentrations to represent the range of Cd contamination faced by sunflowers growing on land recovering from past land-use. We measured Cd contamination effects on sunflower morphology and pollinator foraging behavior, specifically the number of visits and visit duration. We then measured seed number and weight to determine if contamination directly or indirectly, as mediated by pollinators, altered plant fitness. Plant height was negatively correlated with Cd concentration, but contamination alone (in the absence of pollinators) did not affect sunflower reproduction. Bumble bees visited sunflowers grown in Exceeding Threshold Cd concentrations less often and for shorter time compared to visits to Below Threshold Cd sunflowers, but honey bees and sweat bees showed similar foraging behavior across Cd contamination treatment levels. Sunflower seed set was positively correlated with the total number of pollinator visits, and sunflowers grown in Exceeding Threshold Cd soil had marginally lower seed set compared to those grown in Below Threshold Cd soil. Our results suggest that at Exceeding Threshold Cd contamination levels plant-pollinator interactions are negatively affected with consequences for plant fitness.
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- Frances S Sivakoff
- Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, 1465 Mount Vernon Avenue, Marion, OH, 43302, USA.
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- Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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Steffan SA, Dharampal PS, Kueneman JG, Keller A, Argueta-Guzmán MP, McFrederick QS, Buchmann SL, Vannette RL, Edlund AF, Mezera CC, Amon N, Danforth BN. Microbes, the 'silent third partners' of bee-angiosperm mutualisms. Trends Ecol Evol 2024; 39:65-77. [PMID: 37940503 DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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While bee-angiosperm mutualisms are widely recognized as foundational partnerships that have shaped the diversity and structure of terrestrial ecosystems, these ancient mutualisms have been underpinned by 'silent third partners': microbes. Here, we propose reframing the canonical bee-angiosperm partnership as a three-way mutualism between bees, microbes, and angiosperms. This new conceptualization casts microbes as active symbionts, processing and protecting pollen-nectar provisions, consolidating nutrients for bee larvae, enhancing floral attractancy, facilitating plant fertilization, and defending bees and plants from pathogens. In exchange, bees and angiosperms provide their microbial associates with food, shelter, and transportation. Such microbial communities represent co-equal partners in tripartite mutualisms with bees and angiosperms, facilitating one of the most important ecological partnerships on land.
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- Shawn A Steffan
- US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 1575 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA; Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin, 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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- Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin, 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA; Biology Department, McHenry County College, 8900 Northwest Hwy #14, Crystal Lake, IL 60012, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Comstock Hall, 2126, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Cellular and Organismic Networks, Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Biology, Bethany College, 31 E Campus Drive, Bethany, WV 26032, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin, 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin, 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Comstock Hall, 2126, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Eliseeva OV, Borisov BA, Efimov OE, Osipova AV, Bagnavets NL. The effectiveness of the use of selenium-containing top dressing in the cultivation of radish. BRAZ J BIOL 2023; 83:e277848. [PMID: 37970910 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.277848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023] Open
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Vegetable crops of the Brassicaceae family have the ability to include the necessary trace element selenium (Se) in the composition of organic compounds such as selenoproteins, in addition, they have important properties for human health based on the content of selenium. In our work, we investigated the effect of non-root processing of vegetating radish plants on the quality of finished products. The research results showed that the selenium content in the product part of plants significantly increased with an increase in the concentration of this element in the working solution. The dry matter content also increased, while its greatest amount was observed at lower concentrations of Se in the working solution. The use of non-root treatment with a selenium-containing solution on vegetative plants led to a significant decrease in the content of ascorbic acid and nitrates, and the decrease in the amount of nitrates in radish root crops was inversely dependent on the concentration of selenium in the working solution.
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- O V Eliseeva
- Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Moscow, Russia
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- Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Moscow, Russia
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- Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Moscow, Russia
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- Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Moscow, Russia
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- Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Moscow, Russia
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Francini A, Quattrini E, Giuffrida F, Ferrante A. Biofortification of baby leafy vegetables using nutrient solution containing selenium. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2023; 103:5472-5480. [PMID: 37046389 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.12622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Biofortification of vegetables is an important innovation technique in the horticultural sector. Vegetables can be a vector of different minor elements that have beneficial effects on human health. Selenium (Se) is an important element for human nutrition and plays a significant role in defence mechanisms. The aim of this work was to investigate the effect of Se in the nutrient solutions on the crop biofortification ability, yield, and quality parameters of four baby leafy vegetables destined to the minimally processed industry. Experiments were performed on lamb's lettuce, lettuce, wild rocket, and spinach. These crops were cultivated in the floating systems with nutrient solution enriched with 0, 2.6, 3.9, and 5.2 μmol L-1 Se provided as sodium selenate. RESULTS At harvest, Se concentrations, yield, nitrate concentration, sugars, and some mineral elements were measured. Data collected and analyses showed that yield, nitrate, sucrose, and reducing sugars were not affected by Se treatments, even if varied among species. Se concentrations linearly increased in leaves of different species by increasing the Se concentration in the nutrient solution. Rocket was the species with the highest accumulation ability and reached a concentration of 11 μg g-1 fresh weight Se in plants grown with 5.2 μmol L-1 Se. CONCLUSION A floating system with Se-enriched nutrient solution is an optimal controlled growing biofortification system for leafy vegetables. The accumulation ability decreased in different species in the order wild rocket, spinach, lettuce, and lamb's lettuce, highlighting a crop-dependent behaviour and their attitude to biofortification. © 2023 The Authors. Journal of The Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Catania University, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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So J, Choe DH, Rust MK, Trumble JT, Lee CY. The impact of selenium on insects. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2023; 116:1041-1062. [PMID: 37289432 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toad084] [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: 01/21/2023] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Selenium, a naturally occurring metalloid, is an essential trace element for many higher organisms, including humans. Humans primarily become exposed to selenium by ingesting food products containing trace amounts of selenium compounds. Although essential in these small amounts, selenium exhibits toxic effects at higher doses. Previous studies investigating the effects on insects of order Blattodea, Coleoptera, Diptera, Ephemeroptera, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Odonata, and Orthoptera revealed impacts on mortality, growth, development, and behavior. Nearly every study examining selenium toxicity has shown that insects are negatively affected by exposure to selenium in their food. However, there were no clear patterns of toxicity between insect orders or similarities between insect species within families. At this time, the potential for control will need to be determined on a species-by-species basis. We suspect that the multiple modes of action, including mutation-inducing modification of important amino acids as well as impacts on microbiome composition, influence this variability. There are relatively few studies that have examined the potential effects of selenium on beneficial insects, and the results have ranged from increased predation (a strong positive effect) to toxicity resulting in reduced population growth or even the effective elimination of the natural enemies (more common negative effects). As a result, in those pest systems where selenium use is contemplated, additional research may be necessary to ascertain if selenium use is compatible with key biological control agents. This review explores selenium as a potential insecticide and possible future directions for research.
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- John So
- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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Interaction between Sulfate and Selenate in Tetraploid Wheat (Triticum turgidum L.) Genotypes. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24065443. [PMID: 36982516 PMCID: PMC10055959 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient of fundamental importance to human health and the main Se source is from plant-derived foods. Plants mainly take up Se as selenate (SeO42−), through the root sulfate transport system, because of their chemical similarity. The aims of this study were (1) to characterize the interaction between Se and S during the root uptake process, by measuring the expression of genes coding for high-affinity sulfate transporters and (2) to explore the possibility of increasing plant capability to take up Se by modulating S availability in the growth medium. We selected different tetraploid wheat genotypes as model plants, including a modern genotype, Svevo (Triticum turgidum ssp. durum), and three ancient Khorasan wheats, Kamut, Turanicum 21, and Etrusco (Triticum turgidum ssp. turanicum). The plants were cultivated hydroponically for 20 days in the presence of two sulfate levels, adequate (S = 1.2 mM) and limiting (L = 0.06 mM), and three selenate levels (0, 10, 50 μM). Our findings clearly showed the differential expression of genes encoding the two high-affinity transporters (TdSultr1.1 and TdSultr1.3), which are involved in the primary uptake of sulfate from the rhizosphere. Interestingly, Se accumulation in shoots was higher when S was limited in the nutrient solution.
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Ahmad MA, Ali M, Saeed S, Nawaz F. Effect of selenium accumulation on foraging behavior of pollinators and seed yield in Trifolium alexandrinum L. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:33438-33445. [PMID: 36478533 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24483-7] [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: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Selenium (Se) is an essential nutrient for both plants and animals and is usually provided as a supplement to livestock. Se bioaccumulation promotes plant growth by enhancing the accumulation of organic solutes and the activation of antioxidant system. In animals, the Se supplements reduce the chances of mastitis and white muscle disease, and improve the immunity, health, and reproduction, particularly in lactating dairy cows. Therefore, the enrichment or biofortification of fodder crops with Se may improve the nutritional quality of forages and thereby reduce malnutrition in cattle. However, Se hyper-accumulation in plants or plant parts can cause direct toxic effects on insects especially bees. Berseem is a highly cross-pollinated fodder crop that attracts a large number of pollinators. However, little or no reports are available regarding the effects of Se biofortification on the foraging behavior of pollinators in berseem. Therefore, the current study was planned to evaluate the effect of exogenous application of Se on the foraging behavior of native pollinators visiting the berseem crop. Five different doses of Se were applied to evaluate its effect on abundance, foraging behavior (visit duration and visitation rate), and single-visit efficacy of native pollinators that may affect berseem seed yield. Our results showed maximum abundance of pollinators in plants supplemented with low Se level, i.e., 5 g ha-1 while the minimum abundance was observed at high Se doses (15 and 20 g ha-1). Also, the seed yield attributes, i.e., the number of seeds per head, seed weight per head, 1000 seed weight, were the highest in plants treated with a low dose of Se, whereas the seed yield of berseem decreased with an increase in Se concentrations. Hence, our study provides evidence that high doses of Se negatively affect the foraging behavior of pollinators (visitation rate and visit duration) in plants. We conclude that the application of moderate Se dose positively influences the pollination ecology of berseem, consequently improving seed yield. HIGHLIGHTS: Selenium (Se) is essential for animals and beneficial for plants and may become toxic at high level. Se is delivered to the environment due to agriculture. Se toxicity affected berseem growth and considerably reduced the seed yield. High dose of Se reduced the abundance of pollinators and negatively affected their foraging behavior.
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- Muhammad Awais Ahmad
- Institute of Plant Protection, MNS University of Agriculture Multan, Multan, Pakistan.
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- Institute of Plant Protection, MNS University of Agriculture Multan, Multan, Pakistan
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- Institute of Plant Protection, MNS University of Agriculture Multan, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, MNS University of Agriculture Multan, Multan, Pakistan
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Hosseinzadeh Rostam Kalaei M, Abdossi V, Danaee E. Evaluation of foliar application of selenium and flowering stages on selected properties of Iranian Borage as a medicinal plant. Sci Rep 2022; 12:12568. [PMID: 35869115 PMCID: PMC9306425 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-16241-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Many of the active constituents of drug or medicines were originally derived from medicinal plants. Iranian Borage are still being used in regular basis. Selenium (Se) is an essential mineral nutrient for animal and human growth. The aim of this research was to determine the effect of (2, 4, 8 and 16 mg L−1) of as sodium selenate (Na2SeO4) and as sodium selenite (Na2SeO3) on some important properties of Iranian Borage in factorial based on Randomized Complete Block Design via four steps: 2 true leaves stage, ten leaves, 2 weeks and 1 week before flowering. The traits were evaluated during flowering period. Results showed that the highest shoot fresh and dry weight and shoot length, total alkaloid, essential oil percentage were obtained by 4 mg L−1 sodium selenate at the end of flowering. In addition, 4 mg L−1 sodium selenate concentration significantly improved flower yield (diameter, number, weight). The plants were treated with 8 mg L−1 sodium selenate, the higher total phenols and flavonoids, antioxidant activity, soluble sugars, root and fresh weight was seen at end of flowering. When the plants were sprayed with 4 mg L−1 sodium selenite higher total chlorophyll was observed at full of flowering. 16 mg L−1 sodium selenite released the maximum Se acclimation in the petals. 20 composites were discovered containing ɑ-Pinene (23.61%) with sodium selenate in 4 mg L−1. Generally, selenium sources significantly improved morpho-physiological and phytochemical.
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Heidari Latibari M, Moravvej G, Arias-Penna DC, Ghafouri Moghaddam M. Effects of carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and fine particulate matter on insect abundance and diversity in urban green spaces. Sci Rep 2022; 12:17574. [PMID: 36284111 PMCID: PMC9596448 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-20577-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The impact of three air pollutants, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) on the diversity and abundance of insect fauna associated with Chinese thuja, Platycladus orientalis, was evaluated for the first time in Iran. Sampling was performed in Lashkar, Sadaf, and Sajjad, three urban green spaces in Mashhad, a city located in Razavi Khorasan province. A total of 29 insect species including 16 natural enemies and 13 herbivores were identified. The results indicated that herbivore abundance was positively and significantly correlated with the level of carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide, but not with the level of fine particulate matter. In contrast, herbivore diversity was negatively and significantly correlated only with the level of carbon monoxide. As for natural enemies, abundance and diversity both were not significantly correlated with the levels of none of all three pollutants. The aphid, Cinara thujafilina Del Guercio was the most dominant herbivore species in all the sampling sites with a relative abundance of 86% at Lashkar, 93% at Sadaf, and 95% at Sajjad. Regarding natural enemies, the ladybird, Coccinella septempunctata was the most abundant species both at Lashkar (49%) and Sadaf (35%) while the ladybird, Oenopia conglubata was the most abundant at Sajjad (21%). The highest diversity of herbivores and natural enemies across the four seasons were at the Lashkar and Sadaf sites. The results highlight that of the three air pollutants, carbon monoxide is the one that affects both on abundance and diversity of herbivore guild associated with Platycladus orientalis in urban green spaces.
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- Minoo Heidari Latibari
- grid.411301.60000 0001 0666 1211Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, P. O. Box: 91779–48974, Mashhad, Iran
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- grid.411301.60000 0001 0666 1211Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, P. O. Box: 91779–48974, Mashhad, Iran
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- grid.7922.e0000 0001 0244 7875Integrative Ecology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330 Thailand
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Chao W, Rao S, Chen Q, Zhang W, Liao Y, Ye J, Cheng S, Yang X, Xu F. Advances in Research on the Involvement of Selenium in Regulating Plant Ecosystems. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:plants11202712. [PMID: 36297736 PMCID: PMC9607533 DOI: 10.3390/plants11202712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Selenium is an essential trace element which plays an important role in human immune regulation and disease prevention. Plants absorb inorganic selenium (selenite or selenate) from the soil and convert it into various organic selenides (such as seleno amino acids, selenoproteins, and volatile selenides) via the sulfur metabolic pathway. These organic selenides are important sources of dietary selenium supplementation for humans. Organoselenides can promote plant growth, improve nutritional quality, and play an important regulatory function in plant ecosystems. The release of selenium-containing compounds into the soil by Se hyperaccumulators can promote the growth of Se accumulators but inhibit the growth and distribution of non-Se accumulators. Volatile selenides with specific odors have a deterrent effect on herbivores, reducing their feeding on plants. Soil microorganisms can effectively promote the uptake and transformation of selenium in plants, and organic selenides in plants can improve the tolerance of plants to pathogenic bacteria. Although selenium is not an essential trace element for plants, the right amount of selenium has important physiological and ecological benefits for them. This review summarizes recent research related to the functions of selenium in plant ecosystems to provide a deeper understanding of the significance of this element in plant physiology and ecosystems and to serve as a theoretical basis and technical support for the full exploitation and rational application of the ecological functions of selenium-accumulating plants.
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- Wei Chao
- College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
- Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland of Ministry of Education, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- National R&D Center for Se-Rich Agricultural Products Processing, School of Modern Industry for Selenium Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
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- College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- National R&D Center for Se-Rich Agricultural Products Processing, School of Modern Industry for Selenium Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
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- Henry Fok School of Biology and Agricultural, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan 512005, China
- Correspondence: (X.Y.); or (F.X.)
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- College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
- Correspondence: (X.Y.); or (F.X.)
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Zhang P, Li W, Qiu H, Liu M, Li Y, He E. Metal resistant gut microbiota facilitates snails feeding on metal hyperaccumulator plant Sedum alfredii in the phytoremediation field. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 236:113514. [PMID: 35427879 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113514] [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: 01/01/2022] [Revised: 04/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The interactions between hyperaccumulators and their associated herbivores have been mostly investigated in their natural habitats and largely ignored in the phytoremediation practice. Herein, we investigated the herbivory status of Zn/Cd-hyperaccumulating plant Sedum alfredii from both their natural habitats and their applied remediation field, and inspected the adaptive strategies of the herbivores from the perspective of their facilitative gut microbiota. Field investigations showed that snail species Bradybaena ravida was the dominant herbivore feeding on S. alfredii and they can be only found in sites with lower levels of heavy metals compared with the plant natural habitat. Gut microbial community was analyzed using two sequencing methods (16S rRNA and czcA-Zn/Cd resistant gene) to comparatively understand the effect of gut microbes in facilitating snail feeding on the hyperaccumulators. The results revealed significant differences in the diversity and richness between the gut microbiota of the two snail populations, which was more pronounced by the czcA sequencing method. Despite of the compositional differences, their functions seemed to converge into three categories as metal-tolerant and contaminant degraders, gut symbionts, and pathogens. Further function potentials predicted by Tax4Fun based on 16 S sequencing data were in accordance with this categorization as the most abundant metabolic pathways were two-component system and ABC transporter, which was closely related to metal stress adaptation. The prevalence of positive interactions (~80%) indicated by the co-occurrence network analysis based on czcA sequencing data in both groups of gut microbiota further suggested the facilitative effect of these metal-tolerant gut microbes in coping with the high metal diet, which ultimately assist the snails to successfully feed on S. alfredii plants and thrive. This work for the first time provides evidence that the herbivore adaptation to hyperaccumulators were also associated with their gut microbial adaptation to metals.
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- Peihua Zhang
- School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Health Impact Assessment of Emerging Contaminants, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China.
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Foliar Spraying of Selenium Combined with Biochar Alleviates Cadmium Toxicity in Peanuts and Enriches Selenium in Peanut Grains. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19063542. [PMID: 35329226 PMCID: PMC8952774 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19063542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) pollution in soil, particularly in peanut production, is a problem that has attracted global concern and needs solutions urgently. Selenium (Se) can alleviate Cd toxicity; however, the underlying mechanisms are not completely understood. Therefore, two varieties of peanut (Arachis hypogaea Linn.), “Huayu 23” and “Huayu 20”, were chosen as the target crops for this study. A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of two Se application methods combined with biochar on the accumulation of Cd and Se, and the best application method was identified. In addition, the role of Se in alleviating Cd toxicity in peanuts was studied. The results indicated that both Se and biochar decreased the Cd content in peanuts and alleviated Cd toxicity. However, the combined application of foliar Se and biochar significantly increased the peanut biomass by 73.44–132.41%, increased the grain yield of Huayu 23 by 0.60–1.09 fold, and Huayu 20 by 2.38–3.48 fold. Additionally, Cd content in peanut grains was decreased by 32.81–50.07%, and Se content was increased by 31.57–99.75 folds. Biochar can decrease the absorption of Cd from the soil, while Se can increase the accumulation of Cd in cell vacuoles by increasing glutathione and phytochelatin to decrease the movement of Cd into the grains. Therefore, our results indicate that the combined application of foliar Se and biochar can effectively promote the enrichment of Se in peanuts and suppress Cd toxicity.
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Han P, Lavoir AV, Rodriguez-Saona C, Desneux N. Bottom-Up Forces in Agroecosystems and Their Potential Impact on Arthropod Pest Management. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY 2022; 67:239-259. [PMID: 34606362 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-060121-060505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Bottom-up effects are major ecological forces in crop-arthropod pest-natural enemy multitrophic interactions. Over the past two decades, bottom-up effects have been considered key levers for optimizing integrated pest management (IPM). Irrigation, fertilization, crop resistance, habitat manipulation, organic management practices, and landscape characteristics have all been shown to trigger marked bottom-up effects and thus impact pest management. In this review, we summarize current knowledge on the role of bottom-up effects in pest management and the associated mechanisms, and discuss several key study cases showing how bottom-up effects practically promote natural pest control. Bottom-up effects on IPM also contribute to sustainable intensification of agriculture in the context of agricultural transition and climate change. Finally, we highlight new research priorities in this important area. Together with top-down forces (biological control), future advances in understanding ecological mechanisms underlying key bottom-up forces could pave the way for developing novel pest management strategies and new optimized IPM programs.
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- Peng Han
- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Plant Reproductive Adaptation and Evolutionary Ecology, Laboratory of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, School of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650504, China;
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- Université Cote d'Azur, INRAE, CNRS, UMR ISA, 06000 Nice, France;
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Selenium Biofortification: Roles, Mechanisms, Responses and Prospects. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26040881. [PMID: 33562416 PMCID: PMC7914768 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26040881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The trace element selenium (Se) is a crucial element for many living organisms, including soil microorganisms, plants and animals, including humans. Generally, in Nature Se is taken up in the living cells of microorganisms, plants, animals and humans in several inorganic forms such as selenate, selenite, elemental Se and selenide. These forms are converted to organic forms by biological process, mostly as the two selenoamino acids selenocysteine (SeCys) and selenomethionine (SeMet). The biological systems of plants, animals and humans can fix these amino acids into Se-containing proteins by a modest replacement of methionine with SeMet. While the form SeCys is usually present in the active site of enzymes, which is essential for catalytic activity. Within human cells, organic forms of Se are significant for the accurate functioning of the immune and reproductive systems, the thyroid and the brain, and to enzyme activity within cells. Humans ingest Se through plant and animal foods rich in the element. The concentration of Se in foodstuffs depends on the presence of available forms of Se in soils and its uptake and accumulation by plants and herbivorous animals. Therefore, improving the availability of Se to plants is, therefore, a potential pathway to overcoming human Se deficiencies. Among these prospective pathways, the Se-biofortification of plants has already been established as a pioneering approach for producing Se-enriched agricultural products. To achieve this desirable aim of Se-biofortification, molecular breeding and genetic engineering in combination with novel agronomic and edaphic management approaches should be combined. This current review summarizes the roles, responses, prospects and mechanisms of Se in human nutrition. It also elaborates how biofortification is a plausible approach to resolving Se-deficiency in humans and other animals.
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Factors Associated with Honey Bee Colony Losses: A Mini-Review. Vet Sci 2020; 7:vetsci7040166. [PMID: 33143134 PMCID: PMC7712510 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci7040166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Revised: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The Western honey bee (Apis mellifera L., Hymenoptera: Apidae) is a species of crucial economic, agricultural and environmental importance. In the last ten years, some regions of the world have suffered from a significant reduction of honey bee colonies. In fact, honey bee losses are not an unusual phenomenon, but in many countries worldwide there has been a notable decrease in honey bee colonies. The cases in the USA, in many European countries, and in the Middle East have received considerable attention, mostly due to the absence of an easily identifiable cause. It has been difficult to determine the main factors leading to colony losses because of honey bees’ diverse social behavior. Moreover, in their daily routine, they make contact with many agents of the environment and are exposed to a plethora of human activities and their consequences. Nevertheless, various factors have been considered to be contributing to honey bee losses, and recent investigations have established some of the most important ones, in particular, pests and diseases, bee management, including bee keeping practices and breeding, the change in climatic conditions, agricultural practices, and the use of pesticides. The global picture highlights the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor as a major factor in colony loss. Last but not least, microsporidian parasites, mainly Nosema ceranae, also contribute to the problem. Thus, it is obvious that there are many factors affecting honey bee colony losses globally. Increased monitoring and scientific research should throw new light on the factors involved in recent honey bee colony losses. The present review focuses on the main factors which have been found to have an impact on the increase in honey bee colony losses.
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Rothman JA, Russell KA, Leger L, McFrederick QS, Graystock P. The direct and indirect effects of environmental toxicants on the health of bumblebees and their microbiomes. Proc Biol Sci 2020; 287:20200980. [PMID: 33109012 PMCID: PMC7661295 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2020.0980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Bumblebees (Bombus spp.) are important and widespread insect pollinators, but the act of foraging on flowers can expose them to harmful pesticides and chemicals such as oxidizers and heavy metals. How these compounds directly influence bee survival and indirectly affect bee health via the gut microbiome is largely unknown. As toxicants in floral nectar and pollen take many forms, we explored the genomes of bee-associated microbes for their potential to detoxify cadmium, copper, selenate, the neonicotinoid pesticide imidacloprid, and hydrogen peroxide-which have all been identified in floral nectar and pollen. We then exposed Bombus impatiens workers to varying concentrations of these chemicals via their diet and assayed direct effects on bee survival. Using field-realistic doses, we further explored the indirect effects on bee microbiomes. We found multiple putative genes in core gut microbes that may aid in detoxifying harmful chemicals. We also found that while the chemicals are largely toxic at levels within and above field-realistic concentrations, the field-realistic concentrations-except for imidacloprid-altered the composition of the bee microbiome, potentially causing gut dysbiosis. Overall, our study shows that chemicals found in floral nectar and pollen can cause bee mortality, and likely have indirect, deleterious effects on bee health via their influence on the bee microbiome.
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- Jason A. Rothman
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot SL5 7PY, UK
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Mostofa MG, Rahman MM, Siddiqui MN, Fujita M, Tran LSP. Salicylic acid antagonizes selenium phytotoxicity in rice: selenium homeostasis, oxidative stress metabolism and methylglyoxal detoxification. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 394:122572. [PMID: 32283381 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Revised: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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We investigated the mechanistic consequences of selenium (Se)-toxicity, and its possible mitigation using salicylic acid (SA) in rice. In comparison with control, sodium selenate-exposed 'Se1' (0.5 mM) and 'Se2' (1.0 mM) plants showed accumulation of Se by 190.63 and 288.00 % in roots, 2359.42 and 2054.35 % in leaf sheaths, and 7869.91 and 9063.72 % in leaves, respectively, resulting in severe toxicity symptoms, such as growth inhibition, chlorosis, burning of leaves, and oxidative stress. In contrast, SA addition to Se-stressed plants significantly alleviated the Se-toxicity symptoms, and radically improved shoot height (28.88 %), dry biomass (34.00 %), total chlorophyll (37.51 %), soluble sugar (17.31 %) and leaf water contents (22.31 %) in 'SA + Se2' plants over 'Se2' plants. Notably, SA maintained Se-homeostasis, and decreased 'Se2'-induced oxidative stress by enhancing ascorbate level (67.75 %) and the activities of antioxidant enzymes like superoxide dismutase (20.99 %), catalase (40.97 %), glutathione peroxidase (12.26 %), and glutathione reductase (32.58 %) relative to that in 'Se2' plants. Additionally, SA protected rice plants from the deleterious effects of methylglyoxal by stimulating the activities of glyoxalase enzymes. Furthermore, SA upregulated several genes associated with reactive oxygen species (e.g. OsCuZnSOD1, OsCATB, OsGPX1 and OsAPX2) and methylglyoxal (e.g. OsGLYI-1) detoxifications. These findings unravel a decisive role of SA in alleviating Se-phytotoxicity in rice.
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- Mohammad Golam Mostofa
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur 1706, Bangladesh
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- Department of Agroforestry and Environment, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur 1706, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur 1706, Bangladesh
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- Laboratory of Plant Stress Responses, Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
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- Plant Stress Research Group, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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Ismael MA, Elyamine AM, Moussa MG, Cai M, Zhao X, Hu C. Cadmium in plants: uptake, toxicity, and its interactions with selenium fertilizers. Metallomics 2020; 11:255-277. [PMID: 30632600 DOI: 10.1039/c8mt00247a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 254] [Impact Index Per Article: 63.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Cd is the third major contaminant of greatest hazard to the environment after mercury and lead and is considered as the only metal that poses health risks to both humans and animals at plant tissue concentrations that are generally not phytotoxic. Cd accumulation in plant shoots depends on Cd entry through the roots, sequestration within root vacuoles, translocation in the xylem and phloem, and Cd dilution within the plant shoot throughout its growth. Several metal transporters, processes, and channels are involved from the first step of Cd reaching the root cells and until its final accumulation in the edible parts of the plant. It is hard to demonstrate one step as the pivotal factor to decide the Cd tolerance or accumulation ability of plants since the role of a specific transporter/process varies among plant species and even cultivars. In this review, we discuss the sources of Cd pollutants, Cd toxicity to plants, and mechanisms of Cd uptake and redistribution in plant tissues. The metal transporters involved in Cd transport within plant tissues are also discussed and how their manipulation can control Cd uptake and/or translocation. Finally, we discuss the beneficial effects of Se on plants under Cd stress, and how it can minimize or mitigate Cd toxicity in plants.
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- Marwa A Ismael
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, Research Center of Trace Elements, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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Scheys F, De Schutter K, Subramanyam K, Van Damme EJM, Smagghe G. Protection of rice against Nilaparvata lugens by direct toxicity of sodium selenate. ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 103:e21644. [PMID: 31702082 DOI: 10.1002/arch.21644] [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: 08/07/2019] [Revised: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Nilaparvata lugens is one of the most notorious pest insects of cultured rice, and outbreaks of N. lugens cause high economic losses each year. While pest control by chemical pesticides is still the standard procedure for treating N. lugens infections, excessive use of these insecticides has led to the emergence of resistant strains and high pesticide residues in plants for human consumption and the environment. Therefore, novel and environment-friendly pest control strategies are needed. In previous studies, selenium was shown to protect selenium-accumulating plants from biotic stress. However, studies on nonaccumulator (crop) plants are lacking. In this study, rice plants (Oryza sativa, Nipponbare) were treated with sodium selenate by seed priming and foliar spray and then infested with N. lugens. Brown planthoppers feeding on these plants showed increased mortality compared to those feeding on control plants. Treatment of the plants with sodium selenate did not affect the enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of the plant stress hormones jasmonic acid and salicylic acid, suggesting that the observed insect mortality cannot be attributed to the activation of these hormonal plant defenses. Feeding assays using an artificial diet supplemented with sodium selenate revealed direct toxicity toward N. lugens. With a low concentration of 6.5 ± 1.5 µM sodium selenate, half of the insects were killed after 3 days. In summary, sodium selenate treatment of plants can be used as a potential alternative pest management strategy to protect rice against N. lugens infestation through direct toxicity.
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- Freja Scheys
- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Zhang C, Xu B, Geng W, Shen Y, Xuan D, Lai Q, Shen C, Jin C, Yu C. Comparative proteomic analysis of pepper ( Capsicum annuum L.) seedlings under selenium stress. PeerJ 2019; 7:e8020. [PMID: 31799069 PMCID: PMC6884995 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.8020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element for human and animal health. Se fertilizer has been used to increase the Se content in crops to meet the Se requirements in humans and animals. To address the challenge of Se poisoning in plants, the mechanisms underlying Se-induced stress in plants must be understood. Here, to elucidate the effects of Se stress on the protein levels in pepper, we used an integrated approach involving tandem mass tag labeling, high performance liquid chromatography fractionation, and mass spectrometry-based analysis. A total of 4,693 proteins were identified, 3,938 of which yielded quantitative information. Among them, the expression of 172 proteins was up-regulated, and the expression of 28 proteins was down-regulated in the Se/mock treatment comparison. According to the above data, we performed a systematic bioinformatics analysis of all identified proteins and differentially expressed proteins (DEPs). The DEPs were most strongly associated with the terms “metabolic process,” “posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones,” and “protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum” according to Gene Ontology, eukaryotic orthologous groups classification, and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes enrichment analysis, respectively. Furthermore, several heat shock proteins were identified as DEPs. These results provide insights that may facilitate further studies on the pepper proteome expressed downstream of the Se stress response. Our data revealed that the responses of pepper to Se stress involve various pathways.
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- Chenghao Zhang
- Institute of Agricultural Equipment, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.,Key Labortatory of Creative Agricultrue, Ministry of Agriculture, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Science, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Equipment, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Vegetable Research Institute, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Key Labortatory of Creative Agricultrue, Ministry of Agriculture, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Science, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Food Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Equipment, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Rothman JA, Leger L, Kirkwood JS, McFrederick QS. Cadmium and Selenate Exposure Affects the Honey Bee Microbiome and Metabolome, and Bee-Associated Bacteria Show Potential for Bioaccumulation. Appl Environ Microbiol 2019; 85:e01411-19. [PMID: 31471302 PMCID: PMC6803295 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01411-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Honey bees are important insect pollinators used heavily in agriculture and can be found in diverse environments. Bees may encounter toxicants such as cadmium and selenate by foraging on plants growing in contaminated areas, which can result in negative health effects. Honey bees are known to have a simple and consistent microbiome that conveys many benefits to the host, and toxicant exposure may impact this symbiotic microbial community. We used 16S rRNA gene sequencing to assay the effects that sublethal cadmium and selenate treatments had over 7 days and found that both treatments significantly but subtly altered the composition of the bee microbiome. Next, we exposed bees to cadmium and selenate and then used untargeted liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) metabolomics to show that chemical exposure changed the bees' metabolite profiles and that compounds which may be involved in detoxification, proteolysis, and lipolysis were more abundant in treatments. Finally, we exposed several strains of bee-associated bacteria in liquid culture and found that each strain removed cadmium from its medium but that only Lactobacillus Firm-5 microbes assimilated selenate, indicating the possibility that these microbes may reduce the metal and metalloid burden on their host. Overall, our report shows that metal and metalloid exposure can affect the honey bee microbiome and metabolome and that strains of bee-associated bacteria can bioaccumulate these toxicants.IMPORTANCE Bees are important insect pollinators that may encounter environmental pollution when foraging upon plants grown in contaminated areas. Despite the pervasiveness of pollution, little is known about the effects of these toxicants on honey bee metabolism and their symbiotic microbiomes. Here, we investigated the impact of selenate and cadmium exposure on the gut microbiome and metabolome of honey bees. We found that exposure to these chemicals subtly altered the overall composition of the bees' microbiome and metabolome and that exposure to toxicants may negatively impact both host and microbe. As the microbiome of animals can reduce mortality upon metal or metalloid challenge, we grew bee-associated bacteria in media spiked with selenate or cadmium. We show that some bacteria can remove these toxicants from their media in vitro and suggest that bacteria may reduce metal burden in their hosts.
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- Jason A Rothman
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, USA
- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Metabolomics Core Facility, Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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Steven JC, Culver A. The defensive benefit and flower number cost of selenium accumulation in Brassica juncea. AOB PLANTS 2019; 11:plz053. [PMID: 31579109 PMCID: PMC6757350 DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plz053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Some plant species accumulate selenium in their tissues in quantities far above soil concentrations, and experiments demonstrate that selenium can serve as a defence against herbivores and pathogens. However, selenium may also cause oxidative stress and reduce growth in plants. We measured growth, selenium accumulation and herbivory in four varieties of the selenium accumulator Brassica juncea to investigate the cost of accumulation as well as its benefit in reducing herbivory. We measured selenium levels, plant size and flower number in four varieties of B. juncea watered with sodium selenate or treated as controls. We also conducted no-choice herbivory trials on leaves from both treatments with the specialist herbivore Pieris rapae. The selenate treatment slightly increased leaf number over the control, but tissue concentrations of selenium and flower number were negatively correlated in some varieties. In herbivory trials, leaves from the plants in the selenate treatment lost less leaf tissue, and the majority of larvae given leaves from selenate-treated plants ate very little leaf tissue at all. In the variety with the highest selenium accumulation, leaves from selenate-treated plants that showed reduced flower production also experienced less herbivory in feeding trials. The protective advantage of greater selenium accumulation may be offset by negative effects on reproduction, and the relatively low level of selenium accumulation in this species as compared to more extreme hyperaccumulators could reflect the minimum level necessary to enhance protection from herbivory.
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- Janet C Steven
- Department of Organismal and Environmental Biology, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA, USA
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- New Horizons Governor’s School for Science and Technology Hampton, VA, USA
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Rothman JA, Leger L, Graystock P, Russell K, McFrederick QS. The bumble bee microbiome increases survival of bees exposed to selenate toxicity. Environ Microbiol 2019; 21:3417-3429. [PMID: 31026366 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.14641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2018] [Revised: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Bumble bees are important and widespread insect pollinators who face many environmental challenges. For example, bees are exposed to the metalloid selenate when foraging on pollen and nectar from plants growing in contaminated soils. As it has been shown that the microbiome of animals reduces metalloid toxicity, we assayed the ability of the bee microbiome to increase survivorship against selenate challenge. We exposed uninoculated or microbiota-inoculated Bombus impatiens workers to a field-realistic dose of 0.75 mg l-1 selenate and found that microbiota-inoculated bees survive slightly but significantly longer than uninoculated bees. Using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, we found that selenate exposure altered gut microbial community composition and relative abundance of specific core bacteria. We also grew two core bumble bee microbes - Snodgrassella alvi and Lactobacillus bombicola - in selenate-spiked media and found that these bacteria grew in the tested concentrations of 0.001-10 mg l-1 selenate. Furthermore, the genomes of these microbes harbour genes involved in selenate detoxification. The bumble bee microbiome slightly increases survivorship when the host is exposed to selenate, but the specific mechanisms and colony-level benefits under natural settings require further study.
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- Jason A Rothman
- Graduate Program in Microbiology, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA.,Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA.,Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, SL5 7PY, UK
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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- Graduate Program in Microbiology, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA.,Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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Burden CM, Morgan MO, Hladun KR, Amdam GV, Trumble JJ, Smith BH. Acute sublethal exposure to toxic heavy metals alters honey bee (Apis mellifera) feeding behavior. Sci Rep 2019; 9:4253. [PMID: 30862878 PMCID: PMC6414635 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-40396-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Accepted: 12/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Heavy metal toxicity is an ecological concern in regions affected by processes like mining, industry, and agriculture. At sufficiently high concentrations, heavy metals are lethal to honey bees, but little is known about how sublethal doses affect honey bees or whether they will consume contaminated food. We investigated whether honey bees reject sucrose solutions contaminated with three heavy metals – cadmium, copper, and lead – as a measure of their ability to detect the metals, and whether ingesting these metals altered the bees’ sucrose sensitivity. The metals elicited three different response profiles in honey bees. Cadmium was not rejected in any of the assays, and ingesting cadmium did not alter sucrose sensitivity. Copper was rejected following antennal stimulation, but was readily consumed following proboscis stimulation. Ingestion of copper did not alter sucrose sensitivity. Lead appeared to be palatable at some concentrations and altered the bees’ sensitivity to and/or valuation of sucrose following antennal stimulation or ingestion of the metal. These differences likely represent unique mechanisms for detecting each metal and the pathology of toxicity. The bees’ ability to detect and consume these toxic metals highlights the risk of exposure to these elements for bees living in or near contaminated environments.
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- Christina M Burden
- Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences, Tempe, Arizona, USA. .,Union College, Division of Science and Mathematics, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68505, USA.
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- Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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- University of California - Riverside, Department of Entomology, Riverside, California, USA
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- Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences, Tempe, Arizona, USA.,Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Aas, Norway
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- University of California - Riverside, Department of Entomology, Riverside, California, USA
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- Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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Xun E, Zhang Y, Zhao J, Guo J. Heavy metals in nectar modify behaviors of pollinators and nectar robbers: Consequences for plant fitness. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2018; 242:1166-1175. [PMID: 30114599 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.07.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2017] [Revised: 07/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Plants growing in heavy-metal-rich soils can accumulate metals into their nectar. Nectar chemical composition can alter foraging behavior of floral visitors (including pollinators and floral antagonists) and further affect plant reproductive fitness. The role of nectar heavy metals in deterring pollinators (e.g., shortening foraging time) has been recently studied, but their effects on plant reproduction via changes in behaviors of both pollinators and floral antagonists (e.g., nectar robbers) are less understood. We experimentally manipulated four nectar heavy metals (Zn, Cu, Ni, and Pb) in a native ornamental plant, Hosta ensata F. Maekawa, to investigate the effect of nectar metals on plant reproductive success. We also recorded nectar robbing as well as foraging time and visitation rate of pollinators to assess whether nectar metals could alter the behavior of antagonists and mutualists. Although metals in nectar had no significant direct effects on plant reproduction via hand-pollination, we detected their positive indirect effects on components of female fitness mediated by pollinators and nectar robbers. Matching effects on female plant fitness, nectar robbers responded negatively to the presence of metals in nectar, robbing metal-treated flowers less often. Pollinators spent less time foraging on metal-treated flowers, but their visitation rate to metal-treated flowers was significantly higher than to control flowers. Moreover, pollinators removed less nectar from flowers treated with metals. Our results provide the first direct evidence to date that heavy metals in nectar are capable of deterring nectar robbers and modifying pollinator foraging behavior to enhance plant reproductive fitness.
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- Erna Xun
- Institute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University and Key Laboratory for Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Institute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University and Key Laboratory for Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Changchun, 130024, China; Department of Biology, Changchun Normal University, Changchun, 130032, China; Department of Biology, Eastern Liaoning University, Dandong, 118003, China.
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- Department of Biology, Changchun Normal University, Changchun, 130032, China
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- Institute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University and Key Laboratory for Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Changchun, 130024, China
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Mineral Composition and Antioxidant Status of Tomato with Application of Selenium. AGRONOMY-BASEL 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/agronomy8090185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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This experiment was carried out in a greenhouse to evaluate the effects of selenium application (as Na2SeO3) on mineral concentration (as N, P, K, Ca and Se), biomass, yield and total antioxidant status (TAS) of tomato fruit. The study consisted of two experiments: an irrigation experiment with the application of selenium at 0, 2.5 and 5 mg L−1 on the fertilizer solution in soil and perlite; and the foliar application experiment with selenium application at 0, 10, and 20 mg L−1 in foliar spray every 20 days. Results showed that mineral content (as K, Ca, Mg and P) was not modified by selenium application. However, N decreased due to the Se applied in fertilizer solution 5 mg L−1, and a negative correlation was found between the selenium applied in foliar form and the nitrogen concentration. The Se concentration, TAS, and biomass increased in plants in all Se treatments. However, the best response in TAS and Se in fruits was observed with foliar spray every 20 days at concentrations of 10 mg L−1, without negative responses in biomass or mineral content.
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Ben-Shahar Y. The Impact of Environmental Mn Exposure on Insect Biology. Front Genet 2018; 9:70. [PMID: 29545824 PMCID: PMC5837978 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2018.00070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Manganese (Mn) is an essential trace element that acts as a metal co-factor in diverse biochemical and cellular functions. However, chronic environmental exposure to high levels of Mn is a well-established risk factor for the etiology of severe, atypical parkinsonian syndrome (manganism) via its accumulation in the basal ganglia, pallidum, and striatum brain regions, which is often associated with abnormal dopamine, GABA, and glutamate neural signaling. Recent studies have indicated that chronic Mn exposure at levels that are below the risk for manganism can still cause behavioral, cognitive, and motor dysfunctions via poorly understood mechanisms at the molecular and cellular levels. Furthermore, in spite of significant advances in understanding Mn-induced behavioral and neuronal pathologies, available data are primarily for human and rodents. In contrast, the possible impact of environmental Mn exposure on brain functions and behavior of other animal species, especially insects and other invertebrates, remains mostly unknown both in the laboratory and natural habitats. Yet, the effects of environmental exposure to metals such as Mn on insect development, physiology, and behavior could also have major indirect impacts on human health via the long-term disruptions of food webs, as well as direct impact on the economy because of the important role insects play in crop pollination. Indeed, laboratory and field studies indicate that chronic exposures to metals such as Mn, even at levels that are below what is currently considered toxic, affect the dopaminergic signaling pathway in the insect brain, and have a major impact on the behavior of insects, including foraging activity of important pollinators such as the honey bee. Together, these studies highlight the need for a better understanding of the neuronal, molecular, and genetic processes that underlie the toxicity of Mn and other metal pollutants in diverse animal species, including insects.
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- Yehuda Ben-Shahar
- Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States
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Wadgaonkar SL, Nancharaiah YV, Esposito G, Lens PNL. Environmental impact and bioremediation of seleniferous soils and sediments. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2018; 38:941-956. [DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2017.1420623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Biofouling and Biofilm Processes Section of Water and Steam Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushakti Nagar Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Cassino, FR, Italy
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- UNESCO IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands
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Xun E, Zhang Y, Zhao J, Guo J. Translocation of heavy metals from soils into floral organs and rewards of Cucurbita pepo: Implications for plant reproductive fitness. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2017; 145:235-243. [PMID: 28738207 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.07.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2017] [Revised: 07/16/2017] [Accepted: 07/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Metals and metalloids in soil could be transferred into reproductive organs and floral rewards of hyperaccumulator plants and influence their reproductive success, yet little is known whether non-hyperaccumulator plants can translocate heavy metals from soil into their floral organs and rewards (i.e., nectar and pollen) and, if so, whether plant reproduction will be affected. In our studies, summer squash (Cucurbita pepo L. cv. Golden Apple) was exposed to heavy-metal treatments during bud stage to investigate the translocation of soil-supplemented zinc, copper, nickel and lead into its floral organs (pistil, anther and nectary) and rewards (nectar and pollen) as well as floral metal accumulation effects on its reproduction. The results showed that metals taken up by squash did translocate into its floral organs and rewards, although metal accumulation varied depending on different metal types and concentrations as well as floral organ/reward types. Mean foraging time of honey bees to each male and female flower of squash grown in metal-supplemented soils was shorter relative to that of plants grown in control soils, although the visitation rate of honeybees to both male and female flowers was not affected by metal treatments. Pollen viability, pollen removal and deposition as well as mean mass per seed produced by metal-treated squash that received pollen from plants grown in control soils decreased with elevated soil-supplemented metal concentrations. The fact that squash could translocate soil-supplemented heavy metals into floral organs and rewards indicated possible reproductive consequences caused either directly (i.e., decreasing pollen viability or seed mass) or indirectly (i.e., affecting pollinators' visitation behavior to flowers) to plant fitness.
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- Erna Xun
- Institute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University and Key Laboratory for Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Changchun 130024, China
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- Institute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University and Key Laboratory for Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Changchun 130024, China; Department of Biology, Changchun University, Changchun 130032, China; Department of Biology, Eastern Liaoning University, Dandong 118003, China.
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- Department of Biology, Changchun University, Changchun 130032, China
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- Institute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University and Key Laboratory for Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Changchun 130024, China.
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Mostofa MG, Hossain MA, Siddiqui MN, Fujita M, Tran LS. Phenotypical, physiological and biochemical analyses provide insight into selenium-induced phytotoxicity in rice plants. CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 178:212-223. [PMID: 28324842 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.03.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2016] [Revised: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/11/2017] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The present study investigated the phenotypical, physiological and biochemical changes of rice plants exposed to high selenium (Se) concentrations to gain an insight into Se-induced phytotoxicity. Results showed that exposure of rice plants to excessive Se resulted in growth retardation and biomass reduction in connection with the decreased levels of chlorophyll, carotenoids and soluble proteins. The reduced water status and an associated increase in sugar and proline levels indicated Se-induced osmotic stress in rice plants. Measurements of Se contents in roots, leaf sheaths and leaves revealed that Se was highly accumulated in leaves followed by leaf sheaths and roots. Se also potentiated its toxicity by impairing oxidative metabolism, as evidenced by enhanced accumulation of hydrogen peroxide, superoxide and lipid peroxidation product. Se toxicity also displayed a desynchronized antioxidant system by elevating the level of glutathione and the activities of superoxide dismutase, glutathione-S-transferase and glutathione peroxidase, whereas decreasing the level of ascorbic acid and the activities of catalase, glutathione reductase and dehydroascorbate reductase. Furthermore, Se triggered methylglyoxal toxicity by inhibiting the activities of glyoxalases I and II, particularly at higher concentrations of Se. Collectively, our results suggest that excessive Se caused phytotoxic effects on rice plants by inducing chlorosis, reducing sugar, protein and antioxidant contents, and exacerbating oxidative stress and methylglyoxal toxicity. Accumulation levels of Se, proline and glutathione could be considered as efficient biomarkers to indicate degrees of Se-induced phytotoxicity in rice, and perhaps in other crops.
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- Mohammad Golam Mostofa
- Laboratory of Plant Stress Responses, Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Miki, Kagawa 761-0795, Japan; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bangabandhu Shiekh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur 1706, Bangladesh
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bangabandhu Shiekh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur 1706, Bangladesh
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- Laboratory of Plant Stress Responses, Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Miki, Kagawa 761-0795, Japan.
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- Plant Abiotic Stress Research Group & Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Signaling Pathway Research Unit, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22, Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan.
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dos Reis AR, El-Ramady H, Santos EF, Gratão PL, Schomburg L. Overview of Selenium Deficiency and Toxicity Worldwide: Affected Areas, Selenium-Related Health Issues, and Case Studies. PLANT ECOPHYSIOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-56249-0_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Assessing the health status of managed honeybee colonies (HEALTHY-B): a toolbox to facilitate harmonised data collection. EFSA J 2016. [DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2016.4578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Di N, Hladun KR, Zhang K, Liu TX, Trumble JT. Laboratory bioassays on the impact of cadmium, copper and lead on the development and survival of honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) larvae and foragers. CHEMOSPHERE 2016; 152:530-8. [PMID: 27011322 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Revised: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) have been widely distributed around the world to serve as pollinators for agriculture. They can encounter metal pollutants through various routes of exposure, including foraging on contaminated plant resources. Chronic and acute toxicity tests were conducted on larvae using artificial diets and on foragers using solutions of 50% sucrose, which contained cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu) and lead (Pb). We found that mortality increased in both larvae and foragers in a dose-dependent manner. Control larvae had higher relative growth indices (RGI) from day 6 to day 10 compared to all metal treatments, demonstrating substantial negative effects of metals on development. Copper was the least toxic to larvae with an LC50 of 6.97 mg L(-1). For foragers, Pb had the highest LC50, which was 345 mg L(-1). Foragers and larvae accumulated substantial quantities of all metals, and subsequent sucrose consumption decreased after dosing. Overall, honeybee larvae and foragers suffered detrimental effects when they were exposed to ecologically-relevant concentrations of Cd, Cu and Pb.
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- Ning Di
- Key Laboratory of Applied Entomology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Entomology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Entomology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
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Wipf HML, Meindl GA, Ashman TL. A first test of elemental allelopathy via heterospecific pollen receipt. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 2016; 103:514-521. [PMID: 26451033 DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1500187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2015] [Accepted: 06/11/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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PREMISE OF THE STUDY Coflowering plants often share pollinators and may receive mixed species pollen loads. Although detrimental effects of heterospecific pollen receipt have been documented, trait-based modifiers of interactions on the stigma remain largely unknown. Chemicals that mediate interactions between sporophytes could also influence pollen-pollen or pollen-style interactions. We test for the first time whether nickel (Ni) accumulation in pollen can lead to "elemental allelopathy" and intensify the fitness consequences of heterospecific pollen receipt. METHODS We grew Ni-hyperaccumulator Streptanthus polygaloides in soils augmented with three concentrations of Ni, measured pollen Ni concentration, and hand-pollinated non-Ni hyperaccumulator Mimulus guttatus. We assayed pollen germination, tube growth and seeds of M. guttatus after pure and mixed species pollinations. KEY RESULTS Streptanthus polygaloides pollen accumulated Ni in proportion to soil availability and at levels significantly greater than M. guttatus pollen. Although receipt of S. polygaloides pollen increased M. guttatus pollen germination, it decreased the proportion of pollen tubes reaching the ovary and seed number. Increased Ni in pollen, however, did not significantly intensify the effect of S. polygaloides pollen receipt on M. guttatus seed production. CONCLUSIONS Different levels of Ni in the pollen of S. polygaloides achieved in the greenhouse did not significantly reduce the fitness of M. guttatus. Stigma tolerance to Ni may also have contributed to the lack of response to increased Ni in heterospecific pollen. This study paves the way for additional tests in other metal hyperaccumulators and recipients, and to identify mechanisms of interactions on the stigma.
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- Heidi M-L Wipf
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260 USA
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Hladun KR, Di N, Liu TX, Trumble JT. Metal contaminant accumulation in the hive: Consequences for whole-colony health and brood production in the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.). ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2016; 35:322-9. [PMID: 26448590 DOI: 10.1002/etc.3273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Revised: 08/24/2015] [Accepted: 10/06/2015] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Metal pollution has been increasing rapidly over the past century, and at the same time, the human population has continued to rise and produce contaminants that may negatively impact pollinators. Honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) forage over large areas and can collect contaminants from the environment. The primary objective of the present study was to determine whether the metal contaminants cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), and selenium (Se) can have a detrimental effect on whole-colony health in the managed pollinator A. mellifera. The authors isolated small nucleus colonies under large cages and fed them an exclusive diet of sugar syrup and pollen patty spiked with Cd, Cu, Pb, and Se or a control (no additional metal). Treatment levels were based on concentrations in honey and pollen from contaminated hives around the world. They measured whole-colony health including wax, honey, and brood production; colony weight; brood survival; and metal accumulation in various life stages. Colonies treated with Cd or Cu contained more dead pupae within capped cells compared with control, and Se-treated colonies had lower total worker weights compared to control. Lead had a minimal effect on colony performance, although many members of the hive accumulated significant quantities of the metal. By examining the honey bee as a social organism through whole-colony assessments of toxicity, the authors found that the distribution of toxicants throughout the colony varied from metal to metal, some caste members were more susceptible to certain metals, and the colony's ability to grow over time may have been reduced in the presence of Se. Apiaries residing near metal-contaminated areas may be at risk and can suffer changes in colony dynamics and survival.
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- Kristen R Hladun
- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, California, USA
- Key Laboratory of Applied Entomology, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, and Key Laboratory of Northwest Loess Plateau Crop Pest Management of the Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Entomology, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, and Key Laboratory of Northwest Loess Plateau Crop Pest Management of the Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, California, USA
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Ahmad R, Waraich EA, Nawaz F, Ashraf MY, Khalid M. Selenium (Se) improves drought tolerance in crop plants--a myth or fact? JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2016; 96:372-80. [PMID: 25906838 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.7231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Revised: 04/17/2015] [Accepted: 04/17/2015] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Climate change has emerged as one of the most complex challenges of the 21st century and has become an area of interest in the past few decades. Many countries of the world have become extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The scarcity of water is a serious concern for food security of these countries and climate change has aggravated the risks of extreme events like drought. Oxidative stress, caused by a variety of active oxygen species formed under drought stress, damages many cellular constituents, such as carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids and proteins, which ultimately reduces plant growth, respiration and photosynthesis. Se has become an element of interest to many biologists owing to its physiological and toxicological importance. It plays a beneficial role in plants by enhancing growth, reducing damage caused by oxidative stress, enhancing chlorophyll content under light stress, stimulating senesce to produce antioxidants and improving plant tolerance to drought stress by regulating water status. Researchers have adopted different strategies to evaluate the role of selenium in plants under drought stress. Some of the relevant work available regarding the role of Se in alleviating adverse effect of drought stress is discussed in this paper.
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- Rashid Ahmad
- Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK
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- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Søvik E, Perry CJ, LaMora A, Barron AB, Ben-Shahar Y. Negative impact of manganese on honeybee foraging. Biol Lett 2015; 11:rsbl.2014.0989. [PMID: 25808001 DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2014.0989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Anthropogenic accumulation of metals such as manganese is a well-established health risk factor for vertebrates. By contrast, the long-term impact of these contaminants on invertebrates is mostly unknown. Here, we demonstrate that manganese ingestion alters brain biogenic amine levels in honeybees and fruit flies. Furthermore, we show that manganese exposure negatively affects foraging behaviour in the honeybee, an economically important pollinator. Our findings indicate that in addition to its direct impact on human health, the common industrial contaminant manganese might also have indirect environmental and economical impacts via the modulation of neuronal and behavioural functions in economically important insects.
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- Eirik Søvik
- Department of Biology, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO 63130, USA Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2122, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2122, Australia
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- Department of Biology, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2122, Australia
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- Department of Biology, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Tina Harrison
- Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution Rutgers University New Brunswick New Jersey USA
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources Rutgers University New Brunswick New Jersey USA
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Hladun KR, Parker DR, Trumble JT. Cadmium, Copper, and Lead Accumulation and Bioconcentration in the Vegetative and Reproductive Organs of Raphanus sativus: Implications for Plant Performance and Pollination. J Chem Ecol 2015; 41:386-95. [DOI: 10.1007/s10886-015-0569-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2014] [Revised: 02/05/2015] [Accepted: 03/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Nawaz F, Ahmad R, Ashraf MY, Waraich EA, Khan SZ. Effect of selenium foliar spray on physiological and biochemical processes and chemical constituents of wheat under drought stress. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2015; 113:191-200. [PMID: 25499052 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2014] [Revised: 11/13/2014] [Accepted: 12/01/2014] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Selenium (Se) is considered an essential micronutrient for humans, animals and plants due to its physiological and antioxidative properties. The positive role of Se in attenuation of drastic effects of various environmental stresses in plants is, however, still unclear and need to be explored. The present study aimed at investigating the physiological and biochemical changes induced by Se foliar spray to improve the drought tolerance potential of wheat. Additionally, we also examined the effect of supplemental Se on uptake of nutrients using detection by ICP-OES. Foliar Se application significantly lowered osmotic potential (13%) that markedly improved turgor by 63%, enhanced transpiration rate (60%), improved accumulation of total soluble sugars (33%) and free amino acids (118%) and activity of antioxidant system which ultimately increased the grain yield by 24%. Supplemental Se also significantly increased Se contents (5.77µgg(-1)DW) and improved Fe (91%) and Na (16%) uptake, whereas it reduced Zn accumulation by 54% and did not affect Ca contents. The results supported our hypothesis that supplemental Se influences nutrients uptake and wheat yield through maintenance of turgor and gas exchange characteristics and enhancement in antioxidant system activity.
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- Fahim Nawaz
- Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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- Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Insecticides are chemicals used to kill insects, so it is unsurprising that many insecticides have the potential to harm honey bees (Apis mellifera). However, bees are exposed to a great variety of other potentially toxic chemicals, including flavonoids and alkaloids that are produced by plants; mycotoxins produced by fungi; antimicrobials and acaricides that are introduced by beekeepers; and fungicides, herbicides, and other environmental contaminants. Although often regarded as uniquely sensitive to toxic compounds, honey bees are adapted to tolerate and even thrive in the presence of toxic compounds that occur naturally in their environment. The harm caused by exposure to a particular concentration of a toxic compound may depend on the level of simultaneous exposure to other compounds, pathogen levels, nutritional status, and a host of other factors. This review takes a holistic view of bee toxicology by taking into account the spectrum of xenobiotics to which bees are exposed.
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- Reed M Johnson
- Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, Ohio 44691;
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Chen Y, Mo HZ, Hu LB, Li YQ, Chen J, Yang LF. The endogenous nitric oxide mediates selenium-induced phytotoxicity by promoting ROS generation in Brassica rapa. PLoS One 2014; 9:e110901. [PMID: 25333984 PMCID: PMC4204988 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Accepted: 09/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Selenium (Se) is suggested as an emerging pollutant in agricultural environment because of the increasing anthropogenic release of Se, which in turn results in phytotoxicity. The most common consequence of Se-induced toxicity in plants is oxidative injury, but how Se induces reactive oxygen species (ROS) burst remains unclear. In this work, histofluorescent staining was applied to monitor the dynamics of ROS and nitric oxide (NO) in the root of Brassica rapa under Se(IV) stress. Se(IV)-induced faster accumulation of NO than ROS. Both NO and ROS accumulation were positively correlated with Se(IV)-induced inhibition of root growth. The NO accumulation was nitrate reductase (NR)- and nitric oxide synthase (NOS)-dependent while ROS accumulation was NADPH oxidase-dependent. The removal of NO by NR inhibitor, NOS inhibitor, and NO scavenger could alleviate Se(IV)-induced expression of Br_Rbohs coding for NADPH oxidase and the following ROS accumulation in roots, which further resulted in the amelioration of Se(IV)-induced oxidative injury and growth inhibition. Thus, we proposed that the endogenous NO played a toxic role in B. rapa under Se(IV) stress by triggering ROS burst. Such findings can be used to evaluate the toxic effects of Se contamination on crop plants.
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- Yi Chen
- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- Institute of Food Quality and Safety, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Food Science, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Food Science, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan Province, China
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- Institute of Food Quality and Safety, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Food Quality and Safety, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
- * E-mail: (JC); (L-FY)
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- * E-mail: (JC); (L-FY)
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Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient with a range of physiological and antioxidative properties. Reports regarding effect of Se application on plants growth and development are not consistent. The identification of effective Se dose and application method is crucial for better understanding of Se translocation within crop plants under drought stress. The present study aimed at investigating the role of Se supplementation in improving the drought tolerance potential of wheat at early growth stages. Two wheat genotypes (Kohistan-97 and Pasban-90) were grown in plastic pots (8 × 12 cm) in green/wire-house experiments. Results demonstrated that the growth and biomass of seedlings increased at high Se foliar concentrations and decreased at low and high Se fertigation levels. The seedlings exhibited the highest values for plant height stress tolerance index (PHSI), root length stress tolerance index (RLSI), dry matter stress tolerance index (DMSI), and fresh matter stress tolerance indices (FMSI) at Se fertigation level of 7.35 μM, whereas Se foliar treatment of 7.06 μM resulted in maximum values for these indices. The seedlings foliarly sprayed with Se maintained higher DMSI and FMSI than those fertigated with Se which suggests that Se foliar spray is more effective than Se fertigation for improving drought tolerance.
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De La Riva DG, Vindiola BG, Castañeda TN, Parker DR, Trumble JT. Impact of selenium on mortality, bioaccumulation and feeding deterrence in the invasive Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2014; 481:446-452. [PMID: 24631607 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.02.060] [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: 11/26/2013] [Revised: 02/06/2014] [Accepted: 02/08/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Ants are known for the important roles they play in processes contributing to ecosystem functioning in many habitats. However, pollutants can impact the ecosystem services provided by ants. The Argentine ant, an invasive species in North America, was investigated for the potential impact selenium (Se) may have on ants residing within a contaminated habitat. Mortality tests were conducted using worker ants fed an artificial nectar source containing 1-of-4 environmentally common Se compounds (forms): seleno-l-methionine, methylselenocysteine, selenate or selenite. Accumulation of Se in ant bodies at the end of two weeks was quantified with the use of hydride generation atomic absorption spectroscopy. Lastly, we conducted choice tests using dyes to determine whether ants might avoid a carbohydrate diet containing Se by providing them a choice between sucrose with or without Se. Choice tests also tested the responses of ants to selenium when provided in different background sucrose concentrations. The results of this study indicated that form and quantity of Se, as well as time of exposure, impact mortality in Argentine ant workers. Methylselenocysteine and selenate were found to be the most toxic among the 4 chemical forms when presented in sucrose solutions, whereas seleno-l-methionine and selenite caused greater Se body burdens. Furthermore, choice tests showed that ants did not prefer control sucrose solution to sucrose treated with Se regardless of the background sucrose concentration. These findings serve as first look into the possible detrimental impacts these contaminants may pose for ants that frequent sugary nectar sources.
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- Deborah G De La Riva
- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave., Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave., Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave., Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave., Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave., Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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Nickel Accumulation by Streptanthus polygaloides (Brassicaceae) Reduces Floral Visitation Rate. J Chem Ecol 2014; 40:128-35. [DOI: 10.1007/s10886-014-0380-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2013] [Revised: 12/09/2013] [Accepted: 01/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Hladun KR, Kaftanoglu O, Parker DR, Tran KD, Trumble JT. Effects of selenium on development, survival, and accumulation in the honeybee (Apis mellifera L.). ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2013; 32:2584-2592. [PMID: 24115124 DOI: 10.1002/etc.2357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2013] [Revised: 07/19/2013] [Accepted: 07/30/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) is an important agricultural pollinator in the United States and throughout the world. In areas of selenium (Se) contamination, honeybees may be at risk because of the biotransfer of Se from plant products such as nectar and pollen. Several forms of Se can occur in accumulating plants. In the present study, the toxicity of 4 compounds (selenate, selenite, methylselenocysteine, and selenocystine) to honeybee adult foragers and larvae was assessed using dose-response bioassays. Inorganic forms were more toxic than organic forms for both larvae (lethal concentration [LC50] selenate = 0.72 mg L(-1) , LC50 selenite = 1.0 mg L(-1) , LC50 methylselenocysteine = 4.7 mg L(-1) , LC50 selenocystine = 4.4 mg L(-1) ) and foragers (LC50 selenate = 58 mg L(-1) , LC50 selenite = 58 mg L(-1) , LC50 methylselenocysteine = 161 mg L(-1) , LC50 selenocystine = 148 mg L(-1) ). Inorganic forms of Se caused rapid mortality, and organic forms had sublethal effects on development. Larvae accumulated substantial amounts of Se only at the highest doses, whereas foragers accumulated large quantities at all doses. The present study documented very low larval LC50 values for Se; even modest transfer to brood will likely cause increased development times and mortality. The toxicities of the various forms of Se to honeybee larvae and foragers are discussed in comparison with other insect herbivores and detritivores.
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- Kristen R Hladun
- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, California, USA
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Meindl GA, Bain DJ, Ashman TL. Edaphic factors and plant-insect interactions: direct and indirect effects of serpentine soil on florivores and pollinators. Oecologia 2013; 173:1355-66. [PMID: 23839263 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-013-2711-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2013] [Accepted: 06/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Edaphic factors can lead to differences in plant morphology and tissue chemistry. However, whether these differences result in altered plant-insect interactions for soil-generalist plants is less understood. We present evidence that soil chemistry can alter plant-insect interactions both directly, through chemical composition of plant tissue, and indirectly, through plant morphology, for serpentine-tolerant Mimulus guttatus (Phrymaceae). First, we scored floral display (corolla width, number of open flowers per inflorescence, and inflorescence height), flower chemistry, pollinator visitation and florivory of M. guttatus growing on natural serpentine and non-serpentine soil over 2 years. Second, we conducted a common garden reciprocal soil transplant experiment to isolate the effect of serpentine soil on floral display traits and flower chemistry. And last, we observed arrays of field-collected inflorescences and potted plants to determine the effect of soil environment in the field on pollinator visitation and florivore damage, respectively. For both natural and experimental plants, serpentine soil caused reductions in floral display and directly altered flower tissue chemistry. Plants in natural serpentine populations received fewer pollinator visits and less damage by florivores relative to non-serpentine plants. In experimental arrays, soil environment did not influence pollinator visitation (though larger flowers were visited more frequently), but did alter florivore damage, with serpentine-grown plants receiving less damage. Our results demonstrate that the soil environment can directly and indirectly affect plant-mutualist and plant-antagonist interactions of serpentine-tolerant plants by altering flower chemistry and floral display.
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- George A Meindl
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA,
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Meindl GA, Ashman TL. The effects of aluminum and nickel in nectar on the foraging behavior of bumblebees. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2013; 177:78-81. [PMID: 23466735 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2012] [Revised: 02/09/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Metals in soil are known to negatively affect the health of many groups of organisms, but it is unclear whether they can affect plant-pollinator interactions, and whether pollinators that visit plants growing on contaminated soils are at risk of ingesting potentially toxic resources. We address whether the presence of metals in nectar alters foraging behavior by bumblebees by manipulating nectar with one of two common soil contaminants (Al or Ni) in flowers of Impatiens capensis (Balsaminaceae). While the presence of Al in nectar did not influence foraging patterns by bumblebees, flowers containing Ni nectar solutions were visited for shorter time periods relative to controls, and discouraged bees from visiting nearby Ni-contaminated flowers. However, because bumblebees still visited these flowers, they likely ingested a potentially toxic resource. Our findings suggest that soil metals could cascade to negatively affect pollinators in metal contaminated environments.
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- George A Meindl
- University of Pittsburgh, Department of Biological Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA.
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