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Yu SY, Wang N, Zhu LX, Xu WJ, Zhang YJ, Sun HC, Zhang K, Li AC, Bai ZY, Liu LT, Li CD. Melatonin mitigates cadmium toxicity by promoting root development, delaying root senescence, and regulating cadmium transport in cotton. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2024; 283:116786. [PMID: 39083869 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2024] [Revised: 06/28/2024] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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Cd ions are absorbed and transported from the soil by crop roots, which are the first organ to be exposed to Cd. This results in an increase in cadmium ions in crops, significantly affecting crop growth and yield. Exogenous melatonin (MT) can help reduce cadmium (Cd) stress in cotton, but the specific contribution of roots to this process remains unclear. In order to address this knowledge gap, an in-situ root phenotyping study was conducted to investigate the the phenotype and lifespan of roots under cadmium stress (Cd) and melatonin treatment (Cd + MT). The results showed that MT alleviated the decreases in plant height, leaf area, SPAD value, stem diameter, stomatal conductance and net photosynthetic rate under Cd stress, which further promoted the biomass accumulation in various cotton organs. What is more, the Cd + MT treatment increased root volume, surface area, and length under Cd stress by 25.63 %, 10.58 %, and 21.89 %, respectively, compared with Cd treatment. Interestingly, compared to Cd treatment, Cd + MT treatment also significantly extended the lifespan of roots and root hairs by 6.68 days and 2.18 days, respectively. In addition, Cd + MT treatment reduced the transport of Cd from roots to shoots, particularly to bolls, and decreased the Cd bioconcentration factor in bolls by 61.17 %, compared to Cd treatment. In conclusion, these findings show that applying MT externally helps reduce Cd stress by delaying root senescence, promoting root development and regulating Cd transport. This method can be an effective approach to managing Cd stress in cotton.
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- Shu-Yang Yu
- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei 071001, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei 071001, PR China; College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei 071001, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei 071001, PR China; College of Science, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, Hebei 071000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei 071001, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei 071001, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei 071001, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei 071001, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei 071001, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei 071001, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei 071001, PR China.
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Teles VDLDG, de Sousa GV, Augusti R, Costa LM. Tentative identification of phytochelatins, their derivatives, and Cd-phytochelatin complexes in Ocimum basilicum L. roots by Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2024; 59:e5063. [PMID: 38953332 DOI: 10.1002/jms.5063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2024] [Revised: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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An unprecedented and direct PS-MS (paper spray ionization mass spectrometry) method was proposed for the detection of native peptides, that is, glutathiones (GSHs), homoglutathiones (hGSHs), and phytochelatins (PCs), in basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) roots before and after cadmium exposure. The roots were submitted to cold maceration followed by sonication with formic acid as the extractor solvent for sample preparation. PS-MS was used to analyze such extracts in the positive mode, and the results allowed for the detection of several GSHs, hGSHs, and PCs. Some of these PCs were not distinguished in the control samples, that is, basil roots not exposed to cadmium. Other PCs were noticed in both types of roots, uncontaminated and cadmium-contaminated, but the intensities were higher in the former samples. Moreover, long-time exposure to cadmium stimulated the formation of some of these PCs and their cadmium complexes. The results, therefore, provided some crucial insights into the defense mechanism of plants against an external stress condition due to exposure to a toxic heavy metal. The present study represents a promising alternative to investigate other crucial physiological processes in plants submitted to assorted stress conditions.
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- Vânia de Lourdes das G Teles
- Centro de Tecnologia, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceio, Brazil
- Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Menhas S, Yang X, Hayat K, Niazi NK, Hayat S, Aftab T, Hui N, Wang J, Chen X, Zhou P. Targeting Cd coping mechanisms for stress tolerance in Brassica napus under spiked-substrate system: from physiology to remediation perspective. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2021; 24:622-636. [PMID: 34388060 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2021.1960479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is a prevalent, non-essential, carcinogenic, and hazardous heavy metal that reduces plant productivity and capacity of arable land area around the globe. In the present substrate-based pot study, seedlings of Brassica napus 180015 were grown equidistantly in the spiked-substrate medium for 60 days under increasing concentrations of Cd (0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 mg kg-1). Following harvest, the morpho-physio-biochemical, antioxidative, and Cd-induced tolerance responses were evaluated in B. napus under an increasing Cd stress regime. Additionally, these parameters were also investigated to select the plant's threshold tolerance limit for Cd under the spiked-substrate system. B. napus showed dynamic behavior regarding morpho-physio-biochemical attributes, including agronomic features, biomass, photosynthetic pigments, relative water content under increased Cd toxicity. Cd stress-induced hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production with high MDA contents and passive EL, followed by the orchestration of both enzymatic (SOD, POD, APX, CAT, and GR) and non-enzymatic antioxidants (flavonoids, TPC, TPA, proline, and total soluble protein) up to a certain limit. In addition, Cd-induced stress upregulated transcriptional levels of antioxidative enzyme SOD, POD, APX, GR, and MT encoded genes in B. napus. The increasing trend of Cd accumulation in different tissues at the highest Cd concentration was as follows: root > leaf > stem. In spiked substrate system, B. napus demonstrated improved metal extractability performance and a high potential for phyto-management of low to moderate Cd contamination, implying that this study could be used for integrative breeding programs and decontaminating heavy metals in real contaminated scenarios.Novelty statementThis study provides an insight into Cd-coping mechanisms of oilseed rape involved in alleviating toxicity and simultaneous phyto-management of increasing Cd concentration under spiked substrate system. The current study is the first scientific evidence of using a Cd-spiked soilless substrate medium. The present study will further strengthen our understanding of Cd-instigated positive responses in B. napus. Furthermore, it will provide a useful basis for integrative breeding programs and decontaminating heavy metals in real contaminated scenarios.
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- Saiqa Menhas
- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P.R. China
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P.R. China
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P.R. China
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- Department of Botany, Plant Physiology Section, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P.R. China
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P.R. China
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P.R. China
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P.R. China
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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Wang K, Yu H, Ye D, Wang Y, Zhang X, Huang H, Zheng Z, Li T. The critical role of the shoot base in inhibiting cadmium transport from root to shoot in a cadmium-safe rice line (Oryza sativa L.). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 765:142710. [PMID: 33069470 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is harmful to rice and human, thus screening and understanding the mechanism of Cd-safe rice lines, which accumulate little Cd in brown rice, is necessary. D62B was screened as a Cd-safe rice line with low Cd translocation from roots to shoots, and there must be a switch restricting Cd transport from roots to shoots. Here we found that shoot base played the role as switch. Cd concentration in the shoot base of D62B was 1.57 times higher compared with a high Cd-accumulating rice line (Wujin4B) and lower Cd translocation under Cd stress. Glutathione (GSH) and phytochelatins (PCs) were important in this process. GSH and PCs concentrations in the shoot bases of D62B were 1.01- 1.83 times higher than Wujin4B as well as the glutathione S-transferase (GST) and phytochelatin synthase (PCS) concentrations, keeping in consistent with up-regulation of the genes OsGST and OsPCS1. PCs synthesis was further promoted by exogenous GSH. Our results prove the role of shoot bases as switch for restricting Cd transport in D62B due to its great potential for GSH and PCs biosynthesis, and thereby Cd chelation. This could be considered a key mechanism for low Cd accumulation in brown rice of the Cd-safe rice line.
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- Keji Wang
- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China.
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Tousi S, Zoufan P, Ghahfarrokhie AR. Alleviation of cadmium-induced phytotoxicity and growth improvement by exogenous melatonin pretreatment in mallow (Malva parviflora) plants. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 206:111403. [PMID: 33011513 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/20/2020] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The present work was aimed to study the effect of melatonin pretreatments on growth, oxidative stress modulation, cadmium (Cd) accumulation, and tolerance in mallow (Malva parviflora, Malvaceae) plants under the hydroponic system. Application of substances that can modulate the harmful effects of Cd on plant yield and reduce its accumulation in the edible parts is of particular importance. Therefore, the mallow plants pretreated with 15, 50, and 100 µM of melatonin were exposed to 50 µM Cd. Our results showed that melatonin, especially at 15 and 50 µM, led to positive effects on Cd tolerance, including a significant increase in growth, photosynthetic pigments, and soluble protein content. Exogenous melatonin could improve relative water content (RWC) and stomatal conductance in the plants treated with Cd, probably through an increase in proline. Further, lower concentrations of melatonin led to a decrease in Cd translocation to the shoots. Based on the results, melatonin considerably increased catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and guaiacol peroxidase (GPX) activities as well as the production of phenols. The increased activity of antioxidant enzymes led to a decrease in electrolyte leakage (EL), lipid peroxidation, and H2O2 content in the plants exposed to Cd stress. Under Cd stress, the increased phenols content in melatonin-pretreated plants could be due to the induction of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) activity and an increase in shoot soluble carbohydrates. The results showed that the use of melatonin could reduce oxidative stress and improve biomass in the plants exposed to Cd. At least in our experimental conditions, this information appears to be useful for healthy food production.
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- Saham Tousi
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
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- Department of Production Engineering and Plant Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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Bidar G, Pelfrêne A, Schwartz C, Waterlot C, Sahmer K, Marot F, Douay F. Urban kitchen gardens: Effect of the soil contamination and parameters on the trace element accumulation in vegetables - A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 738:139569. [PMID: 32516675 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Trace element contaminants in kitchen garden soils can contribute to human exposure through the consumption of homegrown vegetables. In urban areas, these soils can be contaminated to various degrees by trace element (TE). They are characterized by a great variability in their physicochemical parameters due to the high anthropization level, the wide variety and combination of disturbance sources, as well as the diversity of cultivation practices and the large range of contamination levels. Pollutants can be taken up by vegetables cultivated in these soils and be concentrated in their edible parts. In this review, the behavior of vegetables cultivated in contaminated kitchen gardens is assessed through six examples of the most widely cultivated vegetables (lettuce, tomato, bean, carrot, radish, potato). The role of soil parameters that could influence the uptake of As, Cd, Cr, Ni, Pb, and Zn by these vegetables is also discussed.
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- Géraldine Bidar
- Yncréa, ULR 4515, Laboratoire de Génie Civil et géo-Environnement (LGCgE), Lille F- 59000, France.
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- Yncréa, ULR 4515, Laboratoire de Génie Civil et géo-Environnement (LGCgE), Lille F- 59000, France
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- Université de Lorraine, INRA, Laboratoire Sols et Environnement, 54000 Nancy, France
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- Yncréa, ULR 4515, Laboratoire de Génie Civil et géo-Environnement (LGCgE), Lille F- 59000, France
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- Yncréa, ULR 4515, Laboratoire de Génie Civil et géo-Environnement (LGCgE), Lille F- 59000, France
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- Agence De l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie (ADEME), Direction Villes et Territoires Durables, Services Friches Urbaines et Sites Pollués, 20 Avenue du Grésillé, 49009 Angers Cedex, France
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- Yncréa, ULR 4515, Laboratoire de Génie Civil et géo-Environnement (LGCgE), Lille F- 59000, France
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He J, Zhuang X, Zhou J, Sun L, Wan H, Li H, Lyu D. Exogenous melatonin alleviates cadmium uptake and toxicity in apple rootstocks. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 40:746-761. [PMID: 32159805 PMCID: PMC7107249 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2019] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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To examine the potential roles of melatonin in cadmium (Cd) uptake, accumulation and detoxification in Malus plants, we exposed two different apple rootstocks varying greatly in Cd uptake and accumulation to either 0 or 30 μM Cd together with 0 or 100 μM melatonin. Cadmium stress stimulated endogenous melatonin production to a greater extent in the Cd-tolerant Malus baccata Borkh. than in the Cd-susceptible Malus micromalus 'qingzhoulinqin'. Melatonin application attenuated Cd-induced reductions in growth, photosynthesis and enzyme activity, as well as reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde accumulation. Melatonin treatment more effectively restored photosynthesis, photosynthetic pigments and biomass in Cd-challenged M. micromalus 'qingzhoulinqin' than in Cd-stressed M. baccata. Exogenous melatonin lowered root Cd2+ uptake, reduced leaf Cd accumulation, decreased Cd translocation factors and increased root, stem and leaf melatonin contents in both Cd-exposed rootstocks. Melatonin application increased both antioxidant concentrations and enzyme activities to scavenge Cd-induced ROS. Exogenous melatonin treatment altered the mRNA levels of several genes regulating Cd uptake, transport and detoxification including HA7, NRAMP1, NRAMP3, HMA4, PCR2, NAS1, MT2, ABCC1 and MHX. Taken together, these results suggest that exogenous melatonin reduced aerial parts Cd accumulation and mitigated Cd toxicity in Malus plants, probably due to the melatonin-mediated Cd allocation in tissues, and induction of antioxidant defense system and transcriptionally regulated key genes involved in detoxification.
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- Jiali He
- College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110866, People’s Republic of China
- Key Lab of Fruit Quality Development and Regulation of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110866, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110866, People’s Republic of China
- Key Lab of Fruit Quality Development and Regulation of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110866, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110866, People’s Republic of China
- Research Institute of Pomology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xingcheng, Liaoning, 125100, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110866, People’s Republic of China
- Key Lab of Fruit Quality Development and Regulation of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110866, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110866, People’s Republic of China
- Key Lab of Fruit Quality Development and Regulation of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110866, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Pomology, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tai’an, 271000, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110866, People’s Republic of China
- Key Lab of Fruit Quality Development and Regulation of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110866, People’s Republic of China
- Corresponding author. Name: Deguo Lyu, Telephone: 0086-24-88487219, E-mail: Deguo Lyu ()
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Yang X, Lin R, Zhang W, Xu Y, Wei X, Zhuo C, Qin J, Li H. Comparison of Cd subcellular distribution and Cd detoxification between low/high Cd-accumulative rice cultivars and sea rice. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 185:109698. [PMID: 31574370 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Salt-tolerant rice cultivar (sea rice) is a research hotspot worldwide due to its high yield in high salinity soil. However, knowledge regarding the cadmium (Cd) effects on the growth of sea rice is limited. To determine the short-term and long-term impact of Cd stress, relatively low/high Cd-accumulative rice cultivars and sea rice were grown to compare their growth responses to Cd stress over time. The results showed that sea rice presented the highest Cd concentrations in the root, stem, and leaves under 32-days of Cd stress. Cd stress shortened and thickened the rice root, and decreased the proportion of root diameters in the 0-0.2 mm range. Cd stress remarkably increased the Cd and Fe concentration in dithionite-citrate-bicarbonate (DCB) extracts, and the DCB-Cd and DCB-Fe concentrations were the highest in sea rice. The subcellular distribution of Cd in the rice roots indicated that Cd accumulated the most in the soluble fraction and cell wall. The contents of pectin and hemicellulose 2 in the root cell wall of the low-Cd accumulative rice variety CL755 were higher than those in MXZ and sea rice. Collectively, this work provides a general understanding of the Cd effects on sea rice growth and indicates that sea rice has a relatively high Cd accumulation compared with the other two rice cultivars. However, the specifically-related mechanism remains to be further studied.
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- Xu Yang
- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in the Tropics, Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Modern Eco-agriculture and Circular Agriculture/Key Laboratory of Eco-agriculture and Circular Agriculture of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510642, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in the Tropics, Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in the Tropics, Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Modern Eco-agriculture and Circular Agriculture/Key Laboratory of Eco-agriculture and Circular Agriculture of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510642, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in the Tropics, Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in the Tropics, Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Modern Eco-agriculture and Circular Agriculture/Key Laboratory of Eco-agriculture and Circular Agriculture of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510642, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in the Tropics, Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Modern Eco-agriculture and Circular Agriculture/Key Laboratory of Eco-agriculture and Circular Agriculture of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510642, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in the Tropics, Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Modern Eco-agriculture and Circular Agriculture/Key Laboratory of Eco-agriculture and Circular Agriculture of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510642, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in the Tropics, Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Modern Eco-agriculture and Circular Agriculture/Key Laboratory of Eco-agriculture and Circular Agriculture of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510642, PR China.
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Yan BF, Nguyen C, Pokrovsky OS, Candaudap F, Coriou C, Bussière S, Robert T, Cornu JY. Cadmium allocation to grains in durum wheat exposed to low Cd concentrations in hydroponics. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 184:109592. [PMID: 31499445 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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This study aims to characterize the response of durum wheat to different concentrations of Cd found in agricultural soils. One French durum wheat cultivar (i.e. Sculptur) was exposed to low concentrations of Cd (5 nM or 100 nM) in hydroponics. After anthesis, the plants were fed with a solution enriched with the stable isotope 111Cd to trace the newly absorbed Cd. Plants were sampled at anthesis and grain maturity to assess how plant growth, Cd uptake and partitioning among organs, as well as Cd remobilization, differed between the two Cd exposure levels. Durum wheat did not show any visual symptoms of Cd toxicity, regardless of which Cd treatment was applied. However, post-anthesis durum wheat growth was 14% penalized at 100 nM due to the large transpiration-based accumulation of Cd in leaves at this stage. The allocation of Cd to the grains was not restricted but enhanced at 100 nM compared to 5 nM. Both the root-to-shoot Cd translocation and the fraction of aboveground Cd allocated to grains were higher in plants exposed to 100 nM. Cadmium was remobilized exclusively from roots and stems, and remobilized Cd contributed on average to 40-45% of the Cd accumulated in mature grains, regardless of which Cd treatment was applied. The relevance of these results to decreasing the concentration of Cd in durum wheat grains is discussed.
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- B F Yan
- ISPA, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, INRA, 33140, Villenave d'Ornon, France
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- ISPA, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, INRA, 33140, Villenave d'Ornon, France
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- Université Toulouse, CNRS, GET, UMR 5563, F-31400, Toulouse, France; IO-GEO-CLIM Laboratory, Tomsk State University, 36 Lenina Prospekt, Tomsk, 630050, Russia
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- Université Toulouse, CNRS, GET, UMR 5563, F-31400, Toulouse, France
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- ISPA, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, INRA, 33140, Villenave d'Ornon, France
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- ISPA, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, INRA, 33140, Villenave d'Ornon, France
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- ISPA, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, INRA, 33140, Villenave d'Ornon, France
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- ISPA, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, INRA, 33140, Villenave d'Ornon, France.
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Hasan MK, Ahammed GJ, Sun S, Li M, Yin H, Zhou J. Melatonin Inhibits Cadmium Translocation and Enhances Plant Tolerance by Regulating Sulfur Uptake and Assimilation in Solanum lycopersicum L. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2019; 67:10563-10576. [PMID: 31487171 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b02404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Sulfur (S) metabolism plays a vital role in Cd detoxification, but the collaboration between melatonin biosynthesis and S metabolism under Cd stress remains unaddressed. Using exogenous melatonin, melatonin-deficient tomato plants with a silenced caffeic acid O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene, and COMT-overexpressing plants with cosuppression of sulfate transporter (SUT)1 and SUT2 genes, we found that melatonin deficiency decreased S accumulation and aggravated Cd phytotoxicity, whereas exogenous melatonin or overexpression of COMT increased S uptake and assimilation, resulting in an improved plant growth and Cd tolerance. Melatonin deficiency promoted Cd translocation from root to shoot, but COMT overexpression caused the opposite effect. COMT overexpression failed to compensate the functional hierarchy of S when its uptake was inhibited by cosilencing of transporter SUT1 and SUT2. Our study provides genetic evidence that melatonin-mediated tolerance to Cd is closely associated with the efficient regulation of S metabolism, redox homeostasis, and Cd translocation in tomato plants.
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- Md Kamrul Hasan
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Department of Horticulture , Zhejiang University , Yuhangtang Road 866 , Hangzhou 310058 , China
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- College of Forestry , Henan University of Science and Technology , Luoyang 471023 , China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Department of Horticulture , Zhejiang University , Yuhangtang Road 866 , Hangzhou 310058 , China
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- Zhejiang Institute of Geological Survey , Xiaojin Road 508 , Hangzhou 311203 , China
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- Zhejiang Institute of Geological Survey , Xiaojin Road 508 , Hangzhou 311203 , China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Department of Horticulture , Zhejiang University , Yuhangtang Road 866 , Hangzhou 310058 , China
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plants Growth, Development and Quality Improvement , Agricultural Ministry of China , 866 Yuhangtang Road , Hangzhou 310058 , China
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González H, Fernández-Fuego D, Bertrand A, González A. Effect of pH and citric acid on the growth, arsenic accumulation, and phytochelatin synthesis in Eupatorium cannabinum L., a promising plant for phytostabilization. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:26242-26253. [PMID: 31286371 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-05657-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Heavy-metal contamination of soils has increased in the last decades due to anthropogenic and industrial activities. Arsenic is one of the pollutants that is commonly found in industrial soils and is toxic for both plants and humans. The pH of the soil or the culture medium is one of the most important factors that interferes with the bioavailability of this metalloid to the plant. The addition of chelating agents, such as citric acid (CA), can increase the absorption of As by plants. Therefore, the objective of this work is to study the effect of the pH and the exogenous addition of citric acid on the growth, As accumulation, and thiol compounds in Eupatorium cannabinum; this plant grows naturally in contaminated soils in Asturias, Spain, and has a potential use in phytoremediation. The results showed that E. cannabinum was able to tolerate As stress even at extreme pH values and accumulated a high amounts of As in its roots, which makes it a promising species for the phytostabilization of soils polluted with this metalloid. An addition of 20 mg CA L-1 led to increased biomass and As accumulation at acidic pH. In order to determine if thiolic compounds, such as phytochelatins, are involved in As accumulation and detoxification in E. cannabinum, we analyzed the synthesis of these compounds in the presence and absence of As and/or citric acid. Our results suggest that these thiolic compounds play a major role in As detoxification, since the presence of CA as a chelating agent reduced the amount of thiols necessary to cope with the toxicity caused by As.
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- Héctor González
- Departamento de Biología de Organismos y Sistemas, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Oviedo, C/ Catedrático Rodrigo Uría s/n, 33071, Oviedo, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología de Organismos y Sistemas, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Oviedo, C/ Catedrático Rodrigo Uría s/n, 33071, Oviedo, Spain
- Instituto Universitario de Biotecnología de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología de Organismos y Sistemas, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Oviedo, C/ Catedrático Rodrigo Uría s/n, 33071, Oviedo, Spain
- Instituto Universitario de Biotecnología de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología de Organismos y Sistemas, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Oviedo, C/ Catedrático Rodrigo Uría s/n, 33071, Oviedo, Spain.
- Instituto Universitario de Biotecnología de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.
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Khan AH, Libby M, Winnick D, Palmer J, Sumarah M, Ray MB, Macfie SM. Uptake and phytotoxic effect of benzalkonium chlorides in Lepidium sativum and Lactuca sativa. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2018; 206:490-497. [PMID: 29127920 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.10.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2017] [Revised: 09/28/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Cationic surfactants such as benzalkonium chlorides (BACs) are used extensively as biocides in hospitals, food processing industries, and personal care products. BACs have the potential to reach the rooting zone of crop plants and BACs might thereby enter the food chain. The two most commonly used BACs, benzyl dimethyl dodecyl ammonium chloride (BDDA) and benzyl dimethyl tetradecyl ammonium chloride (BDTA), were tested in a hydroponic system to assess the uptake by and phytotoxicity to lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) and garden cress (Lepidium sativum L.). Individually and in mixture, BACs at concentrations up to 100 mg L-1 did not affect germination; however, emergent seedlings were sensitive at 1 mg L-1 for lettuce and 5 mg L-1 for garden cress. After 12 d exposure to 0.25 mg L-1 BACs, plant dry weight was reduced by 68% for lettuce and 75% for garden cress, and symptoms of toxicity (necrosis, chlorosis, wilting, etc.) were visible. High performance liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy analysis showed the presence of BACs in the roots and shoots of both plant species. Although no conclusive relationship was established between the concentrations of six macro- or six micro-nutrients, growth inhibition or BAC uptake, N and Mg concentrations in BAC-treated lettuce were 50% lower than that of control, indicating that BACs might induce nutrient deficiency. Although bioavailability of a compound in hydroponics is significantly higher than that in soil, these results confirm the potential of BACs to harm vascular plants.
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- Adnan Hossain Khan
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5B9, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5B7, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5B7, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5B7, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London, ON, N5V 4T3, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5B9, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5B7, Canada.
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Fernández-Fuego D, Bertrand A, González A. Metal accumulation and detoxification mechanisms in mycorrhizal Betula pubescens. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2017; 231:1153-1162. [PMID: 28941719 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.07.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Revised: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/22/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Metal detoxification in plants is a complex process that involves different mechanisms, such as the retention of metals to the cell wall and their chelation and subsequent compartmentalization in plant vacuoles. In order to identify the mechanisms involved in metal accumulation and tolerance in Betula pubescens, as well as the role of mycorrhization in these processes, mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal plants were grown in two industrial soils with contrasting concentrations of heavy metals. Mycorrhization increased metal uptake at low metal concentrations in the soil and reduced it at high metal concentrations, which led to an enhanced growth and biomass production of the host when growing in the most polluted soil. Our results suggest that the sequestration on the cell wall is the main detoxification mechanism in white birch exposed to acute chronic metal-stress, while phytochelatins play a role mitigating metal toxicity inside the cells. Given its high Mn and Zn root-to-shoot translocation rate, Betula pubescens is a very promising species for the phytoremediation of soils polluted with these metals.
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- D Fernández-Fuego
- Departamento de Biología de Organismos y Sistemas, Universidad de Oviedo, Catedrático Rodrigo Uría s/n, 33071 Oviedo, Spain; Instituto Universitario de Biotecnología de Asturias, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología de Organismos y Sistemas, Universidad de Oviedo, Catedrático Rodrigo Uría s/n, 33071 Oviedo, Spain; Instituto Universitario de Biotecnología de Asturias, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología de Organismos y Sistemas, Universidad de Oviedo, Catedrático Rodrigo Uría s/n, 33071 Oviedo, Spain; Instituto Universitario de Biotecnología de Asturias, Spain.
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Negrin VL, Teixeira B, Godinho RM, Mendes R, Vale C. Phytochelatins and monothiols in salt marsh plants and their relation with metal tolerance. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2017; 121:78-84. [PMID: 28554828 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.05.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2016] [Revised: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 05/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Phytochelatins (PCs) and monothiols and their relation with trace element concentrations were studied in three plant species from two Portuguese salt marshes. Belowground tissues showed always higher element concentrations, while enhanced values of monothiols were found in aboveground biomass. Glutathione was usually the most abundant monothiol. The concentration of total PCs was higher in leaves or stems than in roots of Halimione portulacoides and Sarcocornia perennis, while in Spartina maritima the highest concentrations were reported in large roots. PC2 was synthesized by all tissues and species and was higher in large roots of S. maritima. PC4 and PC5 were in high levels in small roots of S. maritima. PC2 was positively correlated with As, Zn and Pb. Although being the first evidence of PCs and monothiols in these species under natural conditions, our results do not point to a simple relationship with elements concentrations, suggesting a complex mechanism involved.
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- Vanesa L Negrin
- IPMA - Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere, R. Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-006 Lisbon, Portugal.
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- IPMA - Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere, R. Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-006 Lisbon, Portugal
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- IPMA - Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere, R. Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-006 Lisbon, Portugal
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- IPMA - Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere, R. Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-006 Lisbon, Portugal
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- IPMA - Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere, R. Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-006 Lisbon, Portugal; CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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Shahid M, Dumat C, Khalid S, Niazi NK, Antunes PMC. Cadmium Bioavailability, Uptake, Toxicity and Detoxification in Soil-Plant System. REVIEWS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2017; 241:73-137. [PMID: 27300014 DOI: 10.1007/398_2016_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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This review summarizes the findings of the most recent studies, published from 2000 to 2016, which focus on the biogeochemical behavior of Cd in soil-plant systems and its impact on the ecosystem. For animals and people not subjected to a Cd-contaminated environment, consumption of Cd contaminated food (vegetables, cereals, pulses and legumes) is the main source of Cd exposure. As Cd does not have any known biological function, and can further cause serious deleterious effects both in plants and mammalian consumers, cycling of Cd within the soil-plant system is of high global relevance.The main source of Cd in soil is that which originates as emissions from various industrial processes. Within soil, Cd occurs in various chemical forms which differ greatly with respect to their lability and phytoavailability. Cadmium has a high phytoaccumulation index because of its low adsorption coefficient and high soil-plant mobility and thereby may enter the food chain. Plant uptake of Cd is believed to occur mainly via roots by specific and non-specific transporters of essential nutrients, as no Cd-specific transporter has yet been identified. Within plants, Cd causes phytotoxicity by decreasing nutrient uptake, inhibiting photosynthesis, plant growth and respiration, inducing lipid peroxidation and altering the antioxidant system and functioning of membranes. Plants tackle Cd toxicity via different defense strategies such as decreased Cd uptake or sequestration into vacuoles. In addition, various antioxidants combat Cd-induced overproduction of ROS. Other mechanisms involve the induction of phytochelatins, glutathione and salicylic acid.
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- Muhammad Shahid
- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Vehari, 61100, Pakistan.
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- Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Travail Organisation Pouvoir (CERTOP), UMR5044, Université J. Jaurès-Toulouse II, 5 Allée Antonio Machado, 31058, Toulouse Cedex 9, France
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Vehari, 61100, Pakistan
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- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
- Southern Cross GeoScience, Southern Cross University, Lismore, 2480, NSW, Australia
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Nguyen C, Soulier AJ, Masson P, Bussière S, Cornu JY. Accumulation of Cd, Cu and Zn in shoots of maize (Zea mays L.) exposed to 0.8 or 20 nM Cd during vegetative growth and the relation with xylem sap composition. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:3152-3164. [PMID: 26573313 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5782-y] [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: 06/02/2015] [Accepted: 11/09/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This work focuses on the exposure of maize plants to nanomolar concentrations of Cd, which is relevant for agricultural soils cropped with food and feed plants. Maize plants were cultivated in nutrient solution at 0.8 or 20 nM Cd during the vegetative growth stages. No significant hormesis or toxic effects of Cd were observed on maize growth, but a decrease in the allocation of Cd to shoots between the 0.8 and 20 nM Cd exposures revealed that the plants already responded to these low concentrations of Cd according to a shoot Cd excluder strategy. The Cd, Cu and Zn concentrations in shoots decreased with time as the result of an early decrease in the root/shoot ratio and of a decrease in the coefficient of allocation to aboveground for Zn and Cd at 20 nM. As a consequence, shoots of young plants were richer in micronutrients Cu and Zn but also in toxic Cd. The rate of delivery of Cd, Cu and Zn from xylem sap was successfully used to predict the time course of concentrations of Cd, Cu and Zn in the shoot. However, it overestimated the actual concentrations of Cd in the shoot, presumably because the reallocation of this trace element from shoots back to roots was not taken into account.
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- C Nguyen
- INRA, UMR 1391 ISPA, 33140, Villenave d'Ornon, France.
- Bordeaux Sciences Agro, UMR 1391 ISPA, 33170, Gradignan, France.
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- INRA, UMR 1391 ISPA, 33140, Villenave d'Ornon, France
- Bordeaux Sciences Agro, UMR 1391 ISPA, 33170, Gradignan, France
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- Unité de Services et de Recherche en Analyses Végétales et Environnementales (USRAVE), INRA, Centre de Bordeaux Aquitaine, 33140, Villenave d'Ornon, France
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- INRA, UMR 1391 ISPA, 33140, Villenave d'Ornon, France
- Bordeaux Sciences Agro, UMR 1391 ISPA, 33170, Gradignan, France
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- INRA, UMR 1391 ISPA, 33140, Villenave d'Ornon, France
- Bordeaux Sciences Agro, UMR 1391 ISPA, 33170, Gradignan, France
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Hasan MK, Ahammed GJ, Yin L, Shi K, Xia X, Zhou Y, Yu J, Zhou J. Melatonin mitigates cadmium phytotoxicity through modulation of phytochelatins biosynthesis, vacuolar sequestration, and antioxidant potential in Solanum lycopersicum L. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:601. [PMID: 26322055 PMCID: PMC4531246 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2015] [Accepted: 07/21/2015] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Melatonin is a ubiquitous signal molecule, playing crucial roles in plant growth and stress tolerance. Recently, toxic metal cadmium (Cd) has been reported to regulate melatonin content in rice; however, the function of melatonin under Cd stress, particularly in higher plants, still remains elusive. Here, we show that optimal dose of melatonin could effectively ameliorate Cd-induced phytotoxicity in tomato. The contents of Cd and melatonin were gradually increased over time under Cd stress. However, such increase in endogenous melatonin was incapable to reverse detrimental effects of Cd. Meanwhile, supplementation with melatonin conferred Cd tolerance as evident by plant biomass and photosynthesis. In addition to notable increase in antioxidant enzymes activity, melatonin-induced Cd stress mitigation was closely associated with enhanced H(+)-ATPase activity and the contents of glutathione and phytochelatins. Although exogenous melatonin had no effect on root Cd content, it significantly reduced leaf Cd content, indicating its role in Cd transport. Analysis of Cd in different subcellular compartments revealed that melatonin increased cell wall and vacuolar fractions of Cd. Our results suggest that melatonin-induced enhancements in antioxidant potential, phytochelatins biosynthesis and subsequent Cd sequestration might play a critical role in plant tolerance to Cd. Such a mechanism may have potential implication in safe food production.
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- Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, HangzhouChina
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- Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, HangzhouChina
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative BiologyHangzhou, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, HangzhouChina
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative BiologyHangzhou, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, HangzhouChina
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative BiologyHangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plants Growth, Development and Quality Improvement, Agricultural Ministry of ChinaHangzhou, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, HangzhouChina
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative BiologyHangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plants Growth, Development and Quality Improvement, Agricultural Ministry of ChinaHangzhou, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, HangzhouChina
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative BiologyHangzhou, China
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Liu P, Cai WJ, Yu L, Yuan BF, Feng YQ. Determination of Phytochelatins in Rice by Stable Isotope Labeling Coupled with Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2015; 63:5935-5942. [PMID: 26073168 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b01797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A highly sensitive method was developed for the detection of phytochelatins (PCs) in rice by stable isotope labeling coupled with liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (IL-LC-ESI-MS/MS) analysis. A pair of isotope-labeling reagents [ω-bromoacetonylquinolinium bromide (BQB) and BQB-d(7)] were used to label PCs in plant sample and standard PCs, respectively, and then combined prior to LC/MS analysis. The heavy labeled standards were used as the internal standards for quantitation to minimize the matrix and ion suppression effects in MS analysis. In addition, the ionization efficiency of PCs was greatly enhanced through the introduction of a permanent charged moiety of quaternary ammonium of BQB into PCs. The detection sensitivities of PCs upon BQB labeling improved by 14-750-fold, and therefore, PCs can be quantitated using only 5 mg of plant tissue. Furthermore, under cadmium (Cd) stress, we found that the contents of PCs in rice dramatically increased with the increased concentrations and treatment time of Cd. It was worth noting that PC5 was first identified and quantitated in rice tissues under Cd stress in the current study. Taken together, this IL-LC-ESI-MS/MS method demonstrated to be a promising strategy in detection of PCs in plants with high sensitivity and reliability.
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- Ping Liu
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China
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Koffler BE, Polanschütz L, Zechmann B. Higher sensitivity of pad2-1 and vtc2-1 mutants to cadmium is related to lower subcellular glutathione rather than ascorbate contents. PROTOPLASMA 2014; 251:755-69. [PMID: 24281833 PMCID: PMC4059996 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-013-0576-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2013] [Accepted: 10/25/2013] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) interferes with ascorbate and glutathione metabolism as it induces the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), binds to glutathione due to its high affinity to thiol groups, and induces the production of phytochelatins (PCs) which use glutathione as a precursor. In this study, changes in the compartment specific distribution of ascorbate and glutathione were monitored over a time period of 14 days in Cd-treated (50 and 100 μM) Arabidopsis Col-0 plants, and two mutant lines deficient in glutathione (pad2-1) and ascorbate (vtc2-1). Both mutants showed higher sensitivity to Cd than Col-0 plants. Strongly reduced compartment specific glutathione, rather than decreased ascorbate contents, could be correlated with the development of symptoms in these mutants suggesting that higher sensitivity to Cd is related to low glutathione contents rather than low ascorbate contents. On the subcellular level it became obvious that long-term treatment of wildtype plants with Cd induced the depletion of glutathione and ascorbate contents in all cell compartments except chloroplasts indicating an important protective role for antioxidants in chloroplasts against Cd. Additionally, we could observe an immediate decrease of glutathione and ascorbate in all cell compartments 12 h after Cd treatment indicating that glutathione and ascorbate are either withdrawn from or not redistributed into other organelles after their production in chloroplasts, cytosol (production centers for glutathione) and mitochondria (production center for ascorbate). The obtained data is discussed in respect to recently proposed stress models involving antioxidants in the protection of plants against environmental stress conditions.
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- Barbara Eva Koffler
- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Schubertstrasse 51, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Schubertstrasse 51, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Schubertstrasse 51, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Kováčik J, Babula P, Klejdus B, Hedbavny J, Jarošová M. Unexpected behavior of some nitric oxide modulators under cadmium excess in plant tissue. PLoS One 2014; 9:e91685. [PMID: 24626462 PMCID: PMC3953596 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2014] [Accepted: 02/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Various nitric oxide modulators (NO donors - SNP, GSNO, DEA NONOate and scavengers – PTIO, cPTIO) were tested to highlight the role of NO under Cd excess in various ontogenetic stages of chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla). Surprisingly, compared to Cd alone, SNP and PTIO elevated Cd uptake (confirmed also by PhenGreen staining) but depleted glutathione (partially ascorbic acid) and phytochelatins PC2 and PC3 in both older plants (cultured hydroponically) and seedlings (cultured in deionised water). Despite these anomalous impacts, fluorescence staining of NO and ROS confirmed predictable assumptions and revealed reciprocal changes (decrease in NO but increase in ROS after PTIO addition and the opposite after SNP application). Subsequent tests using alternative modulators and seedlings confirmed changes to NO and ROS after application of GSNO and DEA NONOate as mentioned above for SNP while cPTIO altered only NO level (depletion). On the contrary to SNP and PTIO, GSNO, DEA NONOate and cPTIO did not elevate Cd content and phytochelatins (PC2, PC3) were rather elevated. These data provide evidence that various NO modulators are useful in terms of NO and ROS manipulation but interactions with intact plants affect metal uptake and must therefore be used with caution. In this view, cPTIO and DEA NONOate revealed the less pronounced side impacts and are recommended as suitable NO scavenger/donor in plant physiological studies under Cd excess.
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- Jozef Kováčik
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- CEITEC – Central European Institute of Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Natural Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- CEITEC – Central European Institute of Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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Méndez-Hurtado A, Rangel-Méndez R, Yáñez-Espinosa L, Flores J. Tolerance to cadmium of Agave lechuguilla (Agavaceae) seeds and seedlings from sites contaminated with heavy metals. ScientificWorldJournal 2013; 2013:167834. [PMID: 24453802 PMCID: PMC3885224 DOI: 10.1155/2013/167834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2013] [Accepted: 09/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We investigated if seeds of Agave lechuguilla from contaminated sites with heavy metals were more tolerant to Cd ions than seeds from noncontaminated sites. Seeds from a highly contaminated site (Villa de la Paz) and from a noncontaminated site (Villa de Zaragoza) were evaluated. We tested the effect of Cd concentrations on several ecophysiological, morphological, genetical, and anatomical responses. Seed viability, seed germination, seedling biomass, and radicle length were higher for the non-polluted site than for the contaminated one. The leaves of seedlings from the contaminated place had more cadmium and showed peaks attributed to chemical functional groups such as amines, amides, carboxyl, and alkenes that tended to disappear due to increasing the concentration of cadmium than those from Villa de Zaragoza. Malformed cells in the parenchyma surrounding the vascular bundles were found in seedlings grown with Cd from both sites. The leaves from the contaminated place showed a higher metallothioneins expression in seedlings from the control group than that of seedlings at different Cd concentrations. Most of our results fitted into the hypothesis that plants from metal-contaminated places do not tolerate more pollution, because of the accumulative effect that cadmium might have on them.
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- Alejandra Méndez-Hurtado
- Instituto de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, 32310 Ciudad Juárez, CHIH, Mexico
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- División de Ciencias Ambientales, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, 78210 San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico
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- Instituto de Investigación de Zonas Desérticas, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, 78377 San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico
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- División de Ciencias Ambientales, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, 78210 San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico
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