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Naqqash T, Aziz A, Baber M, Shahid M, Sajid M, Emanuele R, Gaafar ARZ, Hodhod MS, Haider G. Metal-tolerant morganella morganii isolates can potentially mediate nickel stress tolerance in Arabidopsis by upregulating antioxidative enzyme activities. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2024; 19:2318513. [PMID: 38526224 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2024.2318513] [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: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs) have been utilized to immobilize heavy metals, limiting their translocation in metal contaminated settings. However, studies on the mechanisms and interactions that elucidate how PGPRs mediate Nickel (Ni) tolerance in plants are rare. Thus, in this study we investigated how two pre-characterized heavy metal tolerant isolates of Morganella morganii (ABT9 and ABT3) improve Ni stress tolerance in Arabidopsis while enhancing its growth and yield. Arabidopsis seedlings were grown for five weeks in control/Ni contaminated (control, 1.5 mM and 2.5 mM) potted soil, in the presence or absence of PGPRs. Plant growth characteristics, quantum yield, and antioxidative enzymatic activities were analyzed to assess the influence of PGPRs on plant physiology. Oxidative stress tolerance was quantified by measuring MDA accumulation in Arabidopsis plants. As expected, Ni stress substantially reduced plant growth (shoot and root fresh weight by 53.25% and 58.77%, dry weight by 49.80% and 57.41% and length by 47.16% and 64.63% over control), chlorophyll content and quantum yield (by 40.21% and 54.37% over control). It also increased MDA content by 84.28% at higher (2.5 mM) Ni concentrations. In contrast, inoculation with M. morganii led to significant improvements in leaf chlorophyll, quantum yield, and Arabidopsis biomass production. The mitigation of adverse effects of Ni stress on biomass observed in M. morganii-inoculated plants was attributed to the enhancement of antioxidative enzyme activities compared to Ni-treated plants. This upregulation of the antioxidative defense mechanism mitigated Ni-induced oxidative stress, leading to improved performance of the photosynthetic machinery, which, in turn, enhanced chlorophyll content and quantum yield. Understanding the underlying mechanisms of these tolerance-inducing processes will help to complete the picture of PGPRs-mediated defense signaling. Thus, it suggests that M. morganii PGPRs candidate can potentially be utilized for plant growth promotion by reducing oxidative stress via upregulating antioxidant defense systems in Ni-contaminated soils and reducing Ni metal uptake.
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- Tahir Naqqash
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, October University for Modern Sciences & Arts, 6th October City, Egypt
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Bai X, Bol R, Chen H, Cui Q, Qiu T, Zhao S, Fang L. A meta-analysis on crop growth and heavy metals accumulation with PGPB inoculation in contaminated soils. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 471:134370. [PMID: 38688214 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134370] [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: 01/14/2024] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) offer a promising solution for mitigating heavy metals (HMs) stress in crops, yet the mechanisms underlying the way they operate in the soil-plant system are not fully understood. We therefore conducted a meta-analysis with 2037 observations to quantitatively evaluate the effects and determinants of PGPB inoculation on crop growth and HMs accumulation in contaminated soils. We found that inoculation increased shoot and root biomass of all five crops (rice, maize, wheat, soybean, and sorghum) and decreased metal accumulation in rice and wheat shoots together with wheat roots. Key factors driving inoculation efficiency included soil organic matter (SOM) and the addition of exogenous fertilizers (N, P, and K). The phylum Proteobacteria was identified as the keystone taxa in effectively alleviating HMs stress in crops. More antioxidant enzyme activity, photosynthetic pigment, and nutrient absorption were induced by it. Overall, using PGPB inoculation improved the growth performance of all five crops, significantly increasing crop biomass in shoots, roots, and grains by 33 %, 35 %, and 20 %, respectively, while concurrently significantly decreasing heavy metal accumulation by 16 %, 9 %, and 37 %, respectively. These results are vital to grasping the benefits of PGPB and its future application in enhancing crop resistance to HMs.
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- Xiaohan Bai
- College of Soil and Water Conservation Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, 712100 Yangling, China
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- Institute of Bio‑ and Geosciences, Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Wilhelm Johnen Str, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- College of Xingzhi, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ministry of Water Resources, 712100 Yangling, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, 712100 Yangling, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ministry of Water Resources, 712100 Yangling, China
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- College of Soil and Water Conservation Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, 712100 Yangling, China; Key Laboratory of Green Utilization of Critical Non-metallic Mineral Resources, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University of Technology, 430070 Wuhan, China.
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Zhang H, Lv X, Yang Z, Li Q, Wang P, Zhang S, Xu Y, Wang X, Ali EF, Hooda PS, Lee SS, Li R, Shaheen SM, Zhang Z. A field trial for remediation of multi-metal contaminated soils using the combination of fly ash stabilization and Zanthoxylumbungeanum- Lolium perenne intercropping system. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 361:121231. [PMID: 38810463 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Revised: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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Insitu stabilization and phytoextraction are considered as two convenient and effective technologies for the remediation of toxic elements (TEs) in soils. However, the effectiveness of these two remediation technologies together on the bioavailability and phytoextraction of TEs in field trials has not been explored yet. Specifically, the remediation potential of fly ash (FA; as stabilizing agent) and ryegrass (as a TE accumulator) intercropped with a target crop for soil polluted with multiple TEs has not been investigated yet, particularly in long-term field trials. Therefore, in this study, a six-month combined remediation field experiment of FA stabilization and/or ryegrass intercropping (IR) was carried out on the farmland soils contaminated with As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb and Zn where Zanthoxylumbungeanum (ZB) trees as native crops were grown for years. The treatments include soil cultivated alone with ZB untreated- (control) and treated-with FA (FA), produced by burning lignite in Shaanxi Datong power plant, China, soil cultivated with ZB and ryegrass untreated- (IR) and treated-with FA (FA + IR). This was underpinned by a large-scale survey in Daiziying (China), which showed that the topsoils were polluted by Cd, Cu, Hg and Pb, and that Hg and Pb contents in the Zanthoxylumbungeanum fruits exceeded their allowable limits. The TEs contents in the studied FA were lower than their total element contents in the soil. The DTPA-extractable TEs contents of the remediation modes were as follows: FA < FA + IR < IR < control. Notably, TEs contents in the ZB fruits were lowest under the FA + IR treatment, which were decreased by 27.6% for As, 42.3% for Cd, 16.7% for Cr, 30.5% for Cu, 23.1% for Hg, 15.5% for Ni, 33.2% for Pb and 38.1% for Zn compared with the control treatment. Whereas the FA + IR treatment enhanced TEs contents in ryegrass shoots and roots, and the TEs contents in ryegrass shoots were below their regulatory limits for fodder crops. The findings confirmed that the combined remediation strategy, i.e., FA (with low content of TEs) stabilization effect and intercropping of ZB (target crop) and ryegrass (accumulating plant) could provide a prospective approach to produce target plants within safe TEs thresholds with greater economic benefits, while remediating soils polluted with multiple TEs and mitigating the potential ecological and human health risk. Those results are of great applicable concern.
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- Han Zhang
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, China.
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- China Nonferrous Metal Industry Xi 'an Survey and Design Institute Co., LTD, Xian, Shaanxi Province, 710054, China.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, China.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, China.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, China.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, China.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, China.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, China.
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia.
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- Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment, Kingston University, London, Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 2EE, London, UK.
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- Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, 26493, Republic of Korea.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, China.
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- University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water- and Waste-Management, Laboratory of Soil- and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany; King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment, and Arid Land Agriculture, Department of Arid Land Agriculture, 21589 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; University of Kafrelsheikh, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, 33516, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, China.
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Deng S, Zhang X, Zhu Y, Zhuo R. Recent advances in phyto-combined remediation of heavy metal pollution in soil. Biotechnol Adv 2024; 72:108337. [PMID: 38460740 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2024.108337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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The global industrialization and modernization have witnessed a rapid progress made in agricultural production, along with the issue of soil heavy metal (HM) pollution, which has posed severe threats to soil quality, crop yield, and human health. Phytoremediation, as an alternative to physical and chemical methods, offers a more cost-effective, eco-friendly, and aesthetically appealing means for in-situ remediation. Despite its advantages, traditional phytoremediation faces challenges, including variable soil physicochemical properties, the bioavailability of HMs, and the slow growth and limited biomass of plants used for remediation. This study presents a critical overview of the predominant plant-based HM remediation strategies. It expounds upon the mechanisms of plant absorption, translocation, accumulation, and detoxification of HMs. Moreover, the advancements and practical applications of phyto-combined remediation strategies, such as the addition of exogenous substances, genetic modification of plants, enhancement by rhizosphere microorganisms, and intensification of agricultural technologies, are synthesized. In addition, this paper also emphasizes the economic and practical feasibility of some strategies, proposing solutions to extant challenges in traditional phytoremediation. It advocates for the development of cost-effective, minimally polluting, and biocompatible exogenous substances, along with the careful selection and application of hyperaccumulating plants. We further delineate specific future research avenues, such as refining genetic engineering techniques to avoid adverse impacts on plant growth and the ecosystem, and tailoring phyto-combined strategies to diverse soil types and HM pollutants. These proposed directions aim to enhance the practical application of phytoremediation and its integration into a broader remediation framework, thereby addressing the urgent need for sustainable soil decontamination and protection of ecological and human health.
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- Shaoxiong Deng
- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Utilization of Woody Oil Resource, Hunan Academy of Forestry, Changsha 410004, PR China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Hunan Provincial Certified Enterprise Technology Center, Hunan Xiangjiao Liquor Industry Co., Ltd., Shaoyang 422000, PR China.
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Zhu H, Hu L, Wang Y, Mei P, Zhou F, Rozhkova T, Li C. Effects of Streptomyces sp. HU2014 inoculation on wheat growth and rhizosphere microbial diversity under hexavalent chromium stress. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2024; 276:116313. [PMID: 38626602 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/18/2024]
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Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a major foodstuff for over 40% of the world's population. However, hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] in contaminated soil significantly affects wheat production and its ecological environment. Streptomyces sp. HU2014 was first used to investigate the effects of Cr (VI) stress on wheat growth. We analyzed the Cr(VI) concentration, physicochemical properties of wheat and soil, total Cr content, and microbial community structures during their interactions. HU2014 reduced the toxicity of Cr(VI) and promoted wheat growth by increasing total nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen, total phosphorus, and Olsen-phosphorus in Cr(VI)-contaminated soil. These four soil variables had strong positive effects on two bacterial taxa, Proteobacteria and Bacteroidota, in the HU2014 treatments. In addition, the level of the dominant Proteobacteria positively correlated with the total Cr content in the soil. Among the fungal communities, which had weaker correlations with soil variables compared with bacterial communities, Ascomycota was the most abundant. Our findings suggest that HU2014 can promote the phytoremediation of Cr(VI)-contaminated soil.
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- Hongxia Zhu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement and Soil Remediation, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China
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- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement and Soil Remediation, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China
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- Department of general and soil microbiology, Institute of Microbiology and Virology named after D.K. Zabolotny National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv 03143, Ukraine
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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Duan LY, Zhang Y, Li YY, Li XQ, Liu YQ, Li BL, Ding CY, Ren XM, Duan PF, Han H, Chen ZJ. Effects of combined microplastic and cadmium pollution on sorghum growth, Cd accumulation, and rhizosphere microbial functions. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2024; 277:116380. [PMID: 38677068 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 03/30/2024] [Accepted: 04/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
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The interaction between microplastics (MPs) and cadmium (Cd) poses a threat to agricultural soil environments, and their effects on plant growth and rhizosphere microbial community functions are not yet clear. In this study, energy sorghum was used as a test plant to investigate the effects of two types of MPs, polystyrene (PS) and polyethylene (PE), at different particle sizes (13 μm, 550 μm) and concentrations (0.1%, 1% w/w), and Cd, as well as their interactions, on the growth of sorghum in a soil-cultivation pot experiment. The results showed that the combined effects of MP and Cd pollution on the dry weight and Cd accumulation rate in sorghum varied depending on the type, concentration, and particle size of the MPs, with an overall trend of increasing stress from combined pollution with increasing Cd content and accumulation. High-throughput sequencing analysis revealed that combined MP and Cd pollution increased bacterial diversity, and the most significant increase was observed in the abundance-based coverage estimator (ACE), Shannon, and Sobs indices in the 13 μm 1% PS+Cd treatment group. Metagenomic analysis based on the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) metabolic pathways revealed that 19 groups of metabolic pathways, including microbial metabolism and methane metabolism, differed significantly under combined MP and Cd pollution. Hierarchical clustering results indicated that Cd treatment and combined MP and Cd treatment affected the abundances of sorghum rhizosphere soil nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) cycling genes and that the type of MP present was an important factor affecting N and P cycling genes. The results of this study provide a basis for exploring the toxic effects of combined MP and Cd pollution and for conducting soil environmental risk assessments.
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- Li-Yang Duan
- Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation of Watershed Ecological Security in the Water Source Area of the Mid-line Project of South-to-North Water Diversion, School of Water Resource and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China
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- Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation of Watershed Ecological Security in the Water Source Area of the Mid-line Project of South-to-North Water Diversion, School of Water Resource and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China
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- Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation of Watershed Ecological Security in the Water Source Area of the Mid-line Project of South-to-North Water Diversion, School of Water Resource and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China.
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- Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation of Watershed Ecological Security in the Water Source Area of the Mid-line Project of South-to-North Water Diversion, School of Water Resource and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China
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- Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation of Watershed Ecological Security in the Water Source Area of the Mid-line Project of South-to-North Water Diversion, School of Water Resource and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China
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- Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation of Watershed Ecological Security in the Water Source Area of the Mid-line Project of South-to-North Water Diversion, School of Water Resource and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China
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- Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation of Watershed Ecological Security in the Water Source Area of the Mid-line Project of South-to-North Water Diversion, School of Water Resource and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China
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- Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation of Watershed Ecological Security in the Water Source Area of the Mid-line Project of South-to-North Water Diversion, School of Water Resource and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China
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- Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation of Watershed Ecological Security in the Water Source Area of the Mid-line Project of South-to-North Water Diversion, School of Water Resource and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China
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- Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation of Watershed Ecological Security in the Water Source Area of the Mid-line Project of South-to-North Water Diversion, School of Water Resource and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China
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- Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation of Watershed Ecological Security in the Water Source Area of the Mid-line Project of South-to-North Water Diversion, School of Water Resource and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China.
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Atika M, Leila B, Pereira SIA, Castro PML, Ali B. Enhancing Native Plant Establishment in Mine Tailings under Drought Stress Conditions through the Application of Organo-Mineral Amendments and Microbial Inoculants. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:863. [PMID: 38592869 PMCID: PMC10975093 DOI: 10.3390/plants13060863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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The implementation of phytoremediation strategies under arid and semiarid climates requires the use of appropriate plant species capable of withstanding multiple abiotic stresses. In this study, we assessed the combined effects of organo-mineral amendments and microbial inoculants on the chemical and biological properties of mine tailings, as well as on the growth of native plant species under drought stress conditions. Plants were cultivated in pots containing 1 kg of a mixture of mine tailings and topsoil (i.e., pre-mined superficial soil) in a 60:40 ratio, 6% marble sludge, and 10% sheep manure. Moreover, a consortium of four drought-resistant plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) was inoculated. Three irrigation levels were applied: well-watered, moderate water deficit, and severe water deficit, corresponding to 80%, 45%, and 30% of field capacity, respectively. The addition of topsoil and organo-mineral amendments to mine tailings significantly improved their chemical and biological properties, which were further enhanced by bacterial inoculation and plants' establishment. Water stress negatively impacted enzymatic activities in amended tailings, resulting in a significant decrease in acid and alkaline phosphatases, urease, and dehydrogenase activities. Similar results were obtained for bacteria, fungi, and actinomycete abundance. PGPR inoculation positively influenced the availability of phosphorus, total nitrogen, and organic carbon, while it increased alkaline phosphatase, urease (by about 10%), and dehydrogenase activity (by 50%). The rhizosphere of Peganum harmala showed the highest enzymatic activity and number of culturable microorganisms, especially in inoculated treatments. Severe water deficit negatively affected plant growth, leading to a 40% reduction in the shoot biomass of both Atriplex halimus and Pennisetum setaceum compared to well-watered plants. P. harmala showed greater tolerance to water stress, evidenced by lower decreases observed in root and shoot length and dry weight compared to well-watered plants. The use of bioinoculants mitigated the negative effects of drought on P. harmala shoot biomass, resulting in an increase of up to 75% in the aerial biomass in plants exposed to severe water deficit. In conclusion, the results suggest that the combination of organo-mineral amendments, PGPR inoculation, and P. harmala represents a promising approach to enhance the phytoremediation of metal-polluted soils under semiarid conditions.
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- Madline Atika
- Laboratoire Bioressources et Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cadi Ayyad, BP 549, Guéliz, Marrakech 40000, Morocco;
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- Laboratoire Bioressources et Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cadi Ayyad, BP 549, Guéliz, Marrakech 40000, Morocco;
- Ecole Supérieure de Technologie El Kelâa des Sraghna, Université Cadi Ayyad, Route de Béni Mellal Km 8 B.P 104, El Kelaa des Sraghna 43000, Morocco
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- CBQF—Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal; (S.I.A.P.); (P.M.L.C.)
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- CBQF—Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal; (S.I.A.P.); (P.M.L.C.)
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- Laboratoire Bioressources et Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cadi Ayyad, BP 549, Guéliz, Marrakech 40000, Morocco;
- Center of Excellence for Soil and Africa Research in Africa, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique (UM6P), Benguerir 43150, Morocco
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Song B, Xue Y, Yu Z, He Y, Liu Z, Fang J, Wang Y, Adams JM, Hu Y, Razavi BS. Toxic metal contamination effects mediated by hotspot intensity of soil enzymes and microbial community structure. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 466:133556. [PMID: 38262314 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133556] [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: 08/05/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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Metal contamination from mine waste is a widespread threat to soil health. Understanding of the effects of toxic metals from mine waste on the spatial patterning of rhizosphere enzymes and the rhizosphere microbiome remains elusive. Using zymography and high-throughput sequencing, we conducted a mesocosm experiment with mine-contaminated soil, to compare the effects of different concentrations of toxic metals on exoenzyme kinetics, microbial communities, and maize growth. The negative effects of toxic metals exerted their effects largely on enzymatic hotspots in the rhizosphere zone, affecting both resistance and the area of hotspots. This study thus revealed the key importance of such hotspots in overall changes in soil enzymatic activity under metal toxicity. Statistical and functional guild analysis suggested that these enzymatic changes and associated microbial community changes were involved in the inhibition of maize growth. Keystone species of bacteria displayed negative correlations with toxic metals and positive correlations with the activity of enzymatic hotspots, suggesting a potential role. This study contributes to an emerging paradigm, that changes both in the activity of soil enzymes and soil biota - whether due to substrate addition or in this case toxicity - are largely confined to enzymatic hotspot areas.
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- Bin Song
- School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China; University of Helsinki, Department of Forest Sciences, Helsinki, Finland
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- School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 138 Haping Road, Harbin 150081, China
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- School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Shaanxi Engineering Research Centre for Conservation and Utilization of Botanical Resources, Xi'an Botanical Garden of Shaanxi Province (Institute of Botany of Shaanxi Province), Xi'an 710061, China
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- School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- School of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University, Xi'an 710065, China.
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- Department of Soil and Plant Microbiome, Institute of Phytopathology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Kiel 24118, Germany
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Yang W, Sun T, Sun Y. Adsorption mechanism of Cd 2+ on microbial inoculant and its potential for remediation Cd-polluted farmland soils. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 352:141349. [PMID: 38307335 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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The adsorption characteristics and mechanism of Cd2+ on microbial inoculant (MI) mainly composed of Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, and its potential for remediation Cd polluted soils through batch adsorption and soil incubation experiments. It was found that the Freundlich isotherm model and the pseudo-second-order kinetics were more in line with the adsorption processes of Cd2+. The maximum adsorption capacity predicted by Langmuir isotherm model suggested that of MI was 57.38 mg g-1. Scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) images exhibited the surface structure of MI was damaged to varying degrees after adsorption, and Cd element was distributed on the surface of MI through ion exchange. X-ray diffraction (XRD) results showed that CdCO3 was formed on the surface of MI. Moreover, the functional groups (-OH, C-H, and -NH) involved in the adsorption of Cd2+ through fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). After applying MI to Cd-contaminated soil, it was found that soil pH, conductivity (EC) and soil organic matter (SOM) increased by 0.84 %-2.43 %, 31.6 %-241.48 %, and 8.11 %-24.1 %, respectively, when compared with the control treatments. The content of DTPA-Cd in the soils was significantly (P < 0.05) reduced by 15.48 %-29.68 % in contrast with CK, and the Cd speciation was transformed into a more stable residual fraction. The activities of urease, phosphatase and sucrose were increased by 3.5 %-45.18 %, 57.00 %-134.18 % and 52.51 %-70.52 %, respectively, compared with CK. Therefore, MI could be used as an ecofriendly and sustainable material for bioremediation of Cd-contaminated soils.
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- Wenhao Yang
- Key Laboratory of Original Agro-Environmental Pollution Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA)/Tianjin Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment and Agro-Product Safety, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, MARA, Tianjin, 300191, China; College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Original Agro-Environmental Pollution Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA)/Tianjin Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment and Agro-Product Safety, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, MARA, Tianjin, 300191, China; College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China.
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Zeng R, Liu H, Hong Z, Wang X, Cheng S, Xu J, Dai Z. Co-inoculation effects of B. licheniformis and P. aeruginosa on soil Cd and As availability and rice accumulation. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 351:119739. [PMID: 38061100 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119739] [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: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
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There have been studies reporting the effects of multiple bacterial strains on the Cd/As immobilization and transformation in culture media. However, there is limited research to validate the effects of microbial strain combination on plant Cd/As accumulation and antioxidant system in the soil-plant system. By planting the rice (Zhefu 7) with the co-inoculation of bacterial strains (i.e. Bacillus licheniformis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) after two months with the contaminations of Cd (2 mg/kg), As (80 mg/kg) and Cd + As (2 + 80 mg/kg), we found that the bacterial co-inoculation decreased Cd concentrations in the rhizosphere soil porewater, but had limited effects on mitigating plant Cd accumulation. By contrast, the co-inoculation did not affect the As(III) and As(V) concentrations in the rhizosphere soil porewater, but decreased As(III) and As(V) concentrations by 17% and 17% in the root respectively and by 17% and 37% in rice shoot respectively. Using DNA sequencing, we found the increased abundance in both exogenous Bacillus licheniformis and native microorganisms, indicating that the added strains had synergetic interactions with soil native microorganisms. Regarding on plant antioxidant enzyme system, the bacterial co-inoculation decreased the concentrations of superoxide dismutase (SOD), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and malondialdehyde (MDA) by 75%, 74% and 22%, mitigating the As damage to rice root and promote plant growth. However, under Cd and As co-stress, the effects of co-inoculation on mitigating plant As accumulation and enhancing plant stress resistance appear to be diminished. Our findings underscore the importance of microbial co-inoculation in reducing plant As accumulation and preserving plant health under heavy metal stress.
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- Rujiong Zeng
- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Agricultural Experiment Station, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China; The Rural Development Academy at Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China; The Rural Development Academy at Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Ju W, Liu J, Yang WC, Fan Q, Huang M, Fang L. Enhancing soil ecological security through phytomanagement of tailings in erosion-prone areas. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 462:132730. [PMID: 37820525 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Revegetation is effective in improving soil quality in ecologically fragile areas. However, little is known about the impact of diverse phytomanagement strategies of tailings on soil quality and ecological security in erosion-prone areas. We investigated the water stability, soil aggregate nutrients, and the risk of heavy metal contamination of abandoned tailings under phytomanagement and in adjacent bare land on the Loess Plateau. The results showed that phytomanagement significantly enhanced soil aggregate stability, as demonstrated by higher contents of soil organic carbon (SOC), glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP), aromatic-C, and alkene-C in macro-aggregates. The pollution load index (PLI) and ecological risk index (RI) of soil heavy metals were lower in shrub/herbaceous mixed forests than in natural grasslands and planted forests. The risk of heavy metal contamination was higher in macro-aggregates (>0.25 mm) than in micro-aggregates (<0.25 mm) and was significantly and positively correlated with the SOC and GRSP contents of the aggregates. Our study demonstrates that soil aggregate quality is closely related to the fate of heavy metals. Diversified tailing revegetation measures can improve soil quality and ensure ecological security.
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- Wenliang Ju
- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Hubei Province Key Laboratory for Geographical Process Analysis and Simulation, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China; Department of Ecohydrology, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin 12587, Germany
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China.
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- Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710061, China.
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Cirillo V, Romano I, Woo SL, Di Stasio E, Lombardi N, Comite E, Pepe O, Ventorino V, Maggio A. Inoculation with a microbial consortium increases soil microbial diversity and improves agronomic traits of tomato under water and nitrogen deficiency. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1304627. [PMID: 38126011 PMCID: PMC10731302 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1304627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Microbial-based biostimulants, functioning as biotic and abiotic stress protectants and growth enhancers, are becoming increasingly important in agriculture also in the context of climate change. The search for new products that can help reduce chemical inputs under a variety of field conditions is the new challenge. In this study, we tested whether the combination of two microbial growth enhancers with complementary modes of action, Azotobacter chroococcum 76A and Trichoderma afroharzianum T22, could facilitate tomato adaptation to a 30% reduction of optimal water and nitrogen requirements. The microbial inoculum increased tomato yield (+48.5%) under optimal water and nutrient conditions. In addition, the microbial application improved leaf water potential under stress conditions (+9.5%), decreased the overall leaf temperature (-4.6%), and increased shoot fresh weight (+15%), indicating that this consortium could act as a positive regulator of plant water relations under limited water and nitrogen availability. A significant increase in microbial populations in the rhizosphere with applications of A. chroococcum 76A and T. afroharzianum T22 under stress conditions, suggested that these inoculants could enhance soil microbial abundance, including the abundance of native beneficial microorganisms. Sampling time, limited water and nitrogen regimes and microbial inoculations all affected bacterial and fungal populations in the rhizospheric soil. Overall, these results indicated that the selected microbial consortium could function as plant growth enhancer and stress protectant, possibly by triggering adaptation mechanisms via functional changes in the soil microbial diversity and relative abundance.
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- Valerio Cirillo
- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Portici, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Portici, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
- National Research Council, Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, Portici, Italy
- Task Force on Microbiome Studies, University of Naples Federico II, Portici, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Portici, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Portici, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Portici, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Portici, Italy
- Task Force on Microbiome Studies, University of Naples Federico II, Portici, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Portici, Italy
- Task Force on Microbiome Studies, University of Naples Federico II, Portici, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Portici, Italy
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Wang J, Aghajani Delavar M. Techno-economic analysis of phytoremediation: A strategic rethinking. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 902:165949. [PMID: 37536595 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Revised: 07/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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Phytoremediation is a cost-effective and environmentally sound approach, which uses plants to immobilize/stabilize, extract, decay, or lessen toxicity and contaminants. Despite successful evidence of field application, such as natural attenuations, and self-purification, the main barriers remain from a "promising" to a "commercial" approach. Therefore, the ultimate goal of this paper is to examine factors that contribute to phytoremediation's underutilization and discuss the real costs of phytoremediation when the time and land values are considered. We revisit mechanisms and processes of phytoremediation. We synthesize existing information and understanding based on previous works done on phytoremediation and its applications to provide the technical assessment and perspective views in the commercial acceptance of phytoremediation. The results show that phytoremediation is the most suitable for remote regions with low land values. Since these regions allow a longer period to be restored, land vegetation covers can be established in more or less time like natural attenuation. Since the length of phytoremediation is an inherent limitation, this inherent disadvantage limits its adoption in developed business regions, such as growing urban areas. Because high land values could not be recovered in the short term, phytoremediation is not cost-effective in those regions. We examine the potential measures that can enhance the performance of phytoremediation, such as soil amendments, and agricultural practices. The results obtained through review can clarify where/what conditions phytoremediation can provide the most suitable solutions at a large scale. Finally, we identify the main barriers and knowledge gaps to establishing a vegetation cover in large-scale applications and highlight the research priorities for increased acceptance of phytoremediation.
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- Junye Wang
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Athabasca University, 1 University Drive, Athabasca, Alberta T9S 3A3, Canada.
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Athabasca University, 1 University Drive, Athabasca, Alberta T9S 3A3, Canada
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He Y, Su N, Zhao Q, Meng J, Chen Z, Han H. Polyamine-producing bacteria inhibit the absorption of Cd by spinach and alter the bacterial community composition of rhizosphere soil. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2023; 264:115442. [PMID: 37672938 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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Polyamines (PAs) are small aliphatic nitrogenous bases with strong biological activity that participate in plant stress response signaling and the alleviation of damage from stress. Herein, the effects of the PA-producing bacterium Bacillus megaterium N3 and PAs on the immobilization of Cd and inhibition of Cd absorption by spinach and the underlying mechanisms were studied. A solution test showed that strain N3 secreted spermine and spermidine in the presence of Cd. Both strain N3 and the PAs (spermine+spermidine) immobilized Cd and increased the pH of the solution. Untargeted metabolomics results showed that strain N3 secreted PAs, N1-acetylspermidine, 3-indolepropionic acid, indole-3-acetaldehyde, cysteinyl-gamma-glutamate, and choline, which correlated with plant growth promotion and Cd immobilization. A pot experiment showed that rhizosphere soil inoculation with strain N3 and PAs improved spinach dry weight and reduced spinach Cd absorption compared with the control. These positive effects were likely due to the increase in rhizosphere soil pH and NH4+-N and PA contents, which can be attributed primarily to Cd immobilization. Moreover, inoculation with strain N3 more effectively inhibited the absorption of Cd by spinach than spraying PAs, mainly because strain N3 enabled a better relative abundance of bacteria (Microvirga, Pedobacter, Bacillus, Brevundimonas, Pseudomonas, Serratia, Devosid, and Aminobacter), that have been reported to have the ability to resist heavy metals and produce PAs. Strain N3 regulated the structure of rhizosphere functional bacterial communities and inhibited Cd uptake by spinach. These results provide a theoretical basis for the prevention of heavy metal absorption by vegetables using PA-producing bacteria.
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- Yonghong He
- Collaborative Innovation of Water Security for the Water Source Region of Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Life Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation of Water Security for the Water Source Region of Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Life Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation of Water Security for the Water Source Region of Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Life Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation of Water Security for the Water Source Region of Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Life Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation of Water Security for the Water Source Region of Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Life Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation of Water Security for the Water Source Region of Mid-line of the South-to-North Diversion Project of Henan Province, College of Life Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, PR China.
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Xiao Y, Chen R, Chen L, Yang B, Jiang L, Fang J. Endophytic Fungus Talaromyces sp. MR1 Promotes the Growth and Cadmium Uptake of Arabidopsis thaliana L. Under Cadmium Stress. Curr Microbiol 2023; 80:346. [PMID: 37733094 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-023-03453-3] [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: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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Endophytes play essential roles in plant growth under metal(loid)s stress. An endophytic fungus strain MR1 was isolated from the roots of Miscanthus floridulus collected from a lead-zinc mining area (Huayuan, China), which could produce indole-3-acetic acid and have Cadmium (Cd) tolerance. Further 18S rRNA sequencing analysis showed that it was highly similar (99.83%) to Talaromyces pinophilus. In pot experiments, we explored the effects of strain MR1 on the growth and Cd uptake of a wide-type Arabidopsis thaliana under low (LC) and high (HC) Cd concentrations. The results showed that MR1 effectively increased the dry weight of aboveground and underground tissues by 25.95-107.21% in both LC and HC groups. Due to MR1 inoculation, the Cd content in the underground tissues was significantly (p < 0.05) decreased by 39.28% under low Cd concentration, while it was significantly (p < 0.05) increased by 28.28% under high Cd concentration. Besides, MR1 inoculations significantly (p < 0.05) increased the total content of removed Cd (17.080 μg) and BCF (0.064) by 129.77% and 153.95% under high Cd concentration. Therefore, we speculated that MR1 might be selected as the effective microbial agent to increase crop yield and control Cd content in the crop in light Cd-contaminated soil. Besides, MR1 could potentially enhance the phytoremediation efficiency of extremely Cd-contaminated soil.
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- Yunhua Xiao
- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
- Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste, Utilization in Swine Production, Changsha, 410128, China
- Key Laboratory for Rural Ecosystem Health in Dongting Lake Area of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410128, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
- Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste, Utilization in Swine Production, Changsha, 410128, China
- Key Laboratory for Rural Ecosystem Health in Dongting Lake Area of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410128, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China.
- Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste, Utilization in Swine Production, Changsha, 410128, China.
- Key Laboratory for Rural Ecosystem Health in Dongting Lake Area of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410128, China.
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China.
- Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste, Utilization in Swine Production, Changsha, 410128, China.
- Key Laboratory for Rural Ecosystem Health in Dongting Lake Area of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410128, China.
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Qi J, Fu D, Wang X, Zhang F, Ma C. The effect of alfalfa cultivation on improving physicochemical properties soil microorganisms community structure of grey desert soil. Sci Rep 2023; 13:13747. [PMID: 37612457 PMCID: PMC10447519 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-41005-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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Planting alfalfa in grey desert soil can have significant effects on soil nutrient levels, microbial communities, and overall soil improvement. High-throughput sequencing technology was used to explore the relationship between the rhizosphere microbial community structure of grey desert soil planted with different alfalfa varieties (Aohan, WL525HQ, Knight2, Kangsai, Victoria, and WL712), alfalfa characteristics and rhizosphere soil physicochemical properties. Alfalfa planting increased the nitrogen and organic matter in the grey desert soil, and the effects in Victoria, Kangsai, and Aohan were relatively better than those in the unplanted areas and other alfalfa areas. The Chao1 and Shannon indexes showed that the diversity and relative abundance of bacteria and fungi in Kangsai were significantly higher than those in the unplanted areas and other alfalfa areas. Redundancy analysis showed that available nitrogen and phosphorus, as well as fresh weight, significantly affected the changes in fungal and bacterial communities. Variance partitioning analysis showed that soil and alfalfa growth characteristics explained 50.04% and 51.58% of the structural changes in the bacteria and fungi, respectively. Therefore, planting alfalfa changed the community structure of bacteria and fungi, as well as the content of soil nutrients, and different varieties of alfalfa had different effects on soil improvement.
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- Jiangjiao Qi
- College of Animal Science & Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832003, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Animal Science & Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832003, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Animal Science & Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832003, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Animal Science & Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832003, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Animal Science & Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832003, Xinjiang, China.
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Szewczuk-Karpisz K, Kukowska S, Grygorczuk-Płaneta K, Kondracki B, Jerin K, Kovačević D. Scavenging of copper(II) ions, phosphate(V) ions, and diuron from aqueous media by goethite modified with chitosan or poly(acrylic acid). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:79980-80000. [PMID: 37291344 PMCID: PMC10344844 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-27783-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Goethite was modified by chitosan (CS) or poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) to improve its adsorptive abilities toward components of agrochemicals, i.e., copper ions (Cu), phosphate ions (P), and diuron. The pristine goethite effectively bound Cu (7.68 mg/g, 63.71%) and P (6.31 mg/g, 50.46%) only in their mixed systems. In the one adsorbate solutions, the adsorption levels accounted for 3.82 mg/g (30.57%) for Cu, 3.22 mg/g (25.74%) for P, and 0.15 mg/g (12.15%) for diuron. Goethite modification with CS or PAA did not yield spectacular results in adsorption. The maximum increase in adsorbed amount was noted for Cu ions (8.28%) after PAA modification as well as for P (6.02%) and diuron (24.04%) after CS modification. Both goethite modifications contributed to clear reduction in desorption of pollutants (even by 20.26% for Cu after PAA coating), which was mainly dictated by electrostatic attractive forces and hydrogen bonds formation occurring between macromolecules and impurities. The only exception in this phenomenon was Cu desorption from CS-modified solid-the polymer made it higher (to 95.00%). The Cu adsorption on PAA-modified goethite enhanced solid aggregation and thus facilitated metal cation separation from aqueous media. Consequently, the goethite modification with PAA was considered more promising for environmental remediation.
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- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290, Lublin, Poland
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- Chair and Department of Cardiology, Medical University in Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8 (SPSK Nr 4), 20-954, Lublin, Poland
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- Division of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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Shen T, Jin R, Yan J, Cheng X, Zeng L, Chen Q, Gu Y, Zou L, Zhao K, Xiang Q, Penttinen P, Ma M, Li S, Zou T, Yu X. Study on diversity, nitrogen-fixing capacity, and heavy metal tolerance of culturable Pongamia pinnata rhizobia in the vanadium-titanium magnetite tailings. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1078333. [PMID: 37405163 PMCID: PMC10315665 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1078333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023] Open
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Introduction The diversity, nitrogen-fixing capacity and heavy metal tolerance of culturable rhizobia in symbiotic relationship with Pongamia pinnata surviving in vanadium (V) - titanium (Ti) magnetite (VTM) tailings is still unknown, and the rhizobia isolates from the extreme barren VTM tailings contaminated with a variety of metals would provide available rhizobia resources for bioremediation. Methods P. pinnata plants were cultivated in pots containing the VTM tailings until root nodules formed, and then culturable rhizobia were isolated from root nodules. The diversity, nitrogen-fixing capacity and heavy metal tolerance of rhizobia were performed. Results Among 57 rhizobia isolated from these nodules, only twenty strains showed different levels of tolerance to copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn) and zinc (Zn), especially strains PP1 and PP76 showing high tolerance against these four heavy metals. Based on the phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA and four house-keeping genes (atpD, recA, rpoB, glnII), twelve isolates were identified as Bradyrhizobium pachyrhizi, four as Ochrobactrum anthropic, three as Rhizobium selenitireducens and one as Rhizobium pisi. Some rhizobia isolates showed a high nitrogen-fixing capacity and promoted P. pinnata growth by increasing nitrogen content by 10%-145% in aboveground plant part and 13%-79% in the root. R. pachyrhizi PP1 showed the strongest capacity of nitrogen fixation, plant growth promotion and resistance to heavy metals, which provided effective rhizobia strains for bioremediation of VTM tailings or other contaminated soils. This study demonstrated that there are at least three genera of culturable rhizobia in symbiosis with P. pinnata in VTM tailings. Discussion Abundant culturable rhizobia with the capacity of nitrogen fixation, plant growth promotion and resistance to heavy metals survived in VTM tailings, indicating more valuable functional microbes could be isolated from extreme soil environments such as VTM tailings.
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- Tian Shen
- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Investigation and Monitoring, Protection and Utilization for Cultivated Land Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources, Chengdu, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Investigation and Monitoring, Protection and Utilization for Cultivated Land Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources, Chengdu, China
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Liu T, Wang S, Chen Y, Luo J, Hao B, Zhang Z, Yang B, Guo W. Bio-organic fertilizer promoted phytoremediation using native plant leymus chinensis in heavy Metal(loid)s contaminated saline soil. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 327:121599. [PMID: 37037280 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121599] [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: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Heavy metal(loid)s (HMs) contaminated saline soil appeared around the world, however, remediation regarding these collected from field conditions remains unknown. Native plants cultivation and bio-organic fertilizer (BOF) application were two efficient tools for soil amelioration. Herein, a pot experiment was conducted to examine the feasibility of a native plant (Leymus chinensis) for phytoremediation, and investigate the impacts of lignite based bio-organic fertilizer (LBOF) and manure based bio-organic fertilizer (MBOF) on phytoremediation of the soil contaminated by Pb, Cd, As, Zn, Cu, Ca2+, and SO42-. The results demonstrated the effectiveness of L. chinensis and highlighted the positive impacts of BOF according to the improved plant growth, HMs phytostabilization, salt removal, and soil properties. LBOF and MBOF changed soil microbiome to assist phytoremediation in addition to physiological modulation. Having enhanced fungal and bacterial richness respectively, LBOF and MBOF recruited various plant growth promoting rhizobacteria with different functions, and shifted microbial co-occurrence networks and keystone taxa towards these different but beneficial forms. Structural equation models comprehensively reveled the strategy discrepancy of LBOF and MBOF to regulate the plant biomass, HMs uptake, and soil salt. In summary, L. chinensis coupled with BOF, especially LBOF, was a effective strategy to remediate HMs contaminated saline soil.
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- Tai Liu
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Waste Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Waste Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Waste Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Waste Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Waste Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Waste Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Non-point Source Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Waste Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Center for Grassland Ecological Security, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China.
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Wei W, Guan D, Ma M, Jiang X, Fan F, Meng F, Li L, Zhao B, Zhao Y, Cao F, Chen H, Li J. Long-term fertilization coupled with rhizobium inoculation promotes soybean yield and alters soil bacterial community composition. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1161983. [PMID: 37275141 PMCID: PMC10232743 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1161983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023] Open
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Microbial diversity is an important indicator of soil fertility and plays an indispensable role in farmland ecosystem sustainability. The short-term effects of fertilization and rhizobium inoculation on soil microbial diversity and community structure have been explored extensively; however, few studies have evaluated their long-term effects. Here, we applied quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and amplicon sequencing to characterize the effect of 10-year fertilizer and rhizobium inoculation on bacterial communities in soybean bulk and rhizosphere soils at the flowering-podding and maturity stages. Four treatments were examined: non-fertilization control (CK), phosphorus and potassium fertilization (PK), nitrogen and PK fertilization (PK + N), and PK fertilization and Bradyrhizobium japonicum 5821 (PK + R). Long-term co-application of rhizobium and PK promoted soybean nodule dry weight by 33.94% compared with PK + N, and increased soybean yield by average of 32.25%, 5.90%, and 5.00% compared with CK, PK, and PK + N, respectively. The pH of PK + R was significantly higher than that of PK and PK + N at the flowering-podding stage. The bacterial abundance at the flowering-podding stage was positively correlated with soybean yield, but not at the maturity stage. The significant different class Gemmatimonadetes, and the genera Gemmatimonas, and Ellin6067 in soil at the flowering-podding stage were negatively correlated with soybean yield. However, the bacterial community at class and genus levels at maturity had no significant effect on soybean yield. The key bacterial communities that determine soybean yield were concentrated in the flowering-podding stage, not at maturity stage. Rhizosphere effect, growth period, and treatment synergies resulted in significant differences in soil bacterial community composition. Soil organic matter (OM), total nitrogen (TN), pH, and available phosphorus (AP) were the main variables affecting bacterial community structure. Overall, long-term co-application of rhizobium and fertilizer not only increased soybean yield, but also altered soil bacterial community structure through niche reconstruction and microbial interaction. Rhizobium inoculation plays key role in reducing nitrogen fertilizer application and promoting sustainable agriculture practices.
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- Wanling Wei
- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Microbial Products (Beijing), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Microbial Products (Beijing), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Soybean Research Institute, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jilin, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Microbial Products (Beijing), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Microbial Products (Beijing), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Microbial Products (Beijing), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Microbial Products (Beijing), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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Jain R, Saraf M. ACC deaminase producing PGPR modulates nutrients uptake, soil properties and growth of cluster bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) under deficit irrigation. Biologia (Bratisl) 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s11756-023-01376-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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Jiang D, Li Y, Wang J, Lv X, Jiang Z, Cao B, Qu J, Ma S, Zhang Y. Exogenous application of Bradyrhizobium japonicum AC20 enhances soybean tolerance to atrazine via regulating rhizosphere soil microbial community and amino acid, carbohydrate metabolism related genes expression. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2023; 196:472-483. [PMID: 36764263 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.02.007] [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: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Atrazine is used to control broad-leaved weeds in farmland and has negative impacts on soybean growth. Legume-rhizobium symbiosis plays an important role in regulating abiotic stress tolerance of plants, however, the mechanisms of rhizobia regulate the tolerance of soybean to atrazine based on the biochemical responses of the plant-soil system are limited. In this experiment, Glycine max (L.) Merr. Dongnong 252, planted in 20 mg kg-1 of atrazine-contaminated soil, was inoculated with Bradyrhizobium japonicum AC20, and the plant growth, rhizosphere soil microbial diversity and the expression of the genes related to soybean carbon and nitrogen metabolism were assessed. The results indicated that strain AC20 inoculation alleviated atrazine-induced growth inhibition via increasing the contents of leghemoglobin and total nitrogen in soybean seedlings. The psbA gene expression level of the soybean seedlings that inoculated strain AC20 was 1.4 times than that of no rhizobium inoculating treatments. Moreover, the inoculated AC20 increased the abundance of Acidobacteria and Actinobacteria in soybean rhizosphere. Transcriptome analysis demonstrated that strain AC20 regulated the genes expression of amino acid metabolism and carbohydrate metabolism of soybean seedlings. Correlation analysis between 16S rRNA and transcriptome showed that strain AC20 reduced Planctomycetes abundance so as to down-regulated the expression of genes Glyma. 13G087800, Glyma. 12G005100 and Glyma.12G098900 involved in starch synthesis pathway of soybean leaves. These results provide available information for the rhizobia application to enhance the atrazine tolerate in soybean seedlings.
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- Duo Jiang
- School of Resources & Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources & Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources & Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources & Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources & Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources & Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources & Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- Heilongjiang Academy of Land Reclamation Sciences, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources & Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China; Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130132, PR China.
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Cui Q, Liu D, Chen H, Qiu T, Zhao S, Duan C, Cui Y, Zhu X, Chao H, Wang Y, Wang J, Fang L. Synergistic interplay between Azospirillum brasilense and exogenous signaling molecule H 2S promotes Cd stress resistance and growth in pak choi (Brassica chinensis L.). JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 444:130425. [PMID: 36435046 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Inoculation with growth-promoting rhizobacteria inoculation and the addition of exogenous signaling molecules are two distinct strategies for improving heavy metal resistance and promoting growth in crops through several mechanisms. However, whether rhizobacteria and phyllosphere signaling molecules can act synergistically alleviate heavy metal stress and promote growth and the mechanisms underlying these effects remain unclear. Here, a novel strategy involving the co-application of growth-promoting rhizobacteria and an exogenous signaling molecule was developed to reduce cadmium (Cd) phytotoxicity and promote pak choi growth in Cd-contaminated soil. We found that the co-application of Azospirillum brasilense and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) resulted in significant improvements in shoot biomass and antioxidant enzyme content and a decline in the levels of Cd translocation factors. In addition, this co-application significantly improved pak choi Cd resistance. Furthermore, we observed a significant negative correlation between abscisic acid concentration and Cd content of pak choi and a positive correlation between H2S concentration and biomass. These findings revealed that the co-application of rhizobacteria and exogenous signaling molecules synergistically promoted the growth of vegetable crops subjected to heavy metal stress. Our results may serve as a guide for improving the food safety of crops grown in soil contaminated with heavy metals.
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- Qingliang Cui
- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, The Research Center of Soil and Water Conservation and Ecological Environment, CAS and MOE, Yangling 712100, China; State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, CAS and MWR, Yangling 712100, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, The Research Center of Soil and Water Conservation and Ecological Environment, CAS and MOE, Yangling 712100, China; State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, CAS and MWR, Yangling 712100, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; College of Xingzhi, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321000, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, The Research Center of Soil and Water Conservation and Ecological Environment, CAS and MOE, Yangling 712100, China; State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, CAS and MWR, Yangling 712100, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, The Research Center of Soil and Water Conservation and Ecological Environment, CAS and MOE, Yangling 712100, China; State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, CAS and MWR, Yangling 712100, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, The Research Center of Soil and Water Conservation and Ecological Environment, CAS and MOE, Yangling 712100, China; State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, CAS and MWR, Yangling 712100, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710061, China.
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Wen D, Guo Q, Zhao W, Yang Y, Yang C, Yu J, Hu Y. Effect and mechanism of NaHS on tobacco bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum. Sci Rep 2023; 13:2462. [PMID: 36774417 PMCID: PMC9922318 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-26697-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/13/2023] Open
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Since its discovery as a third unique gaseous signal molecule, hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has been extensively employed to resist stress and control pathogens. Nevertheless, whether H2S can prevent tobacco bacterial wilt is unknown yet. We evaluated the impacts of the H2S donor sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS) on the antibacterial activity, morphology, biofilm, and transcriptome of R. solanacearum to understand the effect and mechanism of NaHS on tobacco bacterial wilt. In vitro, NaHS significantly inhibited the growth of Ralstonia solanacearum and obviously altered its cell morphology. Additionally, NaHS significantly inhibited the biofilm formation and swarming motility of R. solanacearum, and reduced the population of R. solanacearum invading tobacco roots. In field experiments, the application of NaHS dramatically decreased the disease incidence and index of tobacco bacterial wilt, with a control efficiency of up to 89.49%. The application of NaHS also influenced the diversity and structure of the soil microbial community. Furthermore, NaHS markedly increased the relative abundances of beneficial microorganisms, which helps prevent tobacco bacterial wilt. These findings highlight NaHS's potential and efficacy as a powerful antibacterial agent for preventing tobacco bacterial wilt caused by R. solanacearum.
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- Dingxin Wen
- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, College of Life Science, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, College of Life Science, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, College of Life Science, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, College of Life Science, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Tobacco Research Institute of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.
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- Tobacco Research Institute of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, College of Life Science, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China.
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Plant–Microbe Interactions under the Action of Heavy Metals and under the Conditions of Flooding. DIVERSITY 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/d15020175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Heavy metals and flooding are among the primary environmental factors affecting plants and microorganisms. This review separately considers the impact of heavy metal contamination of soils on microorganisms and plants, on plant and microbial biodiversity, and on plant–microorganism interactions. The use of beneficial microorganisms is considered one of the most promising methods of increasing stress tolerance since plant-associated microbes reduce metal accumulation, so the review focuses on plant–microorganism interactions and their practical application in phytoremediation. The impact of flooding as an adverse environmental factor is outlined. It has been shown that plants and bacteria under flooding conditions primarily suffer from a lack of oxygen and activation of anaerobic microflora. The combined effects of heavy metals and flooding on microorganisms and plants are also discussed. In conclusion, we summarize the combined effects of heavy metals and flooding on microorganisms and plants.
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Zhang W, Zheng L, Lang D, Zhang X, Ma X, Li X, Zhang X. Eco-friendly bio-encapsulation from sodium alginate-trehalose-kaolin and its performance evaluation in improving plant growth under salt or/and drought conditions. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 225:123-134. [PMID: 36473533 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 11/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Plant growth-promoting bacterium plays a significant role in improving plant tolerance to abiotic stresses. However, there are low survival and poor effect in field application, especially in unfavorable environments. Our previous study suggested that encapsulation of Bacillus pumilus G5 from polyvinyl alcohol‑sodium alginate could improve plant growth and soil fertility under drought and salt soil conditions. However, in the G5 microbeads, the polyvinyl alcohol could not be degraded after entering the soil, and the loss of viable bacteria was severe during the drying process. Achieving a more eco-friendly and efficient formulation based on biodegradable polymers can have significant effects on increasing the quantity and quality of agricultural products. Herein, G5 has immobilized in the composite wall of sodium alginate-trehalose-kaolin microbeads and then evaluated the performance, and applied on the Pharbitis nil under salt or/and drought stress by pot experiment. A 2 % sodium alginate, 1 % trehalose, and 1 % kaolin formulation for the coating films resulted in optimal G5 microbeads embedding efficiency, viable bacteria, degradation rate, and sustained release. Also, the G5 microbeads exhibited longer storage life than that of the G5 suspension. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that the G5 microcapsules had a near-spherical structure with a particle size of around 1000 μm forming a continuous dense composite wall membrane with obvious protrusions and folds on the surface, which facilitated the release of the G5 strain. The interior of the G5 capsule was rough and suitable for bacterial attachment. Infrared spectroscopy showed that the G5 microcapsules are a simple physical mixture with no chemical reaction between the excipients, making the G5 microcapsules chemically stable. The inclusion of the G5 microcapsules considerably induced Pharbitis nil seedlings growth and biomass under drought and/or salt stress. In the rhizosphere soil of Pharbitis nil, the G5 microcapsules increased the total cultivable bacteria population, the activities of invertase, urease, phosphatase, and catalase, and the contents of available nitrogen and available phosphorus. We concluded that a suitable formulation by bio-encapsulation with eco-friendly excipients for alleviating drought and/or salt stress in plants will be advantageous in sustainable agriculture.
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- Wenjin Zhang
- College of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, China; Ningxia Engineering and Technology Research Center of Regional Characterizistic Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ningxia Collaborative Innovation Center of Regional Characterizistic Traditional Chinese Medicine, Key Laboratory of Ningxia Minority Medicine Modernization, Ministry of Education, Yinchuan 750004, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, China; Ningxia Engineering and Technology Research Center of Regional Characterizistic Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ningxia Collaborative Innovation Center of Regional Characterizistic Traditional Chinese Medicine, Key Laboratory of Ningxia Minority Medicine Modernization, Ministry of Education, Yinchuan 750004, China.
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Anand V, Kaur J, Srivastava S, Bist V, Dharmesh V, Kriti K, Bisht S, Srivastava PK, Srivastava S. Potential of methyltransferase containing Pseudomonas oleovorans for abatement of arsenic toxicity in rice. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 856:158944. [PMID: 36152867 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158944] [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: 07/03/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Arsenic (As) has become natural health hazard for millions of people across the world due to its distribution in the food chain. Naturally, it is present in different oxidative states of inorganic [As(V) and As(III)] and organic (DMA, MMA and TMA) forms. Among different mitigation approaches, microbe mediated mitigation of As toxicity is an effective and eco-friendly approach. The present study involves the characterization of bacterial strains containing arsenite methyltransferase (Pseudomonas oleovorans, B4.10); arsenate reductase (Sphingobacterium puteale, B4.22) and arsenite oxidase (Citrobacter sp., B5.12) activity with plant growth promoting (PGP) traits. Efficient reduction of grain As content by 61 % was observed due to inoculation of methyltransferase containing B4.10 as compared to B4.22 (47 %) and B5.12 (49 %). Reduced bioaccumulation of As in root (0.339) and shoot (0.166) in presence of B4.10 was found to be inversely related with translocation factor for Mn (3.28), Fe (0.073), and Se (1.82). Bioaccumulation of these micro elements was found to be associated with the modulated expression of different mineral transporters (OsIRT2, OsFRO2, OsTOM1, OsSultr4;1, and OsZIP2) in rice shoot. Improved dehydrogenase (407 %), and β-glucosidase (97 %) activity in presence of P. oleovorans (B4.10) as compared to arsenate reductase (198 and 50 %), and arsenite oxidase (134 and 69 %) containing bacteria was also observed. Our finding confers the potential of methyltransferase positive P. oleovorans (B4.10) for As stress amelioration. Reduced grain As uptake was found to be mediated by improved plant growth and nutrient uptake associated with enhanced soil microbial activity.
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- Vandana Anand
- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226 001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226 001, India; Department of Botany, Kumaun University, Nainital 263002, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226 001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226 001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226 001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226 001, India
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- Department of Botany, Kumaun University, Nainital 263002, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226 001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226 001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India.
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Li X, Yu X, Luo K, Liu H, Fan X, Yin X, Zhao Q, Liu X, Yang Y. Exposure to metals and the disruption of sex hormones in 6-19 years old children: An exploration of mixture effects. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2023; 241:113789. [PMID: 36586165 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Individual metals have been linked to sex hormones disruption, but the associations of metals mixture are rarely examined among children. METHODS A total of 1060 participants of 6-19-year-old who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2013-2016) were included. Eighteen metals were quantified in the whole blood and urine. Sex hormones were measured in serum, including total testosterone (TT), estradiol (E2), and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG). In addition, free androgen index (FAI) and the ratio of TT to E2 were calculated. Bayesian kernel machine regression and latent class analysis were performed to assess the associations of metals mixture and exposure patterns of metals at varied levels with sex hormones while adjusting for selected covariates. All analyses were conducted by sex-age and sex-puberty groups to explore the potential sex-dimorphic effects. RESULTS Exposure to metals mixture was associated with elevated levels of FAI and E2 among 12-19 years old girls. Moreover, the exposure pattern of metals that was characterized by high levels of blood and urinary cadmium, blood manganese, and urinary cobalt was associated with elevated E2 and reduced TT/E2 levels among girls of 12-19 years old. However, the associations of metals mixture with sex hormones were overall nonsignificant among boys. Nevertheless, metals exposure pattern that was characterized by high levels of blood lead, urinary barium, strontium, and lead but comparatively low levels of the other metals was consistently associated with reduced levels of FAI and E2 but elevated levels of TT/E2 and SHBG among boys of 12-19 years old. CONCLUSION Metals mixture and exposure patterns that were dominated by high levels of certain metals were associated with sex hormones imbalance among 12-19 years old children in a sex-dimorphic pattern, with the identified individual metals that drove the associations of metals mixture varied by sex.
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- Xueyan Li
- Department of Pediatric Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, China
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- Department of Pediatric Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, China
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- Department of Pediatric Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, China
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- Department of Pediatric Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, China
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- Department of Pediatric Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, China
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- Department of Pediatric Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, China
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- Department of Pediatric Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, China.
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Zhang S, Li Y, Wang P, Zhang H, Ali EF, Li R, Shaheen SM, Zhang Z. Lactic acid bacteria promoted soil quality and enhanced phytoextraction of Cd and Zn by mustard: A trial for bioengineering of toxic metal contaminated mining soils. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 216:114646. [PMID: 36332671 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 09/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Microbial-assisted phytoremediation provides a green approach for remediation of metal contaminated soils. However, the impacts of mono and co-applications of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) on soil biochemical properties and phytoavailability of toxic metals in contaminated mining soils have not yet been sufficiently examined. Consequently, here we studied the effects of Lactobacillus plantarum (P), Lactobacillus acidophilus (A), and Lactobacillus rhamnosus (R) applications alone and in combination on soil enzyme activities and bioavailability and uptake of Cd and Zn by mustard (Brassica juncea) in a smelter-contaminated soil under greenhouse conditions. Among the studied bacteria, P was the most tolerant to Cd-and-Zn contamination. As compared to control, R increased the fresh and dry weight of mustard plants by 53.5% and 63.2%, respectively. Co-application of P + A increased the chlorophyll content by 28.6%, as compared to control. Addition of LAB to soil increased the activity of soil urease, alkaline phosphatase and β-D glucosidase increased by 1.86-fold (P + R), 1.80-fold (R) and 55.16% (P + R), respectively. Application of P + A + R enhanced catalase activity (19.3%) and superoxide dismutase activity (51.2%), while addition of A alone increased peroxidase activity (POD: 15.7%). Addition of P alone and together with A (P + A) enhanced Cd and Zn phytoextraction by mustard shoots up to 51.5% and 52.5%, respectively. We conclude that the single and/or co-application of LAB decreased soil pH, promoted plant growth, antioxidant and enzyme activities, and enhanced the phytoavailability of Cd and Zn in the studied contaminated soil. These findings might be an aid for enhancing the phytoremediation of Cd and Zn using LAB and mustard as a bioenergy crop, which may offer new ideas for field treatment of toxic metals contaminated soils.
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- Shuqiang Zhang
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water- and Waste-Management, Laboratory of Soil- and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285, Wuppertal, Germany; King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment, and Arid Land Agriculture, Department of Arid Land Agriculture, 21589, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; University of Kafrelsheikh, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, 33516, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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Sharma JK, Kumar N, Singh NP, Santal AR. Phytoremediation technologies and their mechanism for removal of heavy metal from contaminated soil: An approach for a sustainable environment. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1076876. [PMID: 36778693 PMCID: PMC9911669 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1076876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The contamination of soils with heavy metals and its associated hazardous effects are a thrust area of today's research. Rapid industrialization, emissions from automobiles, agricultural inputs, improper disposal of waste, etc., are the major causes of soil contamination with heavy metals. These contaminants not only contaminate soil but also groundwater, reducing agricultural land and hence food quality. These contaminants enter the food chain and have a severe effect on human health. It is important to remove these contaminants from the soil. Various economic and ecological strategies are required to restore the soils contaminated with heavy metals. Phytoremediation is an emerging technology that is non-invasive, cost-effective, and aesthetically pleasing. Many metal-binding proteins (MBPs) of the plants are significantly involved in the phytoremediation of heavy metals; the MBPs include metallothioneins; phytochelatins; metalloenzymes; metal-activated enzymes; and many metal storage proteins, carrier proteins, and channel proteins. Plants are genetically modified to enhance their phytoremediation capacity. In Arabidopsis, the expression of the mercuric ion-binding protein in Bacillus megaterium improves the metal accumulation capacity. The phytoremediation efficiency of plants is also enhanced when assisted with microorganisms, biochar, and/or chemicals. Removing heavy metals from agricultural land without challenging food security is almost impossible. As a result, crop selections with the ability to sequester heavy metals and provide food security are in high demand. This paper summarizes the role of plant proteins and plant-microbe interaction in remediating soils contaminated with heavy metals. Biotechnological approaches or genetic engineering can also be used to tackle the problem of heavy metal contamination.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Central University of South Bihar, Gaya, Bihar, India
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- Centre for Biotechnology, M. D. University, Rohtak, India
- *Correspondence: Anita Rani Santal, ; N. P. Singh,
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- Department of Microbiology, M. D. University, Rohtak, India
- *Correspondence: Anita Rani Santal, ; N. P. Singh,
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Gangwar J, Kadanthottu Sebastian J, Puthukulangara Jaison J, Kurian JT. Nano-technological interventions in crop production-a review. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 29:93-107. [PMID: 36733843 PMCID: PMC9886790 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-022-01274-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Agricultural industry is facing huge crisis due to fast changing climate, decreased soil fertility, macro and micronutrient insufficiency, misuse of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and heavy metal presence in soil. With exponential increase in world's population, food consumption has increased significantly. Maintaining the production to consumption ratio is a significant challenge due to shortage caused by various issues faced by agricultural industry even with the improved agricultural practices. Recent scientific evidence suggests that nanotechnology can positively impact the agriculture sector by reducing the harmful effects of farming operations on human health and nature, as well as improving food productivity and security. Farmers are combining improved agricultural practices like usage of fertilizers, pesticides etc. with nano-based materials to improve the efficiency and productivity of crops. Nano technology is also playing a significant role improving animal health products, food packaging materials, and nanosensors for detecting pathogens, toxins, and heavy metals in soil among others. The nanobased materials have improved the productivity twice with half the resources being utilized. Nanoparticles that are currently in use include titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, silicon oxide, magnesium oxide, gold, and silver used for increasing soil fertility and plant growth. Crop growth, yield, and productivity are improved by controlled release nanofertilizers. In this review we elaborate on the recent developments in the agricultural sector by the usage of nanomaterial based composites which has significantly improved the agricultural sector especially how nanoparticles play an important role in plant growth and soil fertility, in controlling plant diseases by the use of nanopesticides, nanoinsecticides, nanofertilizers, Nanoherbicides, nanobionics, nanobiosensors. The review also highlights the mechanism of migration of nanoparticles in plants and most importantly the effects of nanoparticles in causing plant and soil toxicity.
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- Jaya Gangwar
- Department of Life Sciences, Christ University, Bangalore, Karnataka 560029 India
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- Department of Life Sciences, Christ University, Bangalore, Karnataka 560029 India
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Meena M, Yadav G, Sonigra P, Nagda A, Mehta T, Swapnil P, Marwal A, Zehra A. Advantageous features of plant growth-promoting microorganisms to improve plant growth in difficult conditions. PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTION - RECENT ADVANCES IN MOLECULAR AND BIOCHEMICAL APPROACHES 2023:279-296. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-91876-3.00019-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Signaling and Detoxification Strategies in Plant-Microbes Symbiosis under Heavy Metal Stress: A Mechanistic Understanding. Microorganisms 2022; 11:microorganisms11010069. [PMID: 36677361 PMCID: PMC9865731 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11010069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Plants typically interact with a variety of microorganisms, including bacteria, mycorrhizal fungi, and other organisms, in their above- and below-ground parts. In the biosphere, the interactions of plants with diverse microbes enable them to acquire a wide range of symbiotic advantages, resulting in enhanced plant growth and development and stress tolerance to toxic metals (TMs). Recent studies have shown that certain microorganisms can reduce the accumulation of TMs in plants through various mechanisms and can reduce the bioavailability of TMs in soil. However, relevant progress is lacking in summarization. This review mechanistically summarizes the common mediating pathways, detoxification strategies, and homeostatic mechanisms based on the research progress of the joint prevention and control of TMs by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)-plant and Rhizobium-plant interactions. Given the importance of tripartite mutualism in the plant-microbe system, it is necessary to further explore key signaling molecules to understand the role of plant-microbe mutualism in improving plant tolerance under heavy metal stress in the contaminated soil environments. It is hoped that our findings will be useful in studying plant stress tolerance under a broad range of environmental conditions and will help in developing new technologies for ensuring crop health and performance in future.
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Liu C, Song Q, Ao L, Zhang N, An H, Lin H, Dong Y. Highly promoted phytoremediation with endophyte inoculation in multi-contaminated soil: plant biochemical and rhizosphere soil ecological functioning behavior. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:89063-89080. [PMID: 35849233 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-21689-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Rhizosphere soil ecological functioning behavior is of critical importance for regulating phytoremediation efficiency during microbial-assisted phytoremediation for multi-heavy metal-polluted soils. In this study, Trifolium repens L. and its endophyte Pseudomonas putida were used to investigate the ecological responses of the microbe-plant-soil system in Cd, Cr, and Pb co-contaminated soil. The results showed that endophyte Pseudomonas putida significantly increased plant biomass by 22.26-22.78% and phytoremediation efficiency by 29.73-64.01%. The increased phytoremediation efficiency may be related to the improvement of photosynthetic pigment content and antioxidant enzyme activities in leaves and the enhancement of rhizosphere soil ecological functioning. With endophyte application, soil nutrient content was significantly increased and heavy metal bioavailability was enhanced that residual fraction was reduced by 3.79-12.87%. Besides, the relative abundance of ecologically beneficial rhizobacteria such as Bacteriovorax and Arthrobacter was increased by 3.04-8.53% and 0.80-1.64%, respectively. Endophyte inoculation also significantly increased all the functional genes involved in cellular processes, genetic information processing, environmental information processing, and metabolism. This study indicated that the application of endophytes has a positive effect on the biochemical responses of Trifolium repens L. and could significantly improve rhizosphere ecological functioning in multi-heavy metal contamination, which provided clear strategies for regulating phytoremediation.
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- Chenjing Liu
- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory On Resource-Oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory On Resource-Oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory On Resource-Oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, Beijing, 100083, China.
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Gopalakrishnan S, Srinivas V, Chand U, Pratyusha S, Samineni S. Streptomyces consortia-mediated plant growth-promotion and yield performance in chickpea. 3 Biotech 2022; 12:318. [PMID: 36276473 PMCID: PMC9548453 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-022-03389-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Fourteen Streptomyces strains reported earlier as plant growth promoters (PGP) in chickpea were characterized for production of ammonia and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) deaminase and solubilization of silica and zinc. The results showed that nine (CAI-17, CAI-78, KAI-26, CAI-21, CAI-26, MMA-32, CAI-140, CAI-155 and KAI-180) and six (CAI-17, CAI-21, CAI-26, CAI-13, CAI-93 and KAI-180) strains were found to produce ammonia and ACC deaminase, respectively, while one (KAI-180) and eight (CAI-17, CAI-21, CAI-26, MMA-32, CAI-13, CAI-85, CAI-93 and KAI-180) strains solubilized silica and zinc, respectively. The selected 14 Streptomyces strains were categorized into three consortia groups, consortium-1 (CAI-17, CAI-68, CAI-78, KAI-26 and KAI-27), consortium-2 (CAI-21, CAI-26 and MMA-32) and consortium-3 (CAI-13, CAI-85, CAI-93, CAI-140, CAI-155 and KAI-180), based on their compatibility, and evaluated for their PGP traits in chickpea. The experiment was conducted under field conditions with two chickpea varieties over two years. The consortia-treated plots enhanced nodule number up to 23%, nodule weight up to 36%, root weight up to 27% and shoot weight up to 26% at 30 days after sowing and pod weight up to 35%, pod number up to 34% and grain yield up to 24% at harvest over the un-inoculated control plots. The harvested grains of consortia treatments were found to enhance crude protein up to 14%, crude fibre up to 17% and crude fat up to 16% over the grains from un-inoculated control. The rhizosphere soils of the consortia-treated plots enhanced total nitrogen up to 21%, organic carbon up to 8% and available phosphorous up to 16% over the un-inoculated control plots. This investigation demonstrated the potential use of the selected consortium of Streptomyces strains in the farmers' fields to improve the chickpea yields and soil fertility.
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- Subramaniam Gopalakrishnan
- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Telangana 502 324 India
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Telangana 502 324 India
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Telangana 502 324 India
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Telangana 502 324 India
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Telangana 502 324 India
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Priyanka, Srivastava S, Sharma S. Metabolomic insight into the synergistic mechanism of action of a bacterial consortium in plant growth promotion. J Biosci Bioeng 2022; 134:399-406. [PMID: 36088211 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2022.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/24/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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It has been established that a consortium consisting of compatible plant growth promoting rhizobacterial strains outperforms their individual impacts on plant attributes. While the phenomenon of synergism is extensively reported, the mechanism that underpins it is yet to be elucidated. In the present study the impact of three plant growth promoting bacteria, Azotobacter chroococcum (A), Priestia megaterium (formerly Bacillus megaterium) (B), and Pseudomonas sp. SK3 (P) was studied as a consortium on the growth attributes of pigeonpea. In addition, microbe-microbe interactions were investigated through metabolomic profiling to understand the mechanism of synergism. Plant growth experiments revealed that bacterial consortium A + B + P showed a significant increase in plant attributes such as shoot length, root length, fresh weight, and dry weight as compared to monocultures and two-membered consortia. Metabolomic profiling through high resolution liquid chromatograph mass spectrometer revealed the presence of a few bioactive compounds in the consortium that might play a potential role in the enhancement of biometric parameters of the plant. Several compounds, such as antipyrine, 6,6-dimethoxy-2,5,5-trimethyl-2-hexene, N-methyltryptamine, 2,2-dimethyl-3,4-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-7-ol acetate, N6-hydroxy-l-lysine, and l-furosin, were detected in the metabolome of the consortium, which was unique among all the treatments. The study also detected a few metabolites involved in sphingolipid biosynthesis (ketosphinganine and sphinganine) known for cell signaling in the consortium. This unravels the possible mechanism of synergism between bacterial strains in a consortium. The metabolomic profile would be helpful to strategically develop unique and more effective consortia that are tailored to the soil type.
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- Priyanka
- Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India.
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Wang L, Gong L, Gan D, Li X, Yao J, Wang L, Qu J, Cong J, Zhang Y. Diversity, function and assembly of the Trifolium repens L. root-associated microbiome under lead stress. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 438:129510. [PMID: 35816797 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 06/19/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Root-associated microbial layers provide unique niches that drive specific microbe assemblies. While the rhizosphere microbiome has long received much attention, endophytic microbes remain largely elusive. Characterizing metal-tolerant plants' strategies for assembling different root-associated microbial layers is important for optimizing phytoremediation. Here, a pre-stratified rhizo-box assay was conducted with Trifolium repens L. under greenhouse conditions with artificial Pb-contaminated soil. Cultivation compensated for the pollution-driven loss of soil microbial biomass carbon, enzyme activities and abundance. The acid-soluble Pb proportion increased in the rhizosphere (from 6.5-13.7% to 7.1-18.0%) compared with bulk soil. Under stress, root-layer variants were a considerable source of variation in the microbiome, with the endosphere representing a unique and independent niche. A core set of root microbes were selected by T. repens, with Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria composed of diverse plant-growth-promoting bacteria (PGPBs) and metal-tolerant members. Cluster analysis revealed endosphere-enriched genera, with Rhizobium, Nocardioides, Novosphingobium, Phyllobacterium, and Sphingomonas being the most dominant. Finally, inferred microbial metabolic pathways suggested that these potential metal-tolerant PGPB species provide critical services to hosts, enabling them to tolerate and even flourish in contaminated soil. Our results provide novel insights for understanding how root-associated microbes help metal-tolerant plants cope with abiotic stress.
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- Lei Wang
- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China.
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Liu A, Wang W, Zheng X, Chen X, Fu W, Wang G, Ji J, Jin C, Guan C. Improvement of the Cd and Zn phytoremediation efficiency of rice (Oryza sativa) through the inoculation of a metal-resistant PGPR strain. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 302:134900. [PMID: 35568210 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) in contaminated soil inhibit rice yield and produce toxic effects on human body through rice accumulation. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) assisted phytoremediation is an effective ecological measure to improve the remediation efficiency of heavy metal contaminated soil. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficiency of the combination of rice and Cd/Zn-tolerant PGPR strain Bacillus sp. ZC3-2-1 for the remediation of Cd-Zn contaminated soil. Moreover, the effects of inoculations on rhizosphere bacterial communities and ion homeostasis of rice under Cd-Zn exposure will also be explored. The results showed that compared with the treatment without inoculation, ZC3-2-1 decreased the bioavailable Cd and Zn concentrations in soil by 39.3% and 32.0%, respectively, and increase the phytoextraction of Cd2+ and Zn2+ by rice to 48.2% and 8.0%, respectively. This inoculation process significantly increased the rice biomass, resulting that the contents of Cd2+ and Zn2+ per biomass unit of rice didn't change significantly. This fact meant that ZC3-2-1 could improve the phytoremediation efficiency of Cd-Zn contaminated soil by promoting the phytoextraction and immobilization of the metal, while might not affect the crop food safety. Besides, through regulation of the Na+ and Mg2+ concentration in rice, ZC3-2-1 played a positive role in maintaining ion homeostasis which was disrupted by Zn or Cd. Moreover, ZC3-2-1 could modulate the beneficial bacterial communities in rice rhizosphere soil, and then enhanced Cd-Zn immobilization and enzyme activities in soil, leading to the enhancement of rice growth and phytoremediation efficiency. Above all, this study provided novel insights into developing an efficient phytoremediation system and safe production of rice in Cd-Zn contaminated soil with the application of Bacillus sp. ZC3-2-1, as well as advance our understanding of the principles of rhizosphere bacterial community assemble and maintaining ion homeostasis in rice during this phytoremediation process.
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- Anran Liu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China.
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Ren H, Zhao Y, Xiao W, Zhang J, Chen C, Ding B, Yang X. Vegetation growth status as an early warning indicator for the spontaneous combustion disaster of coal waste dump after reclamation: An unmanned aerial vehicle remote sensing approach. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 317:115502. [PMID: 35751291 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Revised: 06/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Spontaneous combustion of coal waste dumps is a serious threat to the ecological environment and the safety of mining areas. Even after land reclamation and ecological restoration, such spontaneous combustion activities are still active. Achieving early warning of spontaneous combustion is necessary to protect the reclaimed ecosystem and reduce environmental pollution, but it has not yet been well studied. To this end, this study proposed a spatial analysis method to achieve early warning spontaneous combustion of coal waste dump after reclamation by integrating unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and vegetation (Medicago sativa/alfalfa) growth status. The experiment was implemented in two slope areas (Areas I and II) of a coal waste dump after reclamation in Shanxi province, China, which were under threat of spontaneous combustion. Three alfalfa growth parameters, aboveground biomass (AGB), plant water content (PWC), and plant height (PH) of the study area, were estimated from UAV imagery features and used to assess the spontaneous combustion risk. Then, soil deep temperature points (25 cm depth) distributed evenly in the study area were collected to determine the underground temperature situation. It was found that the UAV-derived rededge Chlorophyll index (CIrededge), canopy temperature depression (CTD), and canopy height model (CHM) achieved a better estimation of alfalfa AGB (R2 = 0.81, RMSE = 99.2 g/m2, and MAE = 74.9 g/m2), PWC (R2 = 0.68, RMSE = 3.9%, and MAE = 3.2%), and PH (R2 = 0.77, RMSE = 9.79 cm, and MAE = 7.68 cm) of the study area, respectively. We also observed that three alfalfa parameters were highly correlated with the soil deep temperature, but differed in degree (R2 = 0.46-0.81). Furthermore, they were consistent with the soil deep temperature in spatial distribution and could reveal the change direction of underground temperature, which will help us to detect those potential spontaneous combustion areas. These results indicated that vegetation is a prior indicator to the changes in underground temperature of coal waste dump. We believed that UAV can be an effective environmental management tool for the initial assessment of spontaneous combustion risk of coal waste dump after reclamation.
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- He Ren
- Institute of Land Reclamation and Ecological Restoration, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China
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- Institute of Land Reclamation and Ecological Restoration, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China
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- Department of Land Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- College of Earth Science, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, China
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- Institute of Land Reclamation and Ecological Restoration, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China
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- Institute of Land Reclamation and Ecological Restoration, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China
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- Institute of Land Reclamation and Ecological Restoration, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China
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Bano A, Waqar A, Khan A, Tariq H. Phytostimulants in sustainable agriculture. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2022.801788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The consistent use of synthetic fertilizers and chemicals in traditional agriculture has not only compromised the fragile agroecosystems but has also adversely affected human, aquatic, and terrestrial life. The use of phytostimulants is an alternative eco-friendly approach that eliminates ecosystem disruption while maintaining agricultural productivity. Phytostimulants include living entities and materials, such as microorganisms and nanomaterials, which when applied to plants or to the rhizosphere, stimulate plant growth and induce tolerance to plants against biotic and abiotic stresses. In this review, we focus on plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), beneficial fungi, such as arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and plant growth-promoting fungi (PGPF), actinomycetes, cyanobacteria, azolla, and lichens, and their potential benefits in the crop improvement, and mitigation of abiotic and biotic stresses either alone or in combination. PGPR, AMF, and PGPF are plant beneficial microbes that can release phytohormones, such as indole acetic acid (IAA), gibberellic acid (GA), and cytokinins, promoting plant growth and improving soil health, and in addition, they also produce many secondary metabolites, antibiotics, and antioxidant compounds and help to combat biotic and abiotic stresses. Their ability to act as phytostimulator and a supplement of inorganic fertilizers is considered promising in practicing sustainable agriculture and organic farming. Glomalin is a proteinaceous product, produced by AMF, involved in soil aggregation and elevation of soil water holding capacity under stressed and unstressed conditions. The negative effects of continuous cropping can be mitigated by AMF biofertilization. The synergistic effects of PGPR and PGPF may be more effective. The mechanisms of control exercised by PGPF either direct or indirect to suppress plant diseases viz. by competing for space and nutrients, mycoparasitism, antibiosis, mycovirus-mediated cross-protection, and induced systemic resistance (ISR) have been discussed. The emerging role of cyanobacterial metabolites and the implication of nanofertilizers have been highlighted in sustainable agriculture.
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Rimal S, Karam A, Chen J, Parajuli A, Khasa DP. Copper hydrophytoremediation by wetland macrophytes in semi-hydroponic and hydroponic mesocosms. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2022; 25:737-745. [PMID: 35917556 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2022.2105809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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High levels of trace metals such as copper (Cu) can affect water quality and induce toxic effects on living organisms in aquatic ecosystems. This research assesses the potential capacity for Cu phytofiltration by three emergent macrophytes from Cu-contaminated sediments and water containing five concentrations of Cu (0, 50, 100, 150, and 200 µM). We conducted a greenhouse study using semi-hydroponic and hydroponic experimental conditions to simulate a natural wetland system. We selected three plant types that were collected in Quebec (Canada): native Typha latifolia, and native and, exotic Phragmites australis. Under semi-hydroponic, the responses indicated an almost 3-fold higher mean root Cu-accumulation from Cu-0 to Cu-Sediment (80.3-226.1 mg kg-1) and an 8.6-fold increase (122.2-1045.5 mg kg-1) for Cu-0 to Cu-200 µM under hydroponic conditions, resulting in Cu translocation < 1 and BCF >1 under both conditions. We found an inverse correlation between increasing doses of Cu with mean aboveground and belowground biomass together with height, and root length of selected plants under hydroponic conditions. Our results indicate that these wetland macrophytes could be useful in heavy-metal removal from Cu-contaminated sediments and Cu-enriched water.
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- Sheetal Rimal
- Department of Wood and Forest Sciences, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Center for Forest Research, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Institute for Integrative and Systems Biology (IBIS), Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Soils and Agri-Food Engineering, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Depertment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Environmental Science, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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- Center for Forest Research, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Institute for Integrative and Systems Biology (IBIS), Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Canada Research Chair in Forest and Environmental Genomics, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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Saeed M, Ilyas N, Jayachandran K, Shabir S, Akhtar N, Shahzad A, Sayyed RZ, Bano A. Advances in Biochar and PGPR engineering system for hydrocarbon degradation: A promising strategy for environmental remediation. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 305:119282. [PMID: 35413406 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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In soil, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have resulted in severe environmental deterioration, compromised soil characteristics, and negatively affect all life forms, including humans. Developing appropriate and effective clean-up technology is crucial in solving the contamination issues. The traditional methods to treat PHAs contaminated soil are less effective and not ecofriendly. Bioremediation, based on bioaugmentation and biostimulation approaches, is a promising strategy for remediating contaminated soil. The use of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) as a bioaugmentation tool is an effective technique for treating hydrocarbon contaminated soil. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are group of rhizospheric bacteria that colonize the roots of plants. Biochar is a carbon-rich residue, which acts as a source of nutrients, and is also a bio-stimulating candidate to enhance the activities of oil-degrading bacteria. The application of biochar as a nutrient source to bioremediate oil-contaminated soil is a promising approach for reducing PHA contamination. Biochar induces polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) immobilization and removes the contaminants by various methods such as ion exchange electrostatic attractions and volatilization. In comparison, PGPR produce multiple types of biosurfactants to enhance the adsorption of hydrocarbons and mineralize the hydrocarbons with the conversion to less toxic substances. During the last few decades, the use of PGPR and biochar in the bioremediation of hydrocarbons-contaminated soil has gained greater importance. Therefore, developing and applying a PGPR-biochar-based remediating system can help manage hazardous PAH contaminated soil. The goal of this review paper is to (i) provide an overview of the PGPR mechanism for degradation of hydrocarbons and (ii) discuss the contaminants absorbent by biochar and its characteristics (iii) critically discuss the combined effect of PGPR and biochar for degradation of hydrocarbons by decreasing their mobility and bioavailability. The present review focuses on techniques of bioaugmentation and biostimulation based on use of PGPR and biochar in remediating the oil-contaminated soil.
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- Maimona Saeed
- Department of Botany, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan; Department of Botany, Government College Women University, Sialkot, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
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- Department of Botany, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University, Nerian Sharif AJ&K, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology, P.S.G.V.P. Mandal's, Arts, Science, and Commerce College, Shahada, 425409, India
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- Department of Biosciences University of Wah, Quaid Avenue, Wah Cantt, Pakistan
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Zhang J, Ahmed W, Dai Z, Zhou X, He Z, Wei L, Ji G. Microbial Consortia: An Engineering Tool to Suppress Clubroot of Chinese Cabbage by Changing the Rhizosphere Bacterial Community Composition. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11060918. [PMID: 35741438 PMCID: PMC9219690 DOI: 10.3390/biology11060918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Clubroot disease, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, is a serious threat to Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis) production, which results in extensive yield losses. At present, clubroot control mainly depends upon pesticides, which provoke food-safety concerns, and the application of sole biocontrol agents cannot successfully control the disease. In this study, we investigated the effect of Bacillus cereus BT-23, Lysobacter antibioticus 13-6, and Lysobacter capsici ZST1-2 as sole strains, intra-/inter-genus co-culture, and microbial consortia on clubroot disease, plant growth, and rhizosphere bacterial diversity in a field experiment. The microbial consortia efficiently controlled the incidence of clubroot disease, with a biocontrol effect of about 65.78%, by decreasing the soil acidity and enhancing the yield (17,662.49 kg/acre). The high-throughput sequencing results demonstrated that the phyla Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes were present in high relative abundance in the rhizosphere soil of the Chinese cabbage. Furthermore, Firmicutes was found as a unique phylum in the rhizosphere soil of CK-H and T1-T7, except for CK-D. The application of microbial consortia recovers the imbalance in indigenous microbial communities. Therefore, we conclude that microbial consortia can reduce the clubroot incidence in Chinese cabbage by decreasing the soil acidity and altering the diversity and structure of rhizosphere bacterial communities. This study highlights the potential of microbial consortia as an engineering tool to control devastating soilborne diseases in commercial crops.
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- Jinhao Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China; (J.Z.); (W.A.); (Z.D.); (X.Z.); (Z.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Agro-Biodiversity and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China; (J.Z.); (W.A.); (Z.D.); (X.Z.); (Z.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Agro-Biodiversity and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China; (J.Z.); (W.A.); (Z.D.); (X.Z.); (Z.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Agro-Biodiversity and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China; (J.Z.); (W.A.); (Z.D.); (X.Z.); (Z.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Agro-Biodiversity and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China; (J.Z.); (W.A.); (Z.D.); (X.Z.); (Z.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Agro-Biodiversity and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China; (J.Z.); (W.A.); (Z.D.); (X.Z.); (Z.H.)
- Agricultural Foundation Experiment Teaching Center, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
- Correspondence: (L.W.); (G.J.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China; (J.Z.); (W.A.); (Z.D.); (X.Z.); (Z.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Agro-Biodiversity and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
- Correspondence: (L.W.); (G.J.)
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Pathania N, Kumar A, Sharma P, Kaur A, Sharma S, Jain R. Harnessing rhizobacteria to fulfil inter-linked nutrient dependency on soil and alleviate stresses in plants. J Appl Microbiol 2022; 133:2694-2716. [PMID: 35656999 DOI: 10.1111/jam.15649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Plant rhizo-microbiome comprises of complex microbial communities that colonizes at the interphase of plant roots and soil. Plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) in the rhizosphere provides important ecosystem services ranging from release of essential nutrients for enhancing soil quality and improving plant health to imparting protection to plants against rising biotic and abiotic stresses. Hence, PGPR serve as restoring agents to rejuvenate soil health and mediate plant fitness in the facet of changing climate. Though, it is evident that nutrients availability in soil are managed through inter-linked mechanisms, how PGPR expediate these processes remain less recognized. Promising results of PGPR inoculation on plant growth are continually reported in controlled environmental conditions, however, their field application often fails due to competition with native microbiota and low colonization efficiency in roots. The development of highly efficient and smart bacterial synthetic communities by integrating bacterial ecological and genetic features provides better opportunities for successful inoculant formulations. This review provides an overview of the inter-play between nutrient availability and disease suppression governed by rhizobacteria in soil followed by the role of synthetic bacterial communities in developing efficient microbial inoculants. Moreover, an outlook on the beneficial activities of rhizobacteria in modifying soil characteristics to sustainably boost agroecosystem functioning is also provided.
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- Neemisha Pathania
- Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab 141004, India
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- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176061, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab 141004, India
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- Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab 141004, India
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- Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab 141004, India
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- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176061, India
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da Silva MB, Bomfim NCP, da Silva VN, de Lima Frachia C, de Souza LA, Justino GC, de Camargos LS. Response of Cajanus cajan to excess copper in the soil: tolerance and biomass production. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 28:1335-1345. [PMID: 35910437 PMCID: PMC9334507 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-022-01203-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Soil contamination by excess heavy metals or trace elements is a global concern, as these elements are highly bioaccumulated in living organisms, migrating throughout the food chain, and causing health problems. Sustainable technologies, using plants, have been increasingly studied and used to contain, reduce, or extract these elements from the soil. In this sense, it is essential to identify plant species that tolerate certain elements, present high biomass production and are resistant to adverse soil conditions. For this reason, we evaluated the biomass production and tolerance of Cajanus cajan in response to different concentrations of copper (30, 60, 120, and 240 mg/dm3, in addition to the control treatment) in the soil, as well as the effect of this metal on photosynthetic pigments and gas exchange. C. cajan was sown in soil previously contaminated with copper sulfate and cultivated in a greenhouse for 60 days after emergence. C. cajan is copper tolerant, approximately 88% copper is accumulated in the roots and therefore there is low copper translocation to the shoot, consequently, the chlorophyll content, the net photosynthesis rate, carbon assimilation, dry biomass, the root system development, and nodulation were not affected by copper. C. cajan can be explored in strategies to improve soil conditions and is a promising species in soil phytoremediation studies. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12298-022-01203-6.
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- Mariana Bocchi da Silva
- Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, Campus de Ilha Solteira, Ilha Solteira, SP Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, Campus de Ilha Solteira, Ilha Solteira, SP Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, Campus de Ilha Solteira, Ilha Solteira, SP Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, Campus de Ilha Solteira, Ilha Solteira, SP Brazil
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Wang Q, Zhou Q, Huang L, Xu S, Fu Y, Hou D, Feng Y, Yang X. Cadmium phytoextraction through Brassica juncea L. under different consortia of plant growth-promoting bacteria from different ecological niches. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 237:113541. [PMID: 35483144 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Combined bioaugmentation inoculants composed of two or more plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) were more effective than single inoculants for plant growth and cadmium (Cd) removal in contaminated soils. However, the principles of consortia construction still need to be discovered. Here, a pot experiment with Cd natural polluted soil was conducted and PGPB consortia with different ecological niches from hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii Hance were used to compare their effects and mechanisms on plant growth condition, Cd phytoextraction efficiency, soil enzymatic activities, and rhizospheric bacterial community of Brassica juncea L. The results showed that both rhizospheric and endophytic PGPB consortia inoculants promoted plant growth (6.9%-22.1%), facilitated Cd uptake (230.0%-350.0%) of oilseed rape, increased Cd phytoextraction efficiency (343.0%-441.0%), and enhanced soil Cd removal rates (92.0%-144.0%). PGPB consortia inoculants also enhanced soil microbial carbon by 22.2%-50.5%, activated the activities of soil urease and sucrase by 74.7%-158.4% and 8.4%-61.3%, respectively. Simultaneously, PGPB consortia inoculants increased the relative abundance of Flavobacterium, Rhodanobacter, Kosakonia, Pseudomonas and Paraburkholderia at the genus level, which may be beneficial to plant growth promotion and bacterial phytopathogen biocontrol. Although the four PGPB consortia inoculants promoted oilseed growth, amplified Cd phytoextraction, and changed bacterial community structure in rhizosphere soil, their original ecological niches were not a decisive factor for the efficiency of PGPB consortia. therefore, the results enriched the present knowledge regarding the significant roles of PGPB consortia as bioaugmentation agents and preliminarily explored construction principles of effective bioaugmentation inoculants, which will provide insights into the microbial responses to combined inoculation in the Cd-contaminated soils.
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- Qiong Wang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Ajmal AW, Yasmin H, Hassan MN, Khan N, Jan BL, Mumtaz S. Heavy Metal–Resistant Plant Growth–Promoting Citrobacter werkmanii Strain WWN1 and Enterobacter cloacae Strain JWM6 Enhance Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Growth by Modulating Physiological Attributes and Some Key Antioxidants Under Multi-Metal Stress. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:815704. [PMID: 35602039 PMCID: PMC9120770 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.815704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Due to wastewater irrigation, heavy metal (HM) exposure of agricultural soils is a major limiting factor for crop productivity. Plant growth–promoting bacteria (PGPB) may lower the risk of HM toxicity and increase crop yield. In this context, we evaluated two HM-resistant PGPB strains, i.e., Citrobacter werkmanii strain WWN1 and Enterobacter cloacae strain JWM6 isolated from wastewater-irrigated agricultural soils, for their efficacy to mitigate HM (Cd, Ni, and Pb) stress in a pot experiment. Increasing concentrations (0, 50, 100, and 200 ppm) of each HM were used to challenge wheat plants. Heavy metal stress negatively affected wheat growth, biomass, and physiology. The plants under elevated HM concentration accumulated significantly higher amounts of heavy metals (HMs) in shoots and roots, resulting in increased oxidative stress, which was evident from increased malondialdehyde (MDA) content in roots and shoots. Moreover, alterations in antioxidants like superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), and catalase (CAT) were observed in plants under HM stress. The severity of damage was more pronounced with rising HM concentration. However, inoculating wheat with Citrobacter werkmanii strain WWN1 and Enterobacter cloacae strain JWM6 (107 CFU ml–1) improved plant shoot length (11–42%), root length (19–125%), fresh weight (41–143%), dry weight (65–179%), and chlorophyll a (14%-24%) and chlorophyll b content (2–24%) under HM stress. Citrobacter werkmanii strain WWN1 and Enterobacter cloacae strain JWM6 either alone or in co-inoculation enhanced the antioxidant enzyme activity, which may lower oxidative stress in plants. However, seeds treated with the bacterial consortium showed an overall better outcome in altering oxidative stress and decreasing HM accumulation in wheat shoot and root tissues. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy indicated the changes induced by HMs in functional groups on the biomass surface that display effective removal of HMs from aqueous medium using PGPB. Thus, the studied bacterial strains may have adequate fertilization and remediation potential for wheat cultivated in wastewater-irrigated soils. However, molecular investigation of mechanisms adopted by these bacteria to alleviate HM stress in wheat is required to be conducted.
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- Abdul Wahab Ajmal
- Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Humaira Yasmin,
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- Department of Agronomy, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
- *Correspondence: Saqib Mumtaz, ,
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Duan C, Wang Y, Wang Q, Ju W, Zhang Z, Cui Y, Beiyuan J, Fan Q, Wei S, Li S, Fang L. Microbial metabolic limitation of rhizosphere under heavy metal stress: Evidence from soil ecoenzymatic stoichiometry. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 300:118978. [PMID: 35150803 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.118978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Slow nutrient turnover and destructed soil function were the main factors causing low efficiency in phytoremediation of heavy metal (HM)-contaminated soil. Soil ecoenzymatic stoichiometry can reflect the ability of soil microorganisms to acquire energy and nutrients, and drive nutrient cycling and carbon (C) decomposition in HM-contaminated soil. Therefore, for the first time, we used the enzymatic stoichiometry modeling to examine the microbial nutrient limitation in rhizospheric and bulk soil of different plants (Medicago sativa, Halogeton arachnoideus and Agropyron cristatum) near the Baiyin Copper Mine. Results showed that the main pollutants in this area were Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb, while Cd and Zn have the greatest contribution according to the analysis of pollution load index (PLI). The activities of soil C-, nitrogen (N)-, and phosphorus (P)-acquiring enzymes in the rhizosphere of plants were significantly greater than that in bulk soil. Moreover, microbial C and P limitations were observed in all plant treatments, while the lower limitation was generally in the rhizosphere compared to bulk soil. The HM stress significantly increased microbial C limitation and decreased microbial P limitation, especially in the rhizospheric soil. The partial least squares path modeling (PLS-PM) further indicated that HM concentration has the greatest effects on microbial P limitation (-0.64). In addition, the highest enzyme activities and the lowest P limitation were observed in the rhizospheric and bulk soil of M. sativa, thereby implying that soil microbial communities under the remediation of M. sativa were steadier and more efficient in terms of their metabolism. These findings are important for the elucidation of the nutrient cycling and microbial metabolism of rhizosphere under phytoremediation, and provide guidance for the restoration of HM-contaminated soil.
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- Chengjiao Duan
- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation CAS and MWR, Yangling, 712100, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation CAS and MWR, Yangling, 712100, China; School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation CAS and MWR, Yangling, 712100, China; Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, 528000, China
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- Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation CAS and MWR, Yangling, 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation CAS and MWR, Yangling, 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation CAS and MWR, Yangling, 712100, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Xi'an, 710061, China
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Chang F, Jia F, Lv R, Guan M, Jia Q, Sun Y, Li Z. Effects of American Ginseng Cultivation on Bacterial Community Structure and Responses of Soil Nutrients in Different Ecological Niches. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 32:419-429. [PMID: 35283425 PMCID: PMC9628796 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.2202.02003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Revised: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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American ginseng (Panax quinquefolium L.) is a perennial herbaceous plant widely cultivated in China, Korea, the United States, and Japan due to its multifunctional properties. In northwest China, transplanting after 2-3 years has become the main mode of artificial cultivation of American ginseng. However, the effects of the cultivation process on the chemical properties of the soil and bacterial community remain poorly understood. Hence, in the present study, high-throughput sequencing and soil chemical analyses were applied to investigate the differences between bacterial communities and nutrition driver factors in the soil during the cultivation of American ginseng. The responses of soil nutrition in different ecological niches were also determined with the results indicating that the cultivation of American ginseng significantly increased the soluble nutrients in the soil. Moreover, the bacterial diversity fluctuated with cultivation years, and 4-year-old ginseng roots had low bacterial diversity and evenness. In the first two years of cultivation, the bacterial community was more sensitive to soil nutrition compared to the last two years. Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Gemmatimonadetes, Acidobacteria, Firmicutes, and Bacteroidetes dominated the bacterial community regardless of the cultivation year and ecological niche. With the increase of cultivation years, the assembly of bacterial communities changed from stochastic to deterministic processes. The high abundance of Sphingobium, Novosphingobium, and Rhizorhabdus enriched in 4-years-old ginseng roots was mainly associated with variations in the available potassium (AK), total phosphorus (TP), total potassium (TK), and organic matter (OM).
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- Fan Chang
- College of Life Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710062, P.R. China,Shaanxi Institute of Microbiology, Xi’an 710043, P.R. China
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- Shaanxi Institute of Microbiology, Xi’an 710043, P.R. China
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- Shaanxi Institute of Microbiology, Xi’an 710043, P.R. China
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- Shaanxi Agricultural Machinery Research Institute, Xianyang 712000, P.R. China
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- Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, P.R. China
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- College of Life Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710062, P.R. China,Corresponding authors Y. Sun Phone: +8615353554537 E-mail:
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- College of Life Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710062, P.R. China,
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Utilization of Legume-Nodule Bacterial Symbiosis in Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soils. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11050676. [PMID: 35625404 PMCID: PMC9138774 DOI: 10.3390/biology11050676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Revised: 04/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Simple Summary The legume–rhizobium symbiosis is one of the most beneficial interactions with high importance in agriculture, as it delivers nitrogen to plants and soil, thereby enhancing plant growth. Currently, this symbiosis is increasingly being exploited in phytoremediation of metal contaminated soil to improve soil fertility and simultaneously metal extraction or stabilization. Rhizobia increase phytoremediation directly by nitrogen fixation, protection of plants from pathogens, and production of plant growth-promoting factors and phytohormones. Abstract With the increasing industrial activity of the growing human population, the accumulation of various contaminants in soil, including heavy metals, has increased rapidly. Heavy metals as non-biodegradable elements persist in the soil environment and may pollute crop plants, further accumulating in the human body causing serious conditions. Hence, phytoremediation of land contamination as an environmental restoration technology is desirable for both human health and broad-sense ecology. Legumes (Fabaceae), which play a special role in nitrogen cycling, are dominant plants in contaminated areas. Therefore, the use of legumes and associated nitrogen-fixing rhizobia to reduce the concentrations or toxic effects of contaminants in the soil is environmentally friendly and becomes a promising strategy for phytoremediation and phytostabilization. Rhizobia, which have such plant growth-promoting (PGP) features as phosphorus solubilization, phytohormone synthesis, siderophore release, production of beneficial compounds for plants, and most of all nitrogen fixation, may promote legume growth while diminishing metal toxicity. The aim of the present review is to provide a comprehensive description of the main effects of metal contaminants in nitrogen-fixing leguminous plants and the benefits of using the legume–rhizobium symbiosis with both wild-type and genetically modified plants and bacteria to enhance an efficient recovery of contaminated lands.
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