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Cunha DS, Neto VG, Santos ID, Andrade MVS, Takahashi D, Loureiro MB, Fernandez LG, Ribeiro PR, de Castro RD. Castor (Ricinus communis L.) differential cell cycle and metabolism reactivation, germinability, and seedling performance under NaCl and PEG osmoticum: Stress tolerance related to genotype-preestablished superoxide dismutase activity. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2024; 207:108372. [PMID: 38228015 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108372] [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: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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Castor (Ricinus communis) is a relevant industrial oilseed feedstock for many industrial applications, being globally mainly cultivated by smallholder farmers in semiarid areas, where abiotic stresses predominate. Therefore, susceptible to generating reactive oxygen species (ROS) and subsequent oxidative stress, compromising cell metabolism upon seed imbibition and germination, seedling and crop establishment, and yield. The present study evaluated the consequences of water restriction by Polyethylene glycol (PEG) and Sodium chloride (NaCl) on cell cycle and metabolism reactivation on germinability, seedling growth, and vigor parameters in 2 commercial castor genotypes (Nordestina and Paraguaçu). PEG water restriction inhibited germination completely at -0.23 MPa or higher, presumably due to reduced oxygen availability. The restrictive effects of NaCl saline stress on germination were observed only from -0.46 MPa onwards, affecting dry mass accumulation and the production of normal seedlings. In general, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity increased in NaCl -0.23 MPa, whereas its modulation during the onset of imbibition (24h) seemed to depend on its initial levels in dry seeds in a genotype-specific manner, therefore, resulting in the higher stress tolerance of Nordestina compared to Paraguaçu. Overall, results show that Castor germination and seedling development are more sensitive to the restrictive effects of PEG than NaCl at similar osmotic potentials, contributing to a better understanding of the responses to water restriction stresses by different Castor genotypes. Ultimately, SOD may constitute a potential marker for characterizing castor genotypes in stressful situations during germination, early seedling, and crop establishment, and a target for breeding for Castor-improved stress tolerance.
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- Diego S Cunha
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioproducts, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal University of Bahia, Av. Reitor Miguel Calmon s/n, 40160-100, Salvador, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioproducts, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal University of Bahia, Av. Reitor Miguel Calmon s/n, 40160-100, Salvador, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioproducts, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal University of Bahia, Av. Reitor Miguel Calmon s/n, 40160-100, Salvador, Brazil; Undergraduate Course in Biotechnology, Institute of Health Sciences - ICS, Federal University of Bahia, Av. Reitor Miguel Calmon s/n, 40160-100, Salvador, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioproducts, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal University of Bahia, Av. Reitor Miguel Calmon s/n, 40160-100, Salvador, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioproducts, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal University of Bahia, Av. Reitor Miguel Calmon s/n, 40160-100, Salvador, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioproducts, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal University of Bahia, Av. Reitor Miguel Calmon s/n, 40160-100, Salvador, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioproducts, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal University of Bahia, Av. Reitor Miguel Calmon s/n, 40160-100, Salvador, Brazil; Metabolomics Research Group, Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Bahia, Rua Barão de Jeremoabo s/n, 40170-115, Salvador, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioproducts, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal University of Bahia, Av. Reitor Miguel Calmon s/n, 40160-100, Salvador, Brazil; Metabolomics Research Group, Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Bahia, Rua Barão de Jeremoabo s/n, 40170-115, Salvador, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioproducts, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal University of Bahia, Av. Reitor Miguel Calmon s/n, 40160-100, Salvador, Brazil; Metabolomics Research Group, Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Bahia, Rua Barão de Jeremoabo s/n, 40170-115, Salvador, Brazil.
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Jēkabsone A, Karlsons A, Osvalde A, Ievinsh G. Effect of Na, K and Ca Salts on Growth, Physiological Performance, Ion Accumulation and Mineral Nutrition of Mesembryanthemum crystallinum. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:190. [PMID: 38256743 PMCID: PMC10818879 DOI: 10.3390/plants13020190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2023] [Revised: 01/06/2024] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L. is an obligatory halophyte species showing optimum growth at elevated soil salinity levels, but the ionic requirements for growth stimulation are not known. The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of sodium, potassium and calcium in the form of chloride and nitrate salts on the growth, physiological performance, ion accumulation and mineral nutrition of M. crystallinum plants in controlled conditions. In a paradoxical way, while sodium and potassium had comparable stimulative effect on plant growth, the effect of calcium was strongly negative even at a relatively low concentration, eventually leading to plant death. Moreover, the effect of Ca nitrate was less negative in comparison to that of Ca chloride, but K in the form of nitrate had some negative effects. There were three components of the stimulation of biomass accumulation by NaCl and KCl salinity in M. crsytallinum: the increase in tissue water content, increase in ion accumulation, and growth activation. As optimum growth was in a salinity range from 20 to 100 mM, the increase in the dry biomass of plants at a moderate (200 mM) and high (400 mM) salinity in comparison to control plants was mostly due to ion accumulation. Among physiological indicators, changes in leaf chlorophyll concentration appeared relatively late, but the chlorophyll a fluorescence parameter, Performance Index Total, was the most sensitive to the effect of salts. In conclusion, both sodium and potassium in the form of chloride salts are efficient in promoting the optimum growth of M. crystallinum plants. However, mechanisms leading to the negative effect of calcium on plants need to be assessed further.
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- Astra Jēkabsone
- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Latvia, 1 Jelgavas Str., LV-1004 Rīga, Latvia;
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- Institute of Biology, University of Latvia, 4 Ojāra Vācieša Str., LV-1004 Rīga, Latvia; (A.K.); (A.O.)
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- Institute of Biology, University of Latvia, 4 Ojāra Vācieša Str., LV-1004 Rīga, Latvia; (A.K.); (A.O.)
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Latvia, 1 Jelgavas Str., LV-1004 Rīga, Latvia;
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Ieviņa S, Karlsons A, Osvalde A, Andersone-Ozola U, Ievinsh G. Coastal Wetland Species Rumex hydrolapathum: Tolerance against Flooding, Salinity, and Heavy Metals for Its Potential Use in Phytoremediation and Environmental Restoration Technologies. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:1604. [PMID: 37511979 PMCID: PMC10381717 DOI: 10.3390/life13071604] [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: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Plants with high biomass adapted to conditions of increased moisture and with significant salt tolerance appear to be particularly attractive candidates for phytoremediation studies. The aim of the present study was to examine the tolerance of Rumex hydrolapathum plants to freshwater, saltwater inundation, and soil contaminated with heavy metals, as well as its metal accumulation potential in controlled conditions. Six separate vegetation container experiments in controlled conditions were performed with R. hydrolapathum plants to study the effects of soil moisture, waterlogging with NaCl, soil Cd, soil Cr, soil Ni, and soil Pb in the form of a nitrate or acetate. Optimum plant growth occurred in waterlogged soil conditions. As the concentration of NaCl used for waterlogging increased, the mass of living leaves decreased, but that of dry leaves increased. As a result, the total biomass of leaves did not significantly change. R. hydrolapathum plants were extremely tolerant to Cd and Pb, moderately tolerant to Ni, and relatively sensitive to Cr. The plants had high capacity for metal accumulation in older and senescent leaves, especially for Na+, K+, Cd, and Ni. R. hydrolapathum plants can tolerate soil waterlogging with seawater-level salinity, which, together with the metal tolerance and potential for metal accumulation in leaves, make them excellently suited for use in a variety of wastewater treatment systems, including constructed wetlands.
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- Silvija Ieviņa
- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Latvia, 1 Jelgavas Str., LV-1004 Riga, Latvia
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- Institute of Biology, University of Latvia, 4 Ojāra Vācieša Str., LV-1004 Riga, Latvia
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- Institute of Biology, University of Latvia, 4 Ojāra Vācieša Str., LV-1004 Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Latvia, 1 Jelgavas Str., LV-1004 Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Latvia, 1 Jelgavas Str., LV-1004 Riga, Latvia
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Abbas T, Ahmad I, Khan ZI, Shah AA, Casini R, Elansary HO. Stress mitigation by riparian flora in industrial contaminated area of River Chenab Punjab, Pakistan. PeerJ 2023; 11:e15565. [PMID: 37397008 PMCID: PMC10314743 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.15565] [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: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023] Open
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Faisalabad is a major industrial area in Pakistan's Punjab province that discharges wastewater into the Chenab River. Industrial effluents in Faisalabad are predicted to pose a significant threat to the riparian vegetation of the Chenab River and nearby vegetation. Heavy metal pollution of plants, water, and soils is one of the biggest problems worldwide that needs to be addressed because heavy metals above normal levels are extremely dangerous to both riparian vegetation and wildlife. The results indicated high levels of pollution in the industrial effluents as well as in the river in terms of salinity, metal toxicity, TSS, TDS, SAR, the acidic and alkaline nature of the industrial effluents, and the spread of industrial effluents up to 15 square kilometres in the Chenab River. Despite the higher pollution, four plants were found at all sites: Calotropis procera, Phyla nodiflora, Eclipta alba and Ranunculus sceleratus. It was found that most of the selected plants were phytoaccumulators, making them best suited to survive in harsh environments such as those with industrial pollution. The Fe concentration in the plant constituents was the highest, along with Zn, Pb, Cd, and Cu, all of which were above the permissible limits of the WHO. The metal transfer factor (MTF) was higher in most of the plants studied, and even exceeded 10 at some severely affected sites. Calotropis procera proved to be the most suitable plant for growth on drainage systems and also at river sites, as it had the highest importance value across all sites and seasons.
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- Toqeer Abbas
- Department of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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- School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Plant Production, College of Food & Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Prokopoviča V, Ievinsh G. Ranunculus sceleratus as a Model Species to Decrypt the Role of Ethylene in Plant Adaptation to Salinity. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:plants12020370. [PMID: 36679083 PMCID: PMC9862674 DOI: 10.3390/plants12020370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to develop an experimental system for an exploration of ethylene-dependent responses using intact growing Ranunculus sceleratus plants and to approbate the system for assessing the role of ethylene in salinity tolerance and ion accumulation. Plants were cultivated in sealed plastic containers in a modified gaseous atmosphere by introducing ethylene or 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), a competitive inhibitor of ethylene action. High humidity inside the containers induced a fast elongation of the leaf petioles of R. sceleratus. The effect was ethylene-dependent, as 1-MCP completely blocked it, but exogenous ethylene further promoted petiole elongation. Exogenous ethylene decreased (by 48%) but 1-MCP increased (by 48%) the Na+ accumulation in leaf blades of NaCl-treated plants. The experimental system was further calibrated with ethylene and silica xerogel, and the optimum concentrations were found for inducing leaf petiole elongation (10 μL L-1 ethylene) and preventing leaf petiole elongation (200 g silica xerogel per 24 L), respectively. The second experiment involved a treatment with NaCl in the presence of 1-MCP, ethylene, or 1-MCP + ethylene, both in normal and high air humidity conditions. In high humidity conditions, NaCl inhibited petiole elongation by 25% and ethylene treatment fully reversed this inhibition and stimulated elongation by 12% in comparison to the response of the control plants. Treatment with 1-MCP fully prevented this ethylene effect. In normal humidity conditions, NaCl inhibited petiole elongation by 20%, which was reversed by ethylene without additional elongation stimulation. However, 1-MCP only partially inhibited the ethylene effect on petiole elongation. In high humidity conditions, ethylene inhibited Na+ accumulation in NaCl-treated plants by 14%, but 1-MCP reversed this effect. In conclusion, the stimulation of endogenous ethylene production in R. sceleratus plants at a high air humidity or in flooded conditions reverses the inhibitory effect of salinity on plant growth and concomitantly inhibits the accumulation of Na+ in tissues. R. sceleratus is a highly promising model species for use in studies regarding ethylene-dependent salinity responses and ion accumulation potential involving the manipulation of a gaseous environment.
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