The Addition of Selenium to the Nutrient Solution Decreases Cadmium Toxicity in Pepper Plants Grown under Hydroponic Conditions
| Autor: | Vicente Lidón, Marina Alfosea-Simón, Inma Simón, José M. Cámara-Zapata, Silvia Simón-Grao, Juan José Martínez-Nicolás, Ernesto A. Zavala-Gonzalez, Francisco García-Sánchez, Muhammad Shahid, Rafael Perez-Millan |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Cadmium
Antioxidant biology Chemistry medicine.medical_treatment chemistry.chemical_element food and beverages Agriculture plant nutrition health Superoxide dismutase Catalase Shoot Pepper biology.protein medicine oxidative stress Food science cadmium toxicity selenium Agronomy and Crop Science Plant nutrition Selenium |
| Zdroj: | Agronomy Volume 11 Issue 10 Agronomy, Vol 11, Iss 1905, p 1905 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2073-4395 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/agronomy11101905 |
| Popis: | Cadmium is absorbed by plants rapidly and without control through the same channels as other essential metals, interfering with their transport and utilization. Many studies have shown that selenium could be utilized as a way to avoid this unwanted transport and other negative effects of Cd. For this reason, the present research study was conducted with four treatments (−Cd/−Se, +Cd/−Se, +Cd/+SeF, and +Cd/+SeR) to determine the type of application of Se that is best (foliarly and/or via the root) as regards the reduction of the toxic effects of Cd on plants. Our results showed that the Cd excess in the nutrient solution resulted in a decrease in the total dry biomass of the plants grown under these conditions, and this decrease was due to the reduction of the growth of the shoot (48% +Cd/−Se, 45% +Cd/+SeF, and 38% +Cd/+SeR, relative to −Cd/−Se). This reduction in growth was due to: (i) the toxicity of Cd itself and (ii) the nutritional disequilibrium suffered by the plants. It seems that under hydroponic conditions, the addition of Se to the nutrient solution, and therefore its absorption through the roots (lower antioxidant activity, superoxide dismutase, H2O2 concentration and higher catalase activity), greatly delayed and reduced the toxic effects of Cd on the pepper plants, as opposed to the foliar application of this element. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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