Heavy metal induced stress on wheat: phytotoxicity and microbiological management

Rizvi, Asfa; Zaidi, Almas; Ameen, Fuad; Ahmed, Bilal; AlKahtani, Muneera D.F.; Khan, M. S.

doi:10.1039/d0ra05610c

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“…These transporters include zinc–iron permease (ZIP), heavy metal transport ATPase (CPx- and P1B-ATPase), natural resistant associated macrophage protein (NRAMP), cation diffusion facilitator (CDF), and ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters, which are present at the plasma membrane and on the tonoplast membrane of cells. These are used to introduce the chelated metals/metalloids into the plant cells and to translocate them into accumulating organelles (cell wall and vacuoles) in plant tissues (leaves) [ 55 , 56 ]. ABC transporters are powerful transporters that drive the exchange of compounds across many different biological membranes, in most cases against electrochemical gradients using energy released from ATP hydrolysis [ 57 ].…”

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“…Lead affects many physiological characteristics, generating growth impairment, with subsequent effects on the proper development of roots (swelling and stunted growth), seeds, and seedlings, increasing the presence of necrotic lesions, causing leaf chlorosis, reducing the seed germination rate, decreasing the root/stem biomass, and altering the water status, mineral nutrition, and enzymatic activity [ 79 ]. Perhaps one of the most profound effects is observed in the overall plant photosynthetic machinery [ 121 ], where the electron transport processes are disrupted, causing a four- to five-fold decrease in the energy transformation efficiency of photosystem II (e.g., as registered in wheat) [ 56 , 121 , 122 ].…”

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Metal and Metalloid Toxicity in Plants: An Overview on Molecular Aspects

Angulo-Bejarano

Puente-Rivera

Cruz-Ortega

2021

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Worldwide, the effects of metal and metalloid toxicity are increasing, mainly due to anthropogenic causes. Soil contamination ranks among the most important factors, since it affects crop yield, and the metals/metalloids can enter the food chain and undergo biomagnification, having concomitant effects on human health and alterations to the environment. Plants have developed complex mechanisms to overcome these biotic and abiotic stresses during evolution. Metals and metalloids exert several effects on plants generated by elements such as Zn, Cu, Al, Pb, Cd, and As, among others. The main strategies involve hyperaccumulation, tolerance, exclusion, and chelation with organic molecules. Recent studies in the omics era have increased knowledge on the plant genome and transcriptome plasticity to defend against these stimuli. The aim of the present review is to summarize relevant findings on the mechanisms by which plants take up, accumulate, transport, tolerate, and respond to this metal/metalloid stress. We also address some of the potential applications of biotechnology to improve plant tolerance or increase accumulation.

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Section: Metal and Metalloid Toxicity In Plantsmentioning

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Section: Metal and Metalloid Toxicity In Plantsmentioning

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Metal and Metalloid Toxicity in Plants: An Overview on Molecular Aspects

Angulo-Bejarano

Puente-Rivera

Cruz-Ortega

2021

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“…Accumulation of proline in response to excess Ni has been found in many plant species such as cabbage, soybean, pea, wheat, and rice [ 44 ]. Therefore, proline accumulation can be used as a marker to test the level of heavy metal pollution [ 69 , 70 ].…”

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Response of Three Greek Populations of Aegilops triuncialis (Crop Wild Relative) to Serpentine Soil

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A common garden experiment was established to investigate the effects of serpentine soil on the photosynthetic and biochemical traits of plants from three Greek populations of Aegilops triuncialis. We measured photosynthetic and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, proline content, and nutrient uptake of the above plants growing in serpentine and non-serpentine soil. The photochemical activity of PSII was inhibited in plants growing in the serpentine soil regardless of the population; however, this inhibition was lower in the Aetolia-Acarnania population. The uptake and the allocation of Ni, as well as that of some other essential nutrient elements (Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn), to upper parts were decreased with the lower decrease recorded in the Aetolia-Acarnania population. Our results showed that excess Ni significantly increased the synthesis of proline, an antioxidant compound that plays an important role in the protection against oxidative stress. We conclude that the reduction in the photosynthetic performance is most probably due to reduced nutrient supply to the upper plant parts. Moreover, nickel accumulation in the roots recorded in plants from all three populations seems to be a mechanism to alleviate the detrimental effects of the serpentine soil stress. In addition, our data suggest that the population from Aetolia-Acarnania could be categorized among the nickel excluders.

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“…Phytotoxicity of heavy metals, mainly featured by the alterations of numerous physiological processes at the molecular or cellular level, including the inactivation of enzymes, blockage of functional groups at the metabolically important molecules, substitution or displacement of essential elements, and disruption of membrane integrity, has emerged to be a worldwide agenda among the scientific community ( Khan et al, 2020 ; Rizvi et al, 2020 ; Wakeel et al, 2020 ). The bio-accumulative entry and indiscriminate discharge of these heavy metals, in particular nickel, lead, and chromium, to the waterways, soils, and eventually to the food chain, specifically from the anthropogenic activities of metal mining, smelting, and electroplating industries; fossil fuel burning; steel manufacture; emissions from vehicle; disposal of household, industrial, and municipal waste; fertilizer and organic manure application; and other miscellaneous sources, constitute a sharp and alarming health risk to the public health and ecosystems ( Ceasar et al, 2020 ; Yan et al, 2020 ).…”

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Integrated Assessment of Nickel Electroplating Industrial Wastewater Effluent as a Renewable Resource of Irrigation Water Using a Hydroponic Cultivation System

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Nickel, a micronutrient essential for plant growth and development, has been recognized as a metallic pollutant in wastewater. The concentration of nickel ions in the water course, exceeding the maximum tolerable limit, has called for an alarming attention, due to the bioaccumulative entry in the water–plant–human food chain, leaving a burden of deteriorative effects on visible characteristics, physiological processes, and oxidative stress response in plants. In this work, the renewable utilization of nickel electroplating industrial wastewater effluent (0, 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100%) as a viable source of irrigation water was evaluated using a hydroponic cultivation system, by adopting Lablab purpureus and Brassica chinensis as the plant models, in relation to the physical growth, physiological and morphological characteristics, photosynthetic pigments, proline, and oxidative responses. The elongation of roots and shoots in L. purpureus and B. chinensis was significantly inhibited beyond 25 and 5% of industrial wastewater. The chlorophyll-a, chlorophyll-b, total chlorophyll, and carotenoid contents, accompanied by alterations in the morphologies of xylem, phloem, and distortion of stomata, were recorded in the industrial wastewater-irrigated groups, with pronounced toxicity effects detected in B. chinensis. Excessive proline accumulation was recorded in the treated plant models. Ascorbate peroxidase (APX), guaiacol peroxidase (POD), and catalase (CAT) scavenging activities were drastically altered, with a profound upregulation effect in the POD activity in L. purpureus and both POD and APX in B. chinensis, predicting the nickel-induced oxidative stress. Conclusively, the diluted industrial wastewater effluent up to the optimum concentrations of 5 and 25%, respectively, could be feasibly reused as a renewable resource for B. chinensis and L. purpureus irrigation, verified by the minimal or negligible phytotoxic implications in the plant models. The current findings have shed light on the interruption of nickel-contaminated industrial wastewater effluent irrigation practice on the physical and biochemical features of food crops and highlighted the possibility of nutrient recycling via wastewater reuse in a sustainable soilless cultivation.

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Heavy metal induced stress on wheat: phytotoxicity and microbiological management

Abstract: Among many soil problems, heavy metal accumulation is one of the major agronomic challenges that has seriously threatened food safety.

Cited by 129 publications

References 243 publications

Metal and Metalloid Toxicity in Plants: An Overview on Molecular Aspects

Metal and Metalloid Toxicity in Plants: An Overview on Molecular Aspects

Response of Three Greek Populations of Aegilops triuncialis (Crop Wild Relative) to Serpentine Soil

Integrated Assessment of Nickel Electroplating Industrial Wastewater Effluent as a Renewable Resource of Irrigation Water Using a Hydroponic Cultivation System

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