Salix matsudana Koidz Tolerance Mechanisms to Cadmium: Uptake and Accumulation, Subcellular Distribution, and Chemical Forms

Cadmium Effects on Mineral Accumulation and Selected Physiological and Biochemical Characters of Salix babylonica L.

“…There have been many reports since then on the use of some crop plants and forest species (including poplar and willows) to remove Cd from contaminated soils [4,10,25,[37][38][39][40]. It has been reported that a few clones of willows have high heavy metal tolerance [13][14]41].…”

“…This can be explained by the fact that soluble protein is related to a variety of metabolic processes in cells, and Cd stress can induce related stress protein gene expression, which is a defensive mechanism of plants to environmental stress [40,57].…”

Effects of Calcium on the Alleviation of Cadmium Toxicity in <i>Salix matsudana</i> and Its Effects on Other Minerals

“…It is a fast-growing, productive, and deeply rooted tree of the willow species that adapts to temperate region climatic conditions and has the ability to tolerate high Cd [18,19]. These traits make it a potential ideal candidate for phytoremediation of Cd-contaminated waters and soils [18,20]. Some research works were reported to be involved in Cd stress on mineral uptake and accumulation in S. matsudana [7,20,21].…”

Cadmium’s Effect on the Organization of Microtubular Cytoskeleton in Root Tips Cells of Salix matsudana Koidz

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IntroductionCadmium (Cd) has become one of the most harmful and widespread pollutants in water and soils caused by industrial emissions, the application of Cd-containing phosphate fertilizers, and municipal waste disposal [1]. It can easily be absorbed and accumulated in plant roots, and roots are the first organ in which plants contact this element in Cd-polluted soil [2]. The toxicity of Cd is associated with inhibitory interactions between numerous physiological and metabolic processes, such as interference in mitosis [3][4], toxicity to nucleoli structure [5][6][7], and influence on the organization of microtubular cytoskeleton and tubulin assembly/disassembly processes [7].

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“…is a deciduous fast-growing tree native to China [2,27]. Some studies concerned with its physiological and biochemical responses under Cd stress were reported, indicating that a few clones of S. matsudana have high heavy metal tolerance [2,23,[28][29]. However, no studies on toxic effects of Cd on the microtubule organization in the root tips of S. matsudana have been reported.…”