The role of microbial partners in heavy metal metabolism in plants: a review

Fu, Shilin; Iqbal, Babar; Li, Guanlin; Alabbosh, Khulood Fahad; Khan, Khalid Ali; Zhao, Xin; Raheem, Abdulkareem; Du, Daolin

doi:10.1007/s00299-024-03194-y

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“…Significant global expansion is observed in the environmental stressors affecting agricultural products, such as drought [ 1 ], salinity [ 2 ], abnormal temperatures [ 3 ], microplastic [ 4 , 5 ], and heavy metal pollutions [ 6 – 9 ]. These findings have raised concerns and directed research attention to this area [ 10 ].…”

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“…Consequently, scientists are constantly looking for quick, easy, and environmentally sustainable alternatives [ 13 , 14 ]. Several abiotic and biotic factors, such as fungi and bacteria [ 6 ], hormones or growth regulators [ 15 ], nanomaterials, biochar [ 16 ], and cold plasma [ 17 ], have been recognized as effective approaches for developing resilient and adaptable plant varieties to environmental stresses [ 1 – 3 , 18 ].…”

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Synergistic effects of melatonin and 24-epibrassinolide on chickpea water deficit tolerance

Abdoli,

Amerian,

Heidari

et al. 2024

BMC Plant Biol

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Background Water deficiency stress reduces yield in grain legumes, primarily due to a decrease in the pods number. Melatonin (ML) and 24-epibrassinolide (EBL) are recognized for their hormone-like properties that improve plant tolerance to abiotic stresses. This study aimed to assess the impact of different concentrations of ML (0, 100, and 200 µM) and EBL (0, 3, and 6 µM) on the growth, biochemical, and physiological characteristics of chickpea plants under water-stressed conditions. Results The study's findings indicated that under water-stressed conditions, a decrease in seed (30%) and pod numbers (31%), 100-seed weight (17%), total chlorophyll content (46%), stomatal conductance (33%), as well as an increase in H2O2 (62%), malondialdehyde content (40%), and electrolyte leakage index (40%), resulted in a 40% reduction in chickpea plants grain yield. Our findings confirmed that under water-stressed conditions, seed oil, seed oil yield, and seed protein yield dropped by 20%, 55%, and 36%, respectively. The concurrent exogenous application of ML and EBL significantly reduces oxidative stress, plasma membrane damage, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) content. This treatment also leads to increased yield and its components, higher pigment content, enhanced oil and protein yield, and improved enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant activities such as catalase, superoxide dismutase, polyphenol oxidase, ascorbate peroxidase, guaiacol peroxidase, flavonoid, and carotenoid. Furthermore, it promotes the accumulation of osmoprotectants such as proline, total soluble protein, and sugars. Conclusions Our study found that ML and EBL act synergistically to regulate plant growth, photosynthesis, osmoprotectants accumulation, antioxidant defense systems, and maintain ROS homeostasis, thereby mitigating the adverse effects of water deficit conditions. ML and EBL are key regulatory network components in stressful conditions, with significant potential for future research and practical applications. The regulation metabolic pathways of ML and EBL in water-stressed remains unknown. As a result, future research should aim to elucidate the molecular mechanisms by employing genome editing, RNA sequencing, microarray, transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic analyses to identify the mechanisms involved in plant responses to exogenous ML and EBL under water deficit conditions. Furthermore, the economical applications of synthetic ML and EBL could be an interesting strategy for improving plant tolerance.

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