Wu Zhilin, Bañuelos Gary S, Lin Zhi-Qing, Liu Ying, Yuan Linxi, Yin Xuebin, Li Miao
Key Laboratory of Agri-Food Safety of Anhui Province, School of Resources and Environment-School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agriculture University , Hefei, China ; Advanced Lab for Selenium and Human Health-Jiangsu, Bio-Engineering Research Centre of Selenium, Suzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Science and Technology of China , Suzhou, China ; School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, China.
United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service , Parlier, CA, USA.
Front Plant Sci. 2015 Mar 20;6:136. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00136. eCollection 2015.
Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element for humans and animals but at high concentrations, Se becomes toxic to organisms due to Se replacing sulfur in proteins. Selenium biofortification is an agricultural process that increases the accumulation of Se in crops, through plant breeding, genetic engineering, or use of Se fertilizers. Selenium phytoremediation is a green biotechnology to clean up Se-contaminated environments, primarily through phytoextraction and phytovolatilization. By integrating Se phytoremediation and biofortification technologies, Se-enriched plant materials harvested from Se phytoremediation can be used as Se-enriched green manures or other supplementary sources of Se for producing Se-biofortified agricultural products. Earlier studies primarily aimed at enhancing efficacy of phytoremediation and biofortification of Se based on natural variation in progenitor or identification of unique plant species. In this review, we discuss promising approaches to improve biofortification and phytoremediation of Se using knowledge acquired from model crops. We also explored the feasibility of applying biotechnologies such as inoculation of microbial strains for improving the efficiency of biofortification and phytoremediation of Se. The key research and practical challenges that remain in improving biofortification and phytoremediation of Se have been highlighted, and the future development and uses of Se-biofortified agricultural products in China has also been discussed.
硒(Se)是人和动物必需的微量元素,但在高浓度时,由于硒在蛋白质中取代硫,会对生物体产生毒性。硒生物强化是一个农业过程,通过植物育种、基因工程或使用硒肥来增加作物中硒的积累。硒植物修复是一种绿色生物技术,主要通过植物提取和植物挥发来清理受硒污染的环境。通过整合硒植物修复和生物强化技术,从硒植物修复中收获的富硒植物材料可作为富硒绿肥或其他硒补充来源,用于生产硒生物强化农产品。早期研究主要致力于基于祖先的自然变异或独特植物物种的鉴定来提高硒的植物修复和生物强化效果。在本综述中,我们讨论了利用从模式作物中获得的知识来改善硒生物强化和植物修复的有前景的方法。我们还探讨了应用生物技术(如接种微生物菌株)来提高硒生物强化和植物修复效率的可行性。强调了在改善硒生物强化和植物修复方面仍然存在的关键研究和实际挑战,并讨论了中国硒生物强化农产品的未来发展和用途。