Guangdong Key Laboratory for New Technology Research of Vegetables/ Vegetable Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Chemosphere. 2021 Jan;262:128384. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128384. Epub 2020 Sep 21.
Arsenic (As) polluted food chain has become a serious issue for the growth and development of humans, animals and plants. Nitric oxide (NO) or silicon (Si) may mitigate As toxicity. However, the combined application of NO and Si in mitigating As uptake and phytotoxicity in Brassica juncea is unknown. Hence, the collegial effect of sodium nitroprusside (SNP), a NO donor and Si application on B. juncea growth, gas exchange parameters, antioxidant system and As uptake was examined in a greenhouse experiment. Arsenic toxicity injured cell membrane as signposted by the elevated level of malondialdehyde (MDA) and hydrogen peroxide (HO), thus decreasing the growth of stressed plants. Moreover, As stress negatively affected gas exchange parameters and antioxidative system of plants. However, NO or/and Si alleviated As induced oxidative stress through increasing the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), glutathione reductase (GR), glutathione S-transferase (GST), glutathione (GSH), along with thiol and proline synthesis. Furthermore, plants treated with co-application of NO and Si showed improved growth, gas attributes and decreased As uptake under As regimes. The current study highlights that NO and Si synergistically interact to mitigate detrimental effects of As stress through reducing As uptake. Our findings recommend combined NO and Si application in As spiked soils for improvement of plant growth and stress alleviation.
砷(As)污染食物链已成为人类、动物和植物生长发育的严重问题。一氧化氮(NO)或硅(Si)可能减轻 As 的毒性。然而,NO 和 Si 联合应用于减轻 Brassica juncea 对 As 的吸收和植物毒性尚不清楚。因此,在温室实验中研究了一氧化氮供体硝普钠(SNP)和 Si 应用对 B. juncea 生长、气体交换参数、抗氧化系统和 As 吸收的协同作用。砷毒性损伤细胞膜,如丙二醛(MDA)和过氧化氢(HO)水平升高所表明的,从而降低了受胁迫植物的生长。此外,As 胁迫对植物的气体交换参数和抗氧化系统产生负面影响。然而,NO 或/和 Si 通过增加超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)、谷胱甘肽还原酶(GR)、谷胱甘肽 S-转移酶(GST)、谷胱甘肽(GSH)、巯基和脯氨酸合成的活性来缓解 As 诱导的氧化应激。此外,在 As 处理下,同时施用 NO 和 Si 的植物表现出更好的生长、气体特性和减少 As 的吸收。本研究强调,NO 和 Si 通过减少 As 的吸收协同作用减轻 As 胁迫的有害影响。我们的研究结果建议在 As 污染土壤中联合施用 NO 和 Si,以提高植物生长和缓解胁迫。