The impact of heavy metal, i.e., cadmium (Cd), on the growth, photosynthetic pigments, gas exchange characteristics, oxidative stress biomarkers, and antioxidants machinery (enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants), ions uptake, organic acids exudation, and ultra-structure of membranous bounded organelles of two rice ( L.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSoil phosphorus (P) occurs in pools of lower availability due to soil P fixation and therefore, it is a key constrain to crop production. Long term molybdenum-induced effects in wheat and rhizosphere/non-rhizosphere soil P dynamics have not yet been investigated. Here, a long term field experiment was conducted to explore these effects in wheat consisting of two treatments i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCopper (Cu), with many documented cases of Cu toxicity in agriculture lands, is becoming an increasingly common issue in and elsewhere in China. However, fibrous crop such as jute is being used as phytoremediation candidate in Cu-contaminated soils due to its huge biomass. A pot experiment was conducted using four different varieties (HT, C-3, GC, and SH) of jute grown in highly Cu-contaminated soil (2221 mg kg), collected from Hubei Province, China.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhosphorus (P) is one of the most restrictive essential elements to crop growth and development due to less availability in the soil system. Previous studies have reported the synergistic effects between molybdenum (Mo) and P fertilizer on P uptake in various crops. However, an induced long term effect of Mo on soil P dynamics in the rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere has not been reported yet in leguminous crops.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDifferent nitrogen (N) sources have been reported to significantly affect the activities and expressions of N metabolism enzymes and mineral elements concentrations in crop plants. However, molybdenum-induced effects in winter wheat cultivars have still not been investigated under different N sources. Here, a hydroponic study was carried out to investigate these effects on two winter wheat cultivars ('97003' and '97014') as Mo-efficient and Mo-inefficient, respectively, under different N sources (NO, NHNO, and NH).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDifferent nitrogen (N) sources have been reported to significantly affect the photosynthesis (P) and its attributes. However, molybdenum (Mo) induced effects on photosynthetic efficacy of winter wheat under different N sources have not been investigated. A hydroponic study was carried out comprising of two winter wheat cultivars '97003' and '97014' as Mo-efficient and Mo-inefficient, respectively to underpin the effects of Mo supply (0 and 1 μM) on photosynthetic efficacy of winter wheat under different N sources (NO, NHNO or NH).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVery limited information is available about heavy metal-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) depollution involving the modified natural material in soil. Using phenanthrene and cadmium (Cd) as model, this study investigated the effect(s) of modified rice straw by a NaOH solution and on PAHs, heavy metal availability, and their interactions. Treatment included chemical contaminant with/without modified/unmodified rice straw.
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October 2018
In classical toxicology studies, the interaction of combined doses of chemicals with dissimilar modes of toxic action in soil is complex and depending on the end point investigated and the experimental protocol employed. This study was used to examine the interactive effect of phenanthrene and Cadmium on two ecologically different species of earthworms; and . This interactive effect was scrutinized by using the acute toxicity test with the concentrations of 2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCadmium (Cd) is highly toxic, even at very low concentrations, to both animals and plants. Pollen is extremely sensitive to heavy metal pollutants; however, less attention has been paid to the protection of this vital part under heavy metal stress. A pot experiment was designed to investigate the effect of foliar application of Se (1 mg/L) and Mo (0.
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