Remediation of Cadmium Stress in Strawberry Plants Using Humic Acid and Silicon Applications
(1) Background: Strawberry plants are strongly affected by heavy-metal-contaminated soils, which affects plant growth, yield and fruit quality. The aim of this work was to study the effects of a combination and individual application of silicon (Si) and humic acid (HA) on growth and development of R...
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| author | Meral Dogan Ibrahim Bolat Sema Karakas Murat Dikilitas Gastón Gutiérrez-Gamboa Ozkan Kaya |
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| description | (1) Background: Strawberry plants are strongly affected by heavy-metal-contaminated soils, which affects plant growth, yield and fruit quality. The aim of this work was to study the effects of a combination and individual application of silicon (Si) and humic acid (HA) on growth and development of Rubygem strawberries exposed to cadmium (Cd) in greenhouse conditions. (2) Methods: Morphological, physiological and biochemical parameters, including minerals in roots and leaves were determined. (3) Results: Cd stress in strawberry plants decreased plant fresh and dry weight; leaf stomatal conductance; leaf relative water content and chlorophyll content; number of leaves; leaf area; leaf N, P and K levels; and root P, N, Mg, K and Ca contents. Cd increased membrane permeability, leaf temperature, proline levels and lipid peroxidation. Si and HA individual applications to strawberries mitigated the negative effect of Cd stress on biochemical, physiological, morphological and minerals parameters by decreasing membrane permeability, leaf temperature, proline levels and lipid peroxidation. (4) Conclusions: Our findings highlighted that applications of Si, HA and Si + HA were effective in conferring Cd tolerance in strawberry plants by upregulating their many morphological, physiological and biochemical properties and reducing Cd stress. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1db8c4fa084c45a1ac97e30474f5e7312023-11-24T16:11:10ZengMDPI AGLife2075-17292022-11-011212196210.3390/life12121962Remediation of Cadmium Stress in Strawberry Plants Using Humic Acid and Silicon ApplicationsMeral Dogan0Ibrahim Bolat1Sema Karakas2Murat Dikilitas3Gastón Gutiérrez-Gamboa4Ozkan Kaya5Department of Horticulture, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Harran University, 63050 Sanliurfa, TürkiyeDepartment of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Harran University, 63050 Sanlıurfa, TürkiyeDepartment of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Harran University, 63050 Sanlıurfa, TürkiyeDepartment of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Harran University, 63050 Sanlıurfa, TürkiyeEscuela de Agronomía, Facultad de Ciencias, Ingeniería y Tecnología, Universidad Mayor, Temuco 4780000, ChileErzincan Horticultural Research Institute, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 24060 Erzincan, Türkiye(1) Background: Strawberry plants are strongly affected by heavy-metal-contaminated soils, which affects plant growth, yield and fruit quality. The aim of this work was to study the effects of a combination and individual application of silicon (Si) and humic acid (HA) on growth and development of Rubygem strawberries exposed to cadmium (Cd) in greenhouse conditions. (2) Methods: Morphological, physiological and biochemical parameters, including minerals in roots and leaves were determined. (3) Results: Cd stress in strawberry plants decreased plant fresh and dry weight; leaf stomatal conductance; leaf relative water content and chlorophyll content; number of leaves; leaf area; leaf N, P and K levels; and root P, N, Mg, K and Ca contents. Cd increased membrane permeability, leaf temperature, proline levels and lipid peroxidation. Si and HA individual applications to strawberries mitigated the negative effect of Cd stress on biochemical, physiological, morphological and minerals parameters by decreasing membrane permeability, leaf temperature, proline levels and lipid peroxidation. (4) Conclusions: Our findings highlighted that applications of Si, HA and Si + HA were effective in conferring Cd tolerance in strawberry plants by upregulating their many morphological, physiological and biochemical properties and reducing Cd stress.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/12/1962abiotic stressbiostimulationprolineRubygemstomatal conductance |
| spellingShingle | Meral Dogan Ibrahim Bolat Sema Karakas Murat Dikilitas Gastón Gutiérrez-Gamboa Ozkan Kaya Remediation of Cadmium Stress in Strawberry Plants Using Humic Acid and Silicon Applications Life abiotic stress biostimulation proline Rubygem stomatal conductance |
| title | Remediation of Cadmium Stress in Strawberry Plants Using Humic Acid and Silicon Applications |
| title_full | Remediation of Cadmium Stress in Strawberry Plants Using Humic Acid and Silicon Applications |
| title_fullStr | Remediation of Cadmium Stress in Strawberry Plants Using Humic Acid and Silicon Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Remediation of Cadmium Stress in Strawberry Plants Using Humic Acid and Silicon Applications |
| title_short | Remediation of Cadmium Stress in Strawberry Plants Using Humic Acid and Silicon Applications |
| title_sort | remediation of cadmium stress in strawberry plants using humic acid and silicon applications |
| topic | abiotic stress biostimulation proline Rubygem stomatal conductance |
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