Seed priming with calcium chloride improves the photosynthesis performance of faba bean plants subjected to cadmium stress
Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) seeds were treated with H2O [nonprimed (NP)] or 2% CaCl2 [primed (P)] before germination for 6 h. After seven days, seedlings were exposed to 0 or 50 µM CdCl2 concentrations for three weeks. Under Cd treatment, P plants showed an improvement of gas-exchange characteristics,...
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| author | I. NOUAIRI K. JALALI F. ZRIBI F. BARHOUMI K. ZRIBI H. MHADHBI |
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| description | Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) seeds were treated with H2O [nonprimed (NP)] or 2% CaCl2 [primed (P)] before germination for 6 h. After seven days, seedlings were exposed to 0 or 50 µM CdCl2 concentrations for three weeks. Under Cd treatment, P plants showed an improvement of gas-exchange characteristics, chlorophyll (Chl) and carotenoids contents as compared to NP plants subjected to Cd stress. Additionally, the values of Chl fluorescence were relatively similar to those of control, implying that no photodamage occurred. Moreover, under 50 µM Cd, the P plants exhibited lesser accumulation of hydrogen peroxide and superoxide radicals in leaves as compared to NP plants. Likewise, results showed that CaCl2-seed pretreatment alleviated adverse effects of Cd on electrolyte leakage. In conclusion, CaCl2 improved photosynthesis attributes of faba bean plants subjected to Cd stress by mitigating the adverse effects of Cd toxicity through a reduced generation of reactive oxygen species. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-615e9c9bab4d4847a73b83d84d901adc2022-12-22T00:52:18ZengAcademy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Institute of Experimental BotanyPhotosynthetica0300-36041573-90582019-05-0157243844510.32615/ps.2019.055phs-201902-0009Seed priming with calcium chloride improves the photosynthesis performance of faba bean plants subjected to cadmium stressI. NOUAIRI0K. JALALI1F. ZRIBI2F. BARHOUMI3K. ZRIBI4H. MHADHBI5Laboratory of Legumes, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria, B. P. 901, 2050 Hammam-Lif, TunisiaLaboratory of Legumes, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria, B. P. 901, 2050 Hammam-Lif, TunisiaLaboratory of Extremophile Plants, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria, B. P. 901, 2050 Hammam-Lif, TunisiaLaboratory of Legumes, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria, B. P. 901, 2050 Hammam-Lif, TunisiaLaboratory of Legumes, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria, B. P. 901, 2050 Hammam-Lif, TunisiaLaboratory of Legumes, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria, B. P. 901, 2050 Hammam-Lif, TunisiaFaba bean (Vicia faba L.) seeds were treated with H2O [nonprimed (NP)] or 2% CaCl2 [primed (P)] before germination for 6 h. After seven days, seedlings were exposed to 0 or 50 µM CdCl2 concentrations for three weeks. Under Cd treatment, P plants showed an improvement of gas-exchange characteristics, chlorophyll (Chl) and carotenoids contents as compared to NP plants subjected to Cd stress. Additionally, the values of Chl fluorescence were relatively similar to those of control, implying that no photodamage occurred. Moreover, under 50 µM Cd, the P plants exhibited lesser accumulation of hydrogen peroxide and superoxide radicals in leaves as compared to NP plants. Likewise, results showed that CaCl2-seed pretreatment alleviated adverse effects of Cd on electrolyte leakage. In conclusion, CaCl2 improved photosynthesis attributes of faba bean plants subjected to Cd stress by mitigating the adverse effects of Cd toxicity through a reduced generation of reactive oxygen species.https://ps.ueb.cas.cz/artkey/phs-201902-0009_seed-priming-with-calcium-chloride-improves-the-photosynthesis-performance-of-faba-bean-plants-subjected-to-cad.phpnonphotochemical quenching; photosynthetic apparatus; seed priming; water-use efficiency. |
| spellingShingle | I. NOUAIRI K. JALALI F. ZRIBI F. BARHOUMI K. ZRIBI H. MHADHBI Seed priming with calcium chloride improves the photosynthesis performance of faba bean plants subjected to cadmium stress Photosynthetica nonphotochemical quenching; photosynthetic apparatus; seed priming; water-use efficiency. |
| title | Seed priming with calcium chloride improves the photosynthesis performance of faba bean plants subjected to cadmium stress |
| title_full | Seed priming with calcium chloride improves the photosynthesis performance of faba bean plants subjected to cadmium stress |
| title_fullStr | Seed priming with calcium chloride improves the photosynthesis performance of faba bean plants subjected to cadmium stress |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seed priming with calcium chloride improves the photosynthesis performance of faba bean plants subjected to cadmium stress |
| title_short | Seed priming with calcium chloride improves the photosynthesis performance of faba bean plants subjected to cadmium stress |
| title_sort | seed priming with calcium chloride improves the photosynthesis performance of faba bean plants subjected to cadmium stress |
| topic | nonphotochemical quenching; photosynthetic apparatus; seed priming; water-use efficiency. |
| url | https://ps.ueb.cas.cz/artkey/phs-201902-0009_seed-priming-with-calcium-chloride-improves-the-photosynthesis-performance-of-faba-bean-plants-subjected-to-cad.php |
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