The Recovery of Soybean Plants after Short-Term Cadmium Stress
Background: Cadmium is a non-essential heavy metal, which is toxic even in relatively low concentrations. Although the mechanisms of Cd toxicity are well documented, there is limited information concerning the recovery of plants after exposure to this metal. Methods: The present study describes the...
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author | Renata Holubek Joanna Deckert Inga Zinicovscaia Nikita Yushin Konstantin Vergel Marina Frontasyeva Alexander V. Sirotkin Donald Samdumu Bajia Jagna Chmielowska-Bąk |
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description | Background: Cadmium is a non-essential heavy metal, which is toxic even in relatively low concentrations. Although the mechanisms of Cd toxicity are well documented, there is limited information concerning the recovery of plants after exposure to this metal. Methods: The present study describes the recovery of soybean plants treated for 48 h with Cd at two concentrations: 10 and 25 mg/L. In the frame of the study the growth, cell viability, level of membrane damage makers, mineral content, photosynthesis parameters, and global methylation level have been assessed directly after Cd treatment and/or after 7 days of growth in optimal conditions. Results: The results show that exposure to Cd leads to the development of toxicity symptoms such as growth inhibition, increased cell mortality, and membrane damage. After a recovery period of 7 days, the exposed plants showed no differences in relation to the control in all analyzed parameters, with an exception of a slight reduction in root length and changed content of potassium, magnesium, and manganese. Conclusions: The results indicate that soybean plants are able to efficiently recover even after relatively severe Cd stress. On the other hand, previous exposure to Cd stress modulated their mineral uptake. |
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spelling | doaj.art-e63d2b843a3b4c55b680dcdd4c63d2ec2023-11-20T04:37:46ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472020-06-019678210.3390/plants9060782The Recovery of Soybean Plants after Short-Term Cadmium StressRenata Holubek0Joanna Deckert1Inga Zinicovscaia2Nikita Yushin3Konstantin Vergel4Marina Frontasyeva5Alexander V. Sirotkin6Donald Samdumu Bajia7Jagna Chmielowska-Bąk8Department of Zoology and Anthropology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University, ul. Nábrežie mládeže 91, 949-74 Nitra, SlovakiaDepartment of Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, ul. Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, PolandFrank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 1419890 Dubna, Moscow Region, RussianFrank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 1419890 Dubna, Moscow Region, RussianFrank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 1419890 Dubna, Moscow Region, RussianFrank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 1419890 Dubna, Moscow Region, RussianDepartment of Zoology and Anthropology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University, ul. Nábrežie mládeže 91, 949-74 Nitra, SlovakiaDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The University of Bamenda, ENS Street, Bambili, CameroonDepartment of Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, ul. Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, PolandBackground: Cadmium is a non-essential heavy metal, which is toxic even in relatively low concentrations. Although the mechanisms of Cd toxicity are well documented, there is limited information concerning the recovery of plants after exposure to this metal. Methods: The present study describes the recovery of soybean plants treated for 48 h with Cd at two concentrations: 10 and 25 mg/L. In the frame of the study the growth, cell viability, level of membrane damage makers, mineral content, photosynthesis parameters, and global methylation level have been assessed directly after Cd treatment and/or after 7 days of growth in optimal conditions. Results: The results show that exposure to Cd leads to the development of toxicity symptoms such as growth inhibition, increased cell mortality, and membrane damage. After a recovery period of 7 days, the exposed plants showed no differences in relation to the control in all analyzed parameters, with an exception of a slight reduction in root length and changed content of potassium, magnesium, and manganese. Conclusions: The results indicate that soybean plants are able to efficiently recover even after relatively severe Cd stress. On the other hand, previous exposure to Cd stress modulated their mineral uptake.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/6/782metal stresscadmiumcell viabilityDNA methylationlipid peroxidationmagnesium |
spellingShingle | Renata Holubek Joanna Deckert Inga Zinicovscaia Nikita Yushin Konstantin Vergel Marina Frontasyeva Alexander V. Sirotkin Donald Samdumu Bajia Jagna Chmielowska-Bąk The Recovery of Soybean Plants after Short-Term Cadmium Stress Plants metal stress cadmium cell viability DNA methylation lipid peroxidation magnesium |
title | The Recovery of Soybean Plants after Short-Term Cadmium Stress |
title_full | The Recovery of Soybean Plants after Short-Term Cadmium Stress |
title_fullStr | The Recovery of Soybean Plants after Short-Term Cadmium Stress |
title_full_unstemmed | The Recovery of Soybean Plants after Short-Term Cadmium Stress |
title_short | The Recovery of Soybean Plants after Short-Term Cadmium Stress |
title_sort | recovery of soybean plants after short term cadmium stress |
topic | metal stress cadmium cell viability DNA methylation lipid peroxidation magnesium |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/6/782 |
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