Effect of salinity on cadmium tolerance, ionic homeostasis and oxidative stress responses in conocarpus exposed to cadmium stress: Implications for phytoremediation

Add time:08/30/2019    Source:sciencedirect.com

Contamination of soil with salinity and Cd negatively affects growth and productivity of plants. The proposed study has been planned to explore the effects of salinity on Cd uptake, tolerance and phytoremediation potential of conocarpus (Conocarpus erectus L.). One-month-old uniform plants of conocarpus were exposed to 0, 8.9, 44.5, 89 and 178 µM Cd alone or in combination with 0, 100 and 200 mM NaCl in Hoagland’s nutrient solution. Results revealed that shoot and root biomasses, leaf water content and pigment content decreased more in response to combination of Cd and salinity compared to Cd alone. The Na+ and Cl- concentrations in shoot and root were not affected by Cd alone, but increased in Cd + salinity treatments. The K+ concentration decreased by Cd alone as well as Cd combination with salinity. Plant Cd uptake increased in the presence of salinity but its translocation from root to shoot remained unaffected. Exposure of plants to Cd alone and Cd + salinity caused oxidative stress via overproduction of H2O2 and inducing lipid peroxidation. The activities of antioxidant enzymes such as SOD, CAT, POD and APX increased to mitigate this oxidative stress. It is concluded that the tolerance of conocarpus against Cd stress is decreased in the presence of salinity due to increased uptake of toxic ions and intensification of oxidative stress. Moreover, the Cd uptake behavior of this tree indicates its suitability for phytostabilization of Cd contaminated saline and non-saline soils.

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