A comparative study of the factors affecting uptake and distribution of Cd with Ni in barley

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Food crops often accumulate heavy metals above the recommended limits. Cadmium (Cd) is particularly harmful in terms of its potential dangers to human health. The effects of nutrient status and cation competition on Cd uptake and distribution in barley were investigated to analyse the main route for Cd entry into the plants. Cd uptake into whole plants was measured by radiotracer studies and elemental analysis using environmentally relevant concentrations. The nutrient status of the plants was altered by growing them hydroponically in micronutrient-deficient conditions (-Fe, -Mn, or -Zn). Fe and Zn were found to have a large effect on the uptake of Cd both via deficiencies and by the competition for uptake. However, Mn was found to have no effect on the uptake of Cd either via deficiency or by the competition for uptake. This strongly suggests that the main route for Cd uptake into the roots is via Fe and Zn transporters. The inhibition of Cd influx only by FeII (but not by FeIII) suggests that Cd uptake into the root occurs through divalent cation transporters. Since Cd is a non-essential metal in plants, the transport characteristics were compared with those of an essential micronutrient, Ni. At the same external concentration, more than twice as much Cd was absorbed as Ni in all of the different nutrient conditions. Ni translocation to the shoot was much lower than for Cd. The comparison of two metals showed some similarities in the root uptake processes but not in the shoot translocation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:162

Enthalten in:

Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB - 162(2021) vom: 01. Mai, Seite 730-736

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Thomas, Merrine [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

00BH33GNGH
Cadmium
Cadmium uptake
Hordeum vulgare
Journal Article
Membrane transporters
Metals, Heavy
Micronutrient status
Nickel uptake

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Date Completed 27.04.2021

Date Revised 27.04.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.03.043

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM323546722