Early seedling growth affected by CuSO4 and its combination with PEG 6000 in maize
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https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2019.6.2.508Keywords:
anatomical modifications, combined stress, water deficitAbstract
Several abiotic stress factors are faced by the plants in nature, including metal exposure and water deficit condition. The present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of copper and its combination with water deficit, on growth and anatomical characteristics of Zea mays L. (maize) cv. Ganga safed-2 seedlings. Seeds were treated with CuSO4 (0-1000µM) for inducing Cu stress, PEG 6000 (0-10%) for inducing water deficit stress and their combination for combined stress for 5 days. Germination %, growth parameters, % phytotoxicity, and root anatomical characteristics were analyzed. Treatment of maize seeds with 0-1000µM CuSO4 significantly reduced almost all the growth parameters, except germination %. Root growth was inhibited significantly at 100µM and higher concentrations of CuSO4, however, for shoot growth, ?300µM are inhibitory. Germination percentage was not affected by the supplementation of Cu, indicating the tolerant nature of Ganga safed-2 maize genotype at germination stage. Treatment with Cu (?300µM) and PEG 6000 (10%), decreased the growth of maize seedlings with prominent effect on root by Cu and on the shoot by 10% PEG. Anatomical modifications in root were noticed with both the stresses, individually and in combination.
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3. Al-Saydeh SA, El-Naas MH, Zaidi SJ. Copper removal from industrial wastewater: A comprehensive review. J Industrial and Engineering Chem. 2017;56:35-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2017.07.026
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12. Atabayeva S, Nurmahanova A, Akhmetova A, Narmuratova M, Asrandina S, Beisenova A, Alybayeva R and Lee T. Anatomical peculiarities in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties under copper stress. Pak J Bot. 2016;484:1399-1405.
13. Singh S, Srivastava PK, Kumar D, Tripathi DK, Chauhan DK, Prasad SM. Morpho-anatomical and biochemical adapting strategies of maize Zea mays L. seedling against lead and chromium stresses. Biocatal Agric Biotechnol. 2015;4:286-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2015.03.004
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15. Gowayed SMH, Almaghrabi OA. Effect of copper and cadmium on germination and anatomical structure of leaf and root seedling in maize (Zea mays L). Austr. J. Basic Appl Sci. 2013;7:548-55.
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18. Oertli JJ. The response of plant cells to different forms of moisture stress. J plant physiol. 1985;121:295-300. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0176-1617(85)80022-5
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20. Meher, Shivakrishna P, Reddy KA, Rao DM. Effect of PEG- 6000 imposed drought stress on RNA content, relative water content (RWC) and chlorophyll content in peanut leaves and roots. Saudi J Bio.Sci. 2018;25:285-289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2017.04.008
21. Huseynova IM, Suleymanov SY, Aliyev JA. Structural functional state of thylakoid membranes of wheat genotypes under water stress. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 2007;1767:869-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbabio.2007.01.014
22. Jain M, Mittal M, Gadre R. Effect of PEG-6000 imposed water deficit on chlorophyll metabolism in maize leaves. J Stress Physiol and Biochem. 2013;9:262-71.
23. Sarmadi M, Karimi N, Palazon J, Ghassempour A, Miralili MH. Improved effects of polyethylene glycol on the growth, antioxidative enzymes activity and taxanes production in a Taxus baccata L. callus culture. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture. 2019; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-019-01573-y
24. de Silva ND, Cholewa E, Ryser P. Effects of combined drought and heavy metal stresses on xylem structure and hydraulic conductivity in red maple (Acer rubrum L.). J Exp Bot. 2012;63:5957-66. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ers241
25. Han Y, Wang L, Zhang X, Korpelainen H, Li C. Sexual differences in photosynthetic activity, ultrastructure and phytoremediation potential of Populus cathayana exposed to lead and drought. Tree Physiol. 2013;33:1043-60. https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpt086
26. Ku HM, Tan CW, Su YS, Chiu CY, Chen CT, Jan FJ. The effect of water deficit and excess copper on proline metabolism in Nicotiana benthamiana. Biol Plant. 2012;56:337-43. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10535-012-0095-1
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29. Iqbal MZ, Rahmati K. Tolerance of Albizia lebbeck to Cu and Fe application. Ekologia CSFR. 1992;11:427-30.
30. Chou CH, Lin HJ. Autointoxication mechanism of Oriza sativa L. Phytotoxic effects of decomposing rice residues in soil. J Chem Ecol. 1976;2:353-67. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00988282
31. Stefani A, Arduini I, Onnis A. Juncus acutus: Germination and initial growth in presence of heavy metals. Ann Bot Fenn. 1991;28:37-43.
32. Mahmood S, Hussain A, Saeed Z, Athar M. Germination and seedling growth of corn (Zea mays L.) under varying levels of copper and zinc. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Tech. 2005;2:269-74. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03325886
33. Radoviciu EM, Tomulescu IM, Merca VV. Effects Induced following the treatments with copper, manganese and zinc on corn seeds germination (Carrera, Turda 200 And HD-160). Analele Universitatii din Oradea, Fascicula Biologie. 2009;XVI (1):105-7.
34. Singh N, Rajendran A, Niraj P. Response of maize hybrids to Peg- induced osmotic stress at pre germination and germination phase. Int J Tropical Agri. 2016;34:2367-73.
35. Nishizono H, Kubta K, Suzuki S. Accumulation of heavy metals in cell walls of Polygonum cuspidatum roots from metalliferous habitats. Plant. Cell Physiol. 1989;30:595-8. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a077780
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37. Gang A, Vyas A, Vyas H. Toxic effect of heavy metals on germination and seedling growth of wheat. J Environ Res Develop. 2013;8:206-13.
38. Gupta D, Abdullah. Toxicity of copper and cadmium on germination and seedling growth of maize (Zea mays L.) Seeds. Indian J Sci Res. 2011;2:67-70.
39. Munzuroglu O, Geckil H. Effect of metals on seed germination, root elongation and coleoptile and hypocotyls growth in Triticum aestivum and Cucumis sativus. J Arch Environ Contam Toxicol. 2002;43:203-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-002-1116-4
40. Choi WY, Kang SY, Park HK, Kim SS, Lee KS, Shin HT, Chai SY. Effects of water stress by PEG on growth and physiological traits in rice seedlings. Korean J. Crop Science. 2000;45:112-7.
41. Nilson ET, Orcut DM. The physiology of plants under stress. JohnWiley and Sons, New York, USA. 1996.
42. Li X, Mu C, Lin J. The germination and seedlings growth response of wheat and corn to drought and low temperature in spring of Northeast China. J Animal and Plant Sci. 2014;21:3212-22.
43. Abdalla M, El-Khoshiban NH. The influence of water stress on growth, relative water content, photosynthetic pigments, some metabolic and hormonal contents of two Triticium aestivum cultivars. J Appl Sci Res. 2007;3:2062-74.
44. Ashagre H, Almaw D, Feyisa T. Effect of copper and zinc on seed germination, phytotoxicity, tolerance and seedling vigor of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L. cultivar Roma VF). Int J Agri Sci Res. 2013;2:312-7.
45. Stanova A, Durisova E, Banasova V, Gurinova E, Nadubinska M, Kenderesova L, Miroslav Ovecka M, Ciamporova M. Root system morphology and primary root anatomy in natural non-metallicolous and metallicolous populations of three Arabidopsis species differing in heavy metal tolerance. Biologia. 2012;67:505-16. https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-012-0040-y
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