Journal
CHEMOSPHERE
Volume 308, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136234
Keywords
Amaranthus tricolor; Strontium; Photosynthesis; Accumulation; Bioremediation
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Funding
- LingChuang Research Project of China National Nuclear Corporation
- National Key Research and Development Program [2016YFC1402507, 2020YFC1806600]
- Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University [IRT-13026]
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In this study, Amaranthus tricolor was used to investigate its response to different concentrations of strontium ions in terms of photosynthesis. The results demonstrated that strontium ions had an impact on light energy conversion and utilization in A. tricolor, with low concentrations promoting energy utilization and higher concentrations leading to excess light energy. Strontium stress also affected the acceptor side of PSII and led to accumulation of Q(A)(-) and blockage in Q(B) downstream of the electron transfer chain. A. tricolor showed tolerance to strontium and its ability to remediate strontium contamination was reflected in biomass and strontium content. The transfer factors and bio-concentration factors indicated that A. tricolor has the potential for strontium remediation.
Amaranthaceae are effective plants for cleaning soil contaminated by heavy metals and radionuclides. In this paper, Amaranthus tricolor was used to investigate the response of the plant photosynthesis to various concentration of strontium ions (0.2, 0.6, 3 and 6 mM), in order to determine the possibility of A. tricolor to remediate strontium contamination. The results showed that strontium ions (0.2-6 mM) had effect on light energy conversion and utilization in A. tricolor. Low level of strontium (0.2 mM) promoted the energy utilization in A. tricolor, while higher Sr concentration (3 mM or higher) increased the excess light energy in the plants. Under strontium stress of 6 mM, the acceptor side of PSII in A. tricolor leaves was more vulnerable to strontium stress than the donor side. Furthermore, strontium stress led to accumulation of Q(A)(-) and block in Q(B) downstream of the electron transfer chain in PSII of A. tricolor leaves. The tolerance ability of A. tricolor to strontium and remediation is also reflected in its biomass and strontium content in plants. Strontium at 3 mM or below promoted the growth of A. tricolor, while higher concentration inhibited the plant growth, but without obvious wilting or curling of leaves. The maximal dry weight increased by 36.29% in shoots, and 60.14% in roots when the spiked-strontium concentration reached 0.2 mM. The maximal strontium content achieved 8.75 mg/g dry wt in shoots, and 1.71 mg/g dry wt in roots respectively, when strontium concentration was 6 mM. Transfer factors (TFs: ratio of Sr content in shoots to that in roots) of strontium in A. tricolor ranged from 2.85 to 5.93, while bio-concentration factors (BCFs: ratio of Sr content in shoots to that in solutions) ranged from 22.57 to 49.66. In summary, A. tricolor showed the excellent potential to remediate strontium contamination.
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