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PLANTS-BASEL
Volume 12, Issue 16, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants12163005
Keywords
heavy metal; Indian mustard; rhizobacteria; metal contamination
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Due to ongoing human activities, heavy metals are accumulating in the soil, resulting in the quick spread of heavy metal pollution and a disastrous effect on agricultural products. However, the experiment showed that lead-tolerant-plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (LTPGPR) significantly improved plant growth, yield, antioxidant activities, and lead uptake in Indian mustard, as well as reducing lead contents.
Due to ongoing human activities, heavy metals are heavily accumulated in the soil. This leads to an increase in the discharge and the quick spread of heavy metal pollution in human settlements and natural habitats, having a disastrous effect on agricultural products. The current experiment was planned to evaluate the effect of lead-tolerant-plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (LTPGPR) on growth, yield, antioxidant activities, physiology, and lead uptake in the root, shoot, and seed of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) in lead-amended soil. Three pre-isolated well-characterized lead-tolerant rhizobacterial strains-S10, S5, and S2-were used to inoculate seeds of Indian mustard grown at three different levels of lead (300 mg kg(-1), 600 mg kg(-1), 900 mg kg(-1)) contaminated soil. The experiment was designed following a completely randomized design (CRD) under factorial arrangements. Lead nitrate was used as a source of lead contamination. At harvesting, data regarding growth, physiology, yield per plant, antioxidant activities, malondialdehyde and proline content, and lead uptake in the root, shoot, and seed of Indian mustard were recorded. Results demonstrated that lead contamination at all levels significantly reduced the plant growth, yield, and physiological processes. Plants inoculated with lead-tolerant rhizobacteria showed a significant improvement in plant growth, yield, antioxidant activities, and physiological attributes and cause a valuable reduction in the malondialdehyde contents of Indian mustard in lead-contaminated soil. Moreover, plants inoculated with lead-tolerant rhizobacteria also showed an increment in lead uptake in the vegetative parts and a significant reduction of lead contents in the seed of Indian mustard.
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