Journal
3 BIOTECH
Volume 8, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s13205-018-1087-4
Keywords
Brassica juncea; Selenium; Chromium; Metabolites; Essential elements; Phytotoxicity
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- Deanship of Scientific Research at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [RG-1438-039]
- DRS-SAP (II) program of University Grants Commission, India
- UGC-UPE
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The present study aimed at the potential role of selenium in providing protection to plants subjected to chromium toxicity. The study was carried out on 15-day-old seedlings of Brassica juncea raised in the solutions of Cr (300 mu M) and Se (2, 4 and 6 mu M), both alone and in combinations under controlled laboratory environment. The effects were studied on growth, plant metabolites (involved in osmotic homeostasis and stress protection), and essential elements. The results showed that the exposure of B. juncea seedlings to 300 mu M Cr led to an increase in the contents of total sugars, reducing sugars, non-reducing sugars, total phenols and flavonoids. However, a significant decline in growth characteristics, the contents of proteins and free amino acids was observed. The essential elements (Na, K, Ca, Mg, C, H, N) also decreased in response to Cr. Se application in binary combinations, on the other hand, aided in improving seed germination (19%), root (88.3%) and shoot (18.2%) lengths. It also helped to increase the contents of sugars [total (16.3%), reducing (21.6%) and non-reducing (15.2%)], phenols (36.7%) and flavonoids (27.4%), thereby aiding in alleviating the phytotoxicity of Cr. The profiling of polyphenols and amino acids, and histological study of phenols supported the above results. The contents of essential elements also showed a significant increase, while Cr uptake was observed to decline by Se supplementation. The observations from the present study indicate that Se has the ability to influence primary and secondary metabolism, improve mineral nutrition and reduce Cr uptake in B. juncea seedlings to combat the Cr phytotoxicity and enhance the tolerance against stress.
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