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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Volume 20, Issue 2, Pages 997-1008Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1031-9
Keywords
Root exudates; Low molecular weight organic acid; Amino acid; Cadmium; Kandelia obovata (S., L.) Yong; Mangrove
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [30530150, 30970527, 31000244]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [2010121093]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate short-term concentration and time effects of cadmium on Kandelia obovata (S., L.) Yong root exudation, thereby evaluating and predicting the ecophysiological effects of mangrove to heavy metals at the root level. Mature K. obovata propagules were cultivated in a sandy medium for 3 months, and then six concentrations of Cd (0, 2.5, 5, 10, 20, and 40 mg L-1) were applied. After exposure time of 24 h and 7 days, respectively, the root exudates of K. obovata were collected and low molecular weight organic acids (LMWOAs) and amino acids of which were analyzed. In addition, we measured glutathione, soluble protein content, and Cd concentration in the plant. We found 10 and 15 types of LMWOAs and amino acids in root exudates of K. obovata with total concentrations ranging from 29.54 to 43.08 mg g(-1) dry weight (DW) roots and from 737.35 to 1,452.46 ng g(-1) DW roots, respectively. Both of them varied in quality and quantity under different Cd treatment strengths and exposure times. Oxalic, acetic, l-malic, tartaric acid, tyrosine, methionine, cysteine, isoleucine, and arginine were dominant. Both LMWOAs and amino acids excreted from K. obovata roots play a key role in Cd toxicity resistance. The responsiveness of amino acids was less than that of LMWOAs. We suggest that the ecological effect of root-excreted free amino acids in the rhizosphere is mainly based on the role of nutrients, supplemented with detoxification to heavy metals.
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