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PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
卷 157, 期 -, 页码 138-147出版社
ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.10.023
关键词
Copper toxicity; Phosphorus; Cucumber; Transporters; Gene expression
资金
- Free University of Bolzano [TN2071, TN2081]
Due to the deliberate use of cupric fungicides in the last century for crop-defence programs, copper (Cu) has considerably accumulated in the soil. The concentrations of Cu often exceed the safety limits of risk assessment for Cu in soil and this may cause toxicity in plants. Copper toxicity induces nutritional imbalances in plants and constraints to plants growth. These aspects might be of paramount importance in the case of phosphorus (P), which is an essential plant macronutrient. In this work, hydroponically grown cucumber plants were used to investigate the influence of the exposure to different Cu concentrations (0.2, 5, 25 and 50 mu M) on i) the phenotypic traits of plants, particularly at root level, ii) the nutrient content in both roots and shoots, and iii) the P uptake mechanisms, considering both the biochemical and molecular aspects. At high Cu concentrations (i.e. above 25 mu M), the shoot and root growth resulted stunted and the P influx rate diminished. Furthermore, two P transporter genes (i.e. CsPT1.4 and CsP1.9) were upregulated at the highest Cu concentration, albeit with different induction kinetics. Overall, these results confirm that high Cu concentrations can limit the mot acquisition of P, most likely via a direct action on the uptake mechanisms (e.g. transporters). However, the alteration of root plasma membrane permeability induced by Cu toxicity might also play a pivotal role in the observed phenomenon.
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