期刊
ANTIOXIDANTS
卷 11, 期 11, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antiox11112156
关键词
cadmium stress; titanium oxide nanoparticles (NPs); zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs); antioxidant; micronutrients; in silico analysis
资金
- King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [RSP-2021/350]
This study tested the efficiency of Cd-tolerant plant growth-promoting bacteria, zinc oxide nanoparticles, and titanium dioxide nanoparticles in promoting maize growth in Cd-rich conditions. Bacillus pumilus, the best Cd-tolerant strain, showed plant growth stimulation in both in vivo and in vitro experiments. The combination of B. pumilus, ZnO NPs, and TiO2 NPs had a synergistic effect in promoting plant growth in Cd-contaminated soil. The combined treatments reduced Cd toxicity, improved stress metabolism and defense responses, and decreased lipid peroxidation and Cd bioaccumulation in shoots and roots.
The efficiency of Cd-tolerant plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB), zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs), and titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2) in maize growing in Cd-rich conditions was tested in the current study. The best Cd-tolerant strain, Bacillus pumilus, exhibited plant growth stimulation in vivo and in vitro experiments. We determined the toxic concentrations (30 (ppm)) of both NPs for plant growth. B. pumilus, ZnO NPs (20 (ppm)), and TiO2 NPs (10 (ppm)) had a synergistic effect on plant growth promotion in Cd-contaminated soil (120 (ppm)) in a pot experiment. Both alone and in combination, these therapies reduced Cd toxicity, resulting in improved stress metabolism and defense responses. The combined treatments showed increased relative water content, photosynthetic pigments, proline, total sugars, and proteins and significantly reduced lipid peroxidation. Moreover, this combination increased the levels of minerals and antioxidants and reduced Cd bioaccumulation in shoots and roots by 40-60%. Our in silico pipeline presented a novel picture of the participation of ZnO-TiO2 protein interaction in both B. pumilus and maize. These findings provide fresh insights on the use of B. pumilus, ZnO, and TiO2 NPs, both separately and in combination, as a viable and environmentally benign strategy for reducing Cd stress in maize.
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