Cadmium induced changes in Solidago chilensis Meyen (Asteraceae) grown on organically fertilized soil with reference to mycorrhizae, metabolism, anatomy and ultrastructure.
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
; 150: 76-85, 2018 Apr 15.
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ABSTRACT
Solidago chilensis Meyen (Asteraceae) is a medicinal important plant with few studies on nutrition and metabolism and none information on cadmium phytotoxicity. The objective of this study was to investigate Cd induced responses on the growth and metabolism in S. chilensis and on arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM). The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse, consisting of a 5 × 4 factorial with five doses of manure (0, 3.5, 7, 14 and 21gdm-3) and four doses of cadmium (0, 25, 50 and 75mgdm-3) applied to a Dystrophic Ultisol. After 250 days of plant cultivation, biomass, nutrient content, photosynthetic rate, guaiacol peroxidase activity, mycorrhizal colonization, glomalin content, anatomical and ultrastucture were evaluated. Plants were significantly affected by interaction of manure and Cd doses with anatomical, ultrastructural, physiological and nutritional modifications. Manure applied into Cd contaminated soil significantly improved mycorrhizal colonization and glomalin production. The highest organic manure dose (21gdm-3) alleviated toxicity symptoms of Cd on S. chilensis.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Soil Pollutants
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Cadmium
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Plant Roots
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Mycorrhizae
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Solidago
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Manure
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Chile
Language:
En
Journal:
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
Year:
2018
Type:
Article