scholarly journals Ecotoxicological and Interactive Effects of Copper and Chromium on Physiochemical, Ultrastructural, and Molecular Profiling in Brassica napus L.

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lan Li ◽  
Kangni Zhang ◽  
Rafaqat A. Gill ◽  
Faisal Islam ◽  
Muhammad A. Farooq ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brassica Napus ◽  
Synergistic Effects ◽  
Combined Treatment ◽  
Photosynthetic Pigment ◽  
Chloroplast Ultrastructure ◽  
Heavy Metal Accumulation ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Brassica Napus L ◽  
Reduced And Oxidized Glutathione ◽  
Nonenzymatic Antioxidants

Heavy metal accumulation causes huge environmental problems, particularly in agricultural ecosystems which have deteriorative effects on the yield and quality of crops. Individual copper (Cu) and chromium (Cr) effects have been investigated extensively in plants; however, co-contamination of Cu and Cr induced stress on Brassica napus L. is still unclear. In the present experiment, the interactive effects of Cu and Cr were studied in two B. napus cultivars (Zheda 622 and ZS 758). Results showed that the application of Cr was more toxic than Cu, and their combined stress had shown a significant adverse effect on plant growth. Biomass and photosynthetic pigment were decreased remarkably under all metal treatments. Individual treatments of Cu and Cr and their combination cause the accumulation of ROS and lipid peroxidation. Moreover, the activities of antioxidant enzymes and their mRNA transcription levels, such as catalase (CAT), ascorbate peroxidase, glutathione reductase, superoxide dismutase, and peroxidase, were increased, especially when treated with Cr alone or under Cu+Cr combined treatment in both cultivars, except for the CAT activity which was decreased in both leaves and roots of sensitive cultivar Zheda 622 as compared with their respective controls. Additionally, nonenzymatic antioxidants like reduced and oxidized glutathione showed a differential activity pattern in roots and leaves of both cultivars. A more pronounced modification in chloroplast ultrastructure was observed in both cultivars under Cu+Cr treatment followed by Cr and Cu alone treatments. Furthermore, synergistic effects of Cu and Cr were prominent; this may be due to the enhanced metals uptake under combined treatment, which suggests that Cr and Cu interaction is not competitive but is rather additive and genotypic-dependent.

scholarly journals Protein pattern of canola (Brassica napus L.) changes in response to salt and salicylic acid in vitro

2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 19-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roya Razavizadeh
Keyword(s):  
Salicylic Acid ◽  
Brassica Napus ◽  
Protein Content ◽  
Soluble Protein ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Total Soluble Protein ◽  
Protein Patterns ◽  
Soluble Protein Content ◽  
Brassica Napus L ◽  
Total Soluble Protein Content

Abstract The effect of salicylic acid (SA) on the salt (NaCl) tolerance mechanism was studied in canola plants (oilseed rape, Brassica napus L.) by molecular and physiological experiments in plant tissue culture. Seeds of B. napus ‘Ocapy’ were germinated at 0, 50, and 100 mM NaCl on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium containing different levels (0, 2, and 5 μM) of SA for 4 weeks. Total chlorophyll, carotenoid, and flavonoid content increased in response to interactive effects of SA and NaCl treatments at some concentrations. Proline content was increased under salt and SA treatments in shoot and root tissues. Salt alone and in combination with SA increased the total soluble protein content of shoots only, while the different concentrations of SA in the culture media affected variously the total soluble protein content. Protein patterns of shoots and roots showed some remarkable differences, based on gel electrophoresis and the consequent analysis of bands by ImageJ program. The relative expression of 15 and 12 protein bands in shoots and roots, respectively, differed under the applied treatments. In addition, the protein profile indicated that salinity and SA regulate the expression of salt-stress-inducible proteins as well as induced de novo synthesis of specific polypeptides. The findings may help to explain the salt tolerance mechanisms and to produce salt-tolerant canola plants.

scholarly journals Exogenous S-Methylmethionine Alleviates Salinity Stress by Modulation of Physiological Processes in Canola (Brassica napus)

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (01) ◽  
pp. 11-19
Author(s):  
Laszlo Fodorpataki
Keyword(s):  
Salt Stress ◽  
Brassica Napus ◽  
High Salinity ◽  
Leaf Gas Exchange ◽  
Photosynthetic Pigment ◽  
Membrane Damage ◽  
Bioactive Compound ◽  
Growth Conditions ◽  
Photochemical Quenching ◽  
Brassica Napus L

Canola is a moderately salt tolerant plant, high salinity inhibits germination of seeds, vegetative growth of young plantlets, and reduces biomass production. This study investigated the effects of priming with 1 mM S-methylmethionine (SMM) on germination, leaf gas exchange, induced chlorophyll fluorescence, photosynthetic pigment content and membrane damage through lipid peroxidation by exposing canola (Brassica napus L. cv. Cindi) plants to moderate and severe salt stress (induced by 60 mM and 120 mM NaCl) for different periods. Priming with SMM alleviated the reduction of net photosynthetic rate, the effective quantum efficiency and efficiency of excitation energy capture by open photosystem II reaction centers, chlorophylls to carotenoids ratio, enhanced water use efficiency and contributed to reduction of oxidative membrane damage in fully developed young leaves. Delay and inhibition of seed germination by salt stress were significantly reduced by SMM, as well as the non-photochemical quenching of the singlet excited state of chlorophyll a, suggesting a more efficient protection against hyperosmotic stress, ionic toxicity and associated oxidative stress in primed plants exposed to high salinity. This first assay of SMM as a priming agent for canola plants under high salinity contributes to a better understanding of the mode of action of this natural, plant-derived bioactive compound and the optimization of canola cultivation under the adverse growth conditions caused by salt stress. © 2021 Friends Science Publishers

Heterotic response and combining ability analysis in F1 diallel populations of Brassica napus L.

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samrin Gul ◽  
Razi Uddin ◽  
Naqib Ullah Khan ◽  
Shahid Ullah Khan ◽  
Sardar Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brassica Napus ◽  
Combining Ability ◽  
Brassica Napus L ◽  
Combining Ability Analysis
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