The effect of exposure to increasing cadmium concentrations was analyzed in rice seedlings (cv.Vialone nano). The highest Cd accumulation was found in roots, mostly in the apoplastic environment. Cd taken up in cells led to an increase in sulfhydryl groups, the appearance of phytochelatins, and formation of electron-dense vacuolar inclusions. The metal-exposure inhibited root growth and also interfered with correct root morphogenesis, causing disordered division and abnormal and forward enlargement of epidermal and cortical cell layers in the apical region. Cd accumulation in shoots was lower than in roots. In leaf cells, there was neither a substantial increase in sulfhydryl groups nor the appearance of phytochelatins. Shoot growth was reduced and, differently from in roots, leaf cell enlargement was inhibited. Chloroplasts had lowered contents of chlorophyll and a reduced number of thylakoids, but underwent structural alterations only at the highest Cd concentration tested (250 µM). Photosynthetic activity was limited due to the curtailment of CO2 availability caused by the greater resistance of Cd-exposed leaves. The damage suffered by seedlings worsened with the increase in Cd concentration, but was already evident at the lowest concentration examined (50µM), showing that the cv. Vialone nano has a Cd-sensitivity higher than other rice cultivars.

Metal accumulation and damage in rice (cv. vialone nano) seedlings exposed to cadmium / N. RASCIO; F. DALLA VECCHIA; N. LA ROCCA; R. BARBATO; C. PAGLIANO; M. RAVIOLO; C. GONNELLI; R. GABBRIELLI. - In: ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY. - ISSN 0098-8472. - ELETTRONICO. - 62:(2008), pp. 267-278. [10.1016/j.envexpbot.2007.09.002]

Metal accumulation and damage in rice (cv. vialone nano) seedlings exposed to cadmium.

GONNELLI, CRISTINA;GABBRIELLI, ROBERTO
2008

Abstract

The effect of exposure to increasing cadmium concentrations was analyzed in rice seedlings (cv.Vialone nano). The highest Cd accumulation was found in roots, mostly in the apoplastic environment. Cd taken up in cells led to an increase in sulfhydryl groups, the appearance of phytochelatins, and formation of electron-dense vacuolar inclusions. The metal-exposure inhibited root growth and also interfered with correct root morphogenesis, causing disordered division and abnormal and forward enlargement of epidermal and cortical cell layers in the apical region. Cd accumulation in shoots was lower than in roots. In leaf cells, there was neither a substantial increase in sulfhydryl groups nor the appearance of phytochelatins. Shoot growth was reduced and, differently from in roots, leaf cell enlargement was inhibited. Chloroplasts had lowered contents of chlorophyll and a reduced number of thylakoids, but underwent structural alterations only at the highest Cd concentration tested (250 µM). Photosynthetic activity was limited due to the curtailment of CO2 availability caused by the greater resistance of Cd-exposed leaves. The damage suffered by seedlings worsened with the increase in Cd concentration, but was already evident at the lowest concentration examined (50µM), showing that the cv. Vialone nano has a Cd-sensitivity higher than other rice cultivars.
2008
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267
278
N. RASCIO; F. DALLA VECCHIA; N. LA ROCCA; R. BARBATO; C. PAGLIANO; M. RAVIOLO; C. GONNELLI; R. GABBRIELLI
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