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- Title
ECOPHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS FOR ASSESSING Cr<sup>+6</sup> STRESS CONDITIONS IN Pterogyne nitens Tul.: NEW AND USUAL METHODS FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION OF DEGRADED AREAS.
- Authors
Brito Paiva, Luisa; Figueira Correa, Savio; Santa-Catarina, Claudete; Segal Floh, Eny Iochevet; Gomes da Silva, Marcelo; Pierre Vitória, Angela
- Abstract
Heavy metals, such as Cr (chromium), have received attention during recent years due to their disposal in soil and water. Brave peanut (Pterogyne nitens Tul.), a tropical tree, was cultivated in 500 µmol L-1 Cr+6 to observe how this species responds to this stress, with a view to its possible application in the restoration of degraded areas. In the present study, we report the use of a new method, photoacoustic spectroscopy, to evaluate the emission of CO2 and ethylene and the use of other standard techniques for assessing stress (chlorophyll a fluorescence, photo synthetic pigment determination, leaf relative water, specific leaf area, NO (nitric oxide) and polyamines. Photoacoustic spectroscopy appears to provide an innovative and efficient technique for detecting stress induced by heavy metals soon after their contact with plants. Polyamine content, as well as ethylene and NO, were seen to be sensitive to Cr+6; polyamines were decreased in leaves and increased in roots, ethylene was increased in the whole plant and NO was increased in the roots. Our results demonstrating alterations in ethylene in response to Cr+6 are, to date, unreported and the technique used for these measurements is novel. With regard to the polyamines, modulations in their concentrations may have protected the photosystem II, since no photo synthetic alterations were observed for pigments and chlorophyll a fluorescence.
- Subjects
HEAVY metals &; the environment; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYAMINES; PHOTOACOUSTIC spectroscopy; NITRIC oxide
- Publication
Environmental Engineering & Management Journal (EEMJ), 2014, Vol 13, Issue 12, p3073
- ISSN
1582-9596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.30638/eemj.2014.346