Frontiers in Plant Science
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2019
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IF 4.106
Zhang Qiang,Liu Xiaofei,Zhang Zhifei,Liu Ningfang,Li Danzhu,Hu Longxing
Melatonin (MT), polyamines (PAs), and ethylene have been suggested to play key roles in plant growth and development in response to environmental abiotic stresses. However, the effect of melatonin on polyamine and ethylene metabolism under waterlogging stress has rarely been elucidated. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of melatonin pretreatment on waterlogging stress in alfalfa. The experiment was arranged into four treatment groups control with water pretreatment (CK-MT), control with melatonin pretreatment (CK+MT), waterlogging pretreated with water (WL-MT) and waterlogging pretreated with melatonin (WL+MT), with three replications. Six-week-old alfalfa seedlings were pretreated with 100 μM melatonin and exposed to waterlogging stress for 10 days. Plant growth rate, different physiological characteristics, and gene expression level were measured. Results showed that waterlogging induced melatonin accumulation, and melatonin pretreatment increased endogenous MT levels for the control and water-logged plants. Waterlogging stress caused a significant reduction in plant growth, chlorophyll content, photochemical efficiency (Fv/Fm) and net photosynthetic rate (Pn), while also causing increased leaf electrolyte leakage (EL) and malondialdehyde (MDA) content. Pretreatment with melatonin alleviated the waterlogging-induced damage and reduction in plant growth, chlorophyll content, Fv/Fm and Pn. Waterlogging stress significantly increased leaf polyamines (Put, Spd, Spm) and ethylene levels, and the increased PAs and ethylene levels are coupled with higher metabolic enzymes and gene expressions. While pretreatment with melatonin further increased Put, Spd and Spm levels, it also decreased ethylene levels under waterlogging, and those increased PAs levels or decreased ethylene levels are regulated by the metabolic enzymes and gene expressions. The results in this study provide more comprehensive insight into the physiological and molecular mechanisms of melatonin-improved waterlogging tolerance in alfalfa. Furthermore, they suggested that melatonin improved waterlogging tolerance in alfalfa at least partially by reprogramming ethylene and PA biosynthesis, attributable to the increased PAs and decreased ethylene levels, which leads to more enhanced membrane stability and photosynthesis as well as less leaf senescence caused by ethylene.
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分子生物学
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Horticulturae
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2024
·Vol. 10
·期 1
·76
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IF 3.1
Kelong Sun,Ying Peng,Mengyuan Wang,Weihu Li,Yang Li,Jianjun Chen
Alfalfa sprouts are popular as a gourmet vegetable that contains a variety of antioxidants with anti-cancer and anti-coronary heart disease properties. In this study, under a photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) of 30 mol·L−1photoperiod of 12 h for 3 days, and a temperature of 25 ± 2 °C, we investigated the effects of different light qualities on the growth, nutritional quality and antioxidant activity of alfalfa sprouts by modulating LEDs with different red and blue ratios, and searched for suitable light-quality conditions for alfalfa sprout growth. The experimental results showed that the dark treatment favored the growth of alfalfa sprout hypocotyls and the increase of soluble sugar content; alfalfa fresh weight was the largest under the white and red light treatments; nitrate content was the lowest in the treatment with a red-to-blue ratio of 2:2 (2R2B); soluble proteins and total phenolic content were the highest in the treatment with red-to-blue ratio of 1:3 (1R3B); and the total antioxidant activity of sprouts was the highest in the blue light treatment.
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植物学
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营养学
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Agronomy-Basel
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2024
·Vol. 14
·期 8
·1697
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IF 3.3
Jing Xia,Lili Nan,Kun Wang,Yuheng Yao
Medicago sativais a high-quality legume forage that is widely cultivated around the world. However, low phosphorus (LP) stress is one of the main limiting factors for its yield and quality. Currently, it is unclear how various alfalfa root types respond to LP stress. Thus, the creeping-rootedM. varia‘Gannong No. 4’ (or GN), tap-rootedM. sativa‘Longdong’ (or LD), and rhizomatous-rootedM. sativa‘Qingshui’ (or QS) were selected to detect changes in growth, metabolites, phytohormones, and organic acids after 34 days of LP stress treatment (0.01 mmol·L−1KH2PO4). We observed LP stress significantly inhibited plant growth, and 123, 73, and 42 considerably upregulated differential metabolites were categorized into 33, 26, and 20 metabolic pathways in GN, LD, and QS under LP stress, respectively. Amino acids, plant growth regulators, and organic acids are the main metabolites. After 34 d of LP treatment, the plant height, total surface area, leaf length, ground biomass, leaf width, total volume, leaf area, and ZT content of different root types of alfalfa significantly decreased, while the contents of malic acid, citric acid, oxalic acid, IAA, ABA, and GA3significantly increased. The plant height, leaf length, leaf width, leaf area, total surface area, total volume, ground biomass, root biomass, the number of different metabolites, and the contents of malic, citric, and oxalic acid, and IAA of GN were significantly higher than those of QS and LD under LP stress. From this point of view, GN was more tolerant than LD and QS under the LP condition.
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植物学
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农学
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Food Frontiers
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2025
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IF 6.9
Xiaoli Qin,Yan Lu,Yawen Luo,Yafang Cui,Kai Zhao,Yang He,Muhammad Aziz ur Rahman,Shengnan Min,Wenfang Wang,Fuyu Yang,Binghai Cao,Huawei Su
Alfalfa is rich in flavonoid compounds, which are known for their antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties, suggesting therapeutic potential for alfalfa flavonoids (AF) in inflammation-related diseases. This study investigated the effects of AF on Salmonella -induced colitis, a severe inflammatory bowel disorder characterized by oxidative damage and inflammatory response. In vitro, antioxidant assays revealed AF's concentration-dependent radical scavenging, significantly reducing electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) signals for HO • and O 2 •− by 42% and 54%, respectively. In vivo, AF treatment significantly mitigated body weight (BW) loss by 6%, increased colon length by 11%, and reduced liver and spleen weights by 19% and 81%, respectively, compared to the colitis group. Mechanistically, AF suppressed inflammation by downregulating the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)/IκB/nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB)/cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) pathway and inhibiting nucleotide-binding domain-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation, thereby lowering levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (tumor necrosis factor alpha [TNF-α], interleukin 6 [IL-6], interleukin 1 beta [IL-1β]). Concurrently, AF enhanced antioxidant defense via the Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1)-nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) pathway, reducing reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels while increasing catalase (CAT) (69%), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) (83%), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) (21%) activities. Moreover, AF preserved epithelial and mucosal barriers by reducing apoptosis and upregulating tight junction proteins (Claudin1, ZO-1, E-cadherin) and goblet cell marker Ulex europaeus (Gorse) Agglutinin I (UEA-1). Microbiota analysis revealed that AF significantly enriched beneficial bacteria, including Akkermansia , Oscillibacter , and butyrate-producing taxa, thereby counteracting Salmonella -induced dysbiosis. Furthermore, AF restored the disrupted profile of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), strengthening the relationship between symbiotic microbiota and mucosal defense. Overall, AF exerted multifaced protection against Salmonella -induced colitis by alleviating oxidative stress, stabilizing intestinal homeostasis, and thus attenuating inflammation. These findings make AF a promising phytopharmaceutical for the prevention and treatment of inflammatory diseases.
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药理学
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微生物学
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免疫学
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
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2023
·Vol. 30
·期 15
·44819-44832
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IF 5.8
Jia Xia,Wang Yunjie,Zhao Jiamin,Gao Yunfeng,Zhang Chunyan,Feng Xiaojuan,Ding Xiaoyi
Global warming and heavy metal-contaminated soils co-occur in natural ecosystems. Flavonoids and phenolic acids in plants have significant antioxidant activity and free radical scavenging ability, which can quickly increase under adverse environments. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) colonization can affect the synthesis of flavonoids and phenolic acids in host plants. This study focused on the main effect of Glomus mosseae , cadmium (Cd, 8 mg kg −1 dry soils), and elevated temperature (ET, + 3 °C) on main flavonoids and phenolic acids in 120-d Medicago sativa L. (alfalfa). Elevated temperature decreased G. mosseae colonization ratio by 49.5% under Cd exposure. Except for p-hydroxybenzoic acid, flavonoids and phenolic acids content in shoots increased ( p < 0.05) under G. mosseae + Cd relative to Cd only. G. mosseae and Cd showed significant effects on rutin, quercetin, apigenin, liquiritigenin, gallic acid, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, p-coumaric acid, and ferulic acid, and G. mosseae colonization led to increases in these compounds by 41.7%, 35.4%, 32.2%, 267.8%, 84.7%, 33.5%, 102.8%, and 89.4%, respectively, under ET + Cd. Carbon, N, and Cd in alfalfa and G. mosseae colonization rate were significant factors on flavonoids and phenolic acids accumulation. Additionally, P content in shoots significantly influenced flavonoids content. G. mosseae inoculation significantly stimulated the synthesis of main flavonoids and phenolic acids in alfalfa shoots under ET + Cd, which was helpful to understand the regulation of AMF on non-enzyme antioxidant system of plants grown in heavy metal-contaminated soils under global change scenarios.
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植物学
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环境科学
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生态学
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ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE
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2018
·Vol. 35
·期 4
·279-288
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IF 1.547
Guanghui Wang,Yao Jiang,Suhang Hu,Yadan Guo
Phytoremediation may be used for remediation of cocontaminated soil with heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). However, the low bioavailability of heavy metals and PAHs in soils may have adverse effects on the efficiency of phytoremediation; it is necessary to find an effective method for simultaneously improving bioavailability of PAHs and heavy metals in cocontaminated soils. In this study, a novel aspartic acid-β-cyclodextrin (ACD) was synthesized, the structural characteristics of ACD were confirmed by FT-IR spectroscopy, and the complexation of fluorene (Flu) and cadmium (Cd) with ACD was studied. Pot culture experiments were conducted to investigate effects of ACD on phytoremediation of soil cocontaminated with Flu and Cd. Results showed that ACD could enhance uptake of Flu and Cd in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), and removal percentages of Flu and Cd in planted soil with ACD increased from 45.78% and 25.62% to 66.96% and 34.88%, respectively. Biological activity of planted soils with ACD was obviously higher than that of planted soils without ACD, which resulted in improvement of phytoremediation efficiency. As a promising remediation strategy, ACD-assisted phytoremediation may be a feasible technology for simultaneous removal of PAHs and heavy metals in cocontaminated soils.
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环境科学
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植物学
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ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
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2024
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IF 6.2
Zhao Chen,Zhipeng Guo,Mengli Han,Yuxi Feng,Jin Ma
Alfalfa ( Medicago sativa L.) is a feed crop due to its rich nutrition and high productivity. The utilization of titanium oxide nanoparticles (TiO 2 NPs) brings benefits to agricultural production but also has potential hazards. To investigate the duality and related mechanism of TiO 2 NPs on alfalfa, its different doses including 0, 50, 100, 200, 500, and 1000 mg L − 1 (CK, Ti-50, Ti-100, Ti-200, Ti-500, and Ti-1000) were sprayed on leaves. The results showed that greater doses of TiO 2 NPs (500 and 1000 mg L −1 ) negatively affected the physiological parameters, including morphology, biomass, leaf ultrastructure, stomata, photosynthesis, pigments, and antioxidant ability. However, 100 mg L −1 TiO 2 NPs revealed an optimal positive effect; compared with the CK, it dramatically increased plant height, fresh weight, and dry weight by 22%, 21%, and 41%, respectively. Additionally, TiO 2 NPs at low doses significantly protected leaf tissue, promoted stomatal opening, and enhanced the antioxidant system; while higher doses had phytotoxicity. Hence, TiO 2 NPs are dose-dependent on alfalfa. The transcriptomic analysis identified 4625 and 2121 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the comparison of CK vs. Ti-100 and CK vs. Ti-500, respectively. They were mainly enriched in photosynthesis, chlorophyll metabolism, and energy metabolism. Notably, TiO 2 NPs-induced phytotoxicity on photosynthetic parameters happened concurrently with the alterations of the genes involved in the porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism and carbon fixation in photosynthetic organisms in the KEGG analysis. Similarly, it affected the efficiency of alfalfa energy transformation processes, including pyruvate metabolism and chlorophyll synthesis. Several key related genes in these pathways were validated. Therefore, TiO 2 NPs have positive and toxic effects by regulating morphology, leaf ultrastructure, stomata, photosynthesis, redox homeostasis, and genes related to key pathways. It is significant to understand the duality of TiO 2 NPs and cultivate varieties resistant to nanomaterial pollution.
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植物学
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环境科学
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分子生物学
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ACS Nano
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2025
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IF 16
Zhipeng Guo,Tingting Zhang,Zhao Chen,Junpeng Niu,Md Rasel,Enze Luo,Yuetong Li,Nan Xu,Mahmood Ul Hassan,Hafiz Abdul Kareem,Quanzhen Wang,Xuebing Yan,Yuxia Guo
“Nanophytovirology” is a potential management approach to combat plant viral diseases. Herein, the impact of foliar application of CeO2 nanoparticles (CeO2-NPs) on the growth, plant cell ultrastructure, and physiology of alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV)-infected alfalfa seedlings was explored at different concentrations and application strategies. In a solar greenhouse, 20 mL of CeO2-NP suspensions of 50, 100, 200, and 500 mg/L was sprayed onto the plant surface every other day for 9 days. As a result, the total volume applied per pot was 100 mL. It showed that the beneficial effects of CeO2-NPs on infected alfalfa seedlings were dependent on the concentration and application period. Compared to the infected control, foliar application with 100 mg/L CeO2-NPs before AMV infection (CeO2-NPs-BVI) showed the greatest virus suppression efficacy; significantly reduced the disease indices by 58.87%; improved growth, yield, and nutritional quality; and significantly increased plant height, plant dry biomass, crude protein, and crude fat contents and relative feeding value by 15.17, 37.12, 18.77, 71.19, and 10.09%, respectively. Moreover, CeO2-NPs-BVI maintained the chloroplast quantity and structure of leaf cells and significantly enhanced the chlorophyll content and photosynthesis rate of alfalfa leaves by 36.14 and 40.13%, respectively, as compared to infected control. Mechanistically, cell ultrastructure, physiology, and transcriptomic analyses revealed that (1) CeO2-NPs effectively mitigated AMV-induced chloroplast structure damage, subsequently enhancing photosynthesis and carbon fixation in photosynthetic organisms, providing sufficient energy and antiviral activities for maintaining plant growth and development; (2) CeO2-NPs reduced the AMV’s ability to bind to host receptors and evade host immune recognition, significantly activating and boosting plant systemic immunity by down-regulating ABA and ETH levels and upregulating SA, IAA, and BR levels; (3) CeO2-NPs activated the plant antioxidative systems to eliminate excess reactive oxygen species. These findings provide significant insight into the potential of CeO2-NPs as highly efficient antiviral agent.
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植物学
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病毒学
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纳米生物学
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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
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2022
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IF 10.753
Yuanyuan Yang,Xiaofei Tan,Eydhah Almatrafi,Shujing Ye,Biao Song,Qiang Chen,Hailan Yang,Qianmin Fu,Yuanyuan Deng,Zhuotong Zeng,Guangming Zeng
Polluted stormwater (PSW) treatment is becoming increasingly important because of the existence of multiple pollutants from non-point pollution sources. Alfalfa biochar loaded with Mg/Fe layered double hydroxide (AF-LDH) was successfully synthesized to remove trace metal(loid)s from stormwater. The adsorption kinetics and isotherms of metal(loid)s in a mono-component system and the reusability of the composite materials was investigated in this study. The result showed that the maximum removal efficiency for Pb(II), Cu(II), Zn(II), Cd(II), As(V), and Cr(VI) were 98.98 %, 98.11 %, 97.88 %, 97.71 %, 98.81 %, and 50.89 %, respectively, when added calcined AF-LDH (AF-LDO) composite material to the multi-component solution. The AF-LDH and AF-LDO could efficiently remove trace pollutants (10‐100 μg/L) from multi-component solution, especially for AF-LDO, which could completely remove the tested six trace metal(loid)s. Furthermore, Fourier transform infrared spectra and X-ray diffraction characterizations supported the Mg/Fe layered double hydroxide reconstruction. The main mechanisms of Pb(II), Cu(II), Zn(II), and Cd(II) (cationic metals) removal were ion exchange and surface precipitation, whereas As(V) and Cr(VI) (anionic metals) were mainly dislodged through the formation of surface complexation, electrostatic attraction, and interlayer anion exchange, concerning the –OH and –COOH of AF-LDH. Importantly, the results of the column experiment demonstrated that AF-LDO was superior to AF-LDH for anionic metal removal from stormwater. In this study, we synthesized AF-LDH and AF-LDO for trace metal(loid) removal and proposed a new and practical approach for stormwater purification.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2021
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IF 10.588
Fang Liu,Jie Bai,Wenkang Huang,Fuhou Li,Wencan Ke,Yixin Zhang,Dongmei Xie,Bo Zhang,Xusheng Guo
In this study, a novel beta-cypermethrin (beta-cyp)-degrading strain Lactobacillus pentosus 3–27 (LP3–27) was screened from beta-cyp-contaminated silage. The strain could degrade 96% of beta-cyp (50 mg/L) in MSM medium after 4 d of culture, while the strain lost its degradation ability when the beta-cyp concentration reached 250 mg/L. The effects of LP 3–27 on fermentation, bacterial community, and bioremediation of contaminated alfalfa silage at two dry matter (DM) contents were studied. The results showed that inoculation with LP3–27 not only degraded beta-cyp, but also improved the fermentation quality of alfalfa silage after 60 d of ensiling. Meanwhile, L. pentosus dominated the bacterial community during ensiling in LP3–27 inoculated silages, whereas Pediococcus acidilactici was the dominant species in the control silage. LP3–27 inoculation also simplified the bacterial interaction networks of ensiled alfalfa. Beta-cyp degradation was positively correlated with L. pentosus in LP- inoculated silages, which confirmed the function of beta-cyp degradation by L. pentosus . In addition, higher beta-cyp degradation was observed in silage with 35% versus 43% DM. In summary, strain LP3–27 could be used as a candidate inoculum for bioremediation of beta-cyp-contaminated silage and to produce safe silage for animal production.
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微生物学
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环境科学
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动物营养学
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2024
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IF 12.2
Zhao Chen,Mengli Han,Zhipeng Guo,Yuxi Feng,Yuxia Guo,Xuebing Yan
Nanoparticle (NP) pollution has negative impacts and is a major global environmental problem. However, the molecular response of alfalfa ( Medicago sativa L.) to titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO 2 NPs) is limited. Herein, the dual effects of TiO 2 NPs (0–1000 mg L −1 ) on carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) metabolisms in alfalfa were investigated. The results showed that 500 mg L −1 TiO 2 NPs (Ti-500) had the highest phytotoxicity in the C/N metabolizing enzymes; and it significantly increased total soluble sugar, starch, sucrose, and sucrose‐phosphate synthase. Furthermore, obvious photosynthesis responses were found in alfalfa exposed to Ti-500. By contrast, 100 mg L −1 TiO 2 NPs (Ti-100) enhanced N metabolizing enzymes. RNA-seq analyses showed 4265 and 2121 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in Ti-100 and Ti-500, respectively. A total of 904 and 844 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) were identified in Ti-100 and Ti-500, respectively. Through the physiological, transcriptional, and proteomic analyses, the DEGs and DEPs related to C/N metabolism, photosynthesis, chlorophyll synthesis, starch and sucrose metabolism, and C fixation in photosynthetic organisms were observed. Overall, TiO 2 NPs at low doses improve photosynthesis and C/N regulation, but high doses can cause toxicity. It is valuable for the safe application of NPs in agriculture.
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植物生理学
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环境科学
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分子生物学
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2019
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IF 7.65
Haiyun Li,Yizhi Qiu,Tuo Yao,Yachun Ma,Huirong Zhang,Xiaolei Yang,Changning Li
Environmental problems caused by the large-scale use of chemical pesticides are becoming more and more serious, and the removal of chemical pesticides from the ecological environment by microbial degradation has attracted wide attention. In this study, using enrichment screening with seven chemical pesticides as the sole carbon source, a mixed microbial culture (PCS-1) was obtained from the continuous cropping of strawberry fields. The microbial community composition, degradation ability, and detoxification effect of PCS-1 was determined for the seven pesticides. Inoculation with PCS-1 showed significant degradation of and tolerance to the seven pesticides. Microbial community composition analysis indicated that Pseudomonas , Enterobacter , Aspergillus , and Rhodotorula were the dominant genera for the degradation of the seven pesticides by PCS-1. The concentration of the seven pesticides was 10 mg L −1 in hydroponic and soil culture experiments. The fresh weight, plant height, and root length of PCS-1-inoculated alfalfa ( Medicago sativa ) significantly increased compared with those of non-PCS-1-inoculated M. sativa . PCS-1 not only effectively degraded the residual content of the seven pesticides in water and soil but also reduced the pesticide residues in the roots, stems, and leaves of M. sativa . This study shows that PCS-1 may be important in environmental remediation involving the seven pesticides.
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环境科学
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微生物学
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农业
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危险品化学品经营许可证（带存储）