1. Copper alleviates cobalt toxicity in barley by antagonistic interaction of the two metals.
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Lwalaba, Jonas Lwalaba Wa, Louis, Laurence Tennyson, Zvobgo, Gerald, Fu, Liangbo, Mwamba, Theodore Mulembo, Mukobo Mundende, Robert Prince, and Zhang, Guoping
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COPPER ,BARLEY ,COBALT ,METALS ,PHYTOCHELATINS ,PHOTOSYNTHETIC rates ,OXIDATIVE stress - Abstract
Cobalt (Co) commonly co-exists with copper (Cu) in natural soils, but the information about their combined effects on plants is poorly available. In this study, we hydroponically investigated the combined effects of Co and Cu on two barley genotypes differing in Co toxicity tolerance to reveal the interaction pattern of these two metals. The results showed that single treatment of Co or Cu at the dose of 100 μM led to a significant decrease of growth and photosynthetic rate, and a significant increase of lipid peroxidation, ROS radicals as well as anti-oxidative enzyme (SOD, CAT and GR) activities and glutathione content, with the extent of effect being less in Yan66 than Ea52. The combined treatment of Co and Cu alleviated the toxicity of both metals in comparison with each metal treatment alone, as reflected by improved growth and photosynthesis, and much slight oxidative stress. The alleviation of metal toxicity upon combined treatment is mainly attributed to a drastic reduction of Co uptake and its translocation from roots to shoots. It may be suggested that interaction of Co and Cu on their uptake and movement in plants is antagonistic. • The interaction of Co and Cu is antagonistic. • The combined treatment of Cu and Co alleviated Co toxicity relative to Co treatment alone. • The alleviation of Co toxicity by combined treatment is attributed to the uptake and transportation of Co in plants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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