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Influence of C14 alkane stress on antioxidant defense capacity, mineral nutrient element accumulation, and cadmium uptake of ryegrass

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In order to explore the influence of C14 alkane on physiological stress responses, mineral nutrient elements uptake, cadmium (Cd) transfer, and uptake characteristics of Lolium perenne L. (ryegrass), a series of pot trials were conducted which included a moderate level of Cd (2.182 mg·kg−1) without (control) and with five levels of C14 alkane (V/m, 0.1%, 0.2%, 0.5%, 1%, 2%). Biomass and Cd content in the root and shoot, chlorophyll content, antioxidant enzymes activity, and mineral nutrient elements in the shoot of ryegrass were determined at the end of the experiment. The results indicated that Cd uptake significantly elevated at 0.1% C14 alkane treatment, then gradually decreased with the increase of C14 alkane concentration. Compared with the control, chlorophyll content was significantly suppressed and malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration obviously increased. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and catalase (CAT) activity significantly increased to prevent the C14 alkane stress. With the increase of C14 alkane, the Mn concentration gradually increased; Mg and Fe significantly decreased. Correlation analysis showed that Mn was positively correlated with SOD (with the exception of 2% treatment) and CAT (p < 0.01), and negatively correlated with Cd uptake (p < 0.01). It implied that the increase of Mn induced by C14 alkane stress was an important reason for the decrease of Cd uptake.

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This work was supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2019M652453), National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41977140), Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Youth Doctoral Cooperation Fund Project (No. 2018BSHZ0016), and Liao Ning Revitalization Talents Program (No. XLYC1802111).

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  1. Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Ecology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250103, China

    Lizhu Yuan, Shuhai Guo, Jianing Wang & Yujie Huang

  2. Institute of Applied Ecology, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Contaminated Soil Remediation By Bio-Physicochemical Synergistic Process, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China

    Lizhu Yuan & Shuhai Guo

  3. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85281, USA

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Lizhu Yuan: performed the experiments, data processing, draft preparation. Penghong Guo: reviewing, revising, editing the manuscript. Shuhai Guo: conceived and designed experiments. Jianing Wang: conceptualization, methodology. Yujie Huang: participated in some tests. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Yuan, L., Guo, P., Guo, S. et al. Influence of C14 alkane stress on antioxidant defense capacity, mineral nutrient element accumulation, and cadmium uptake of ryegrass. Environ Sci Pollut Res 29, 13857–13868 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16806-x

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