Counteractive Mechanism (s) of Salicylic Acid in Response to Lead Toxicity in Brassica Juncea (L.) Czern. Cv. Varuna

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Journal Planta

Specialty Biology

Date 2018 Mar 23

PMID 29564629

Citations 10

Authors

Ashish Agnihotri

Praveen Gupta

Anuj Dwivedi

Chandra Shekhar Seth

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Abstract

Salicylic acid alleviates lead toxicity in Brassica juncea (L.) by promoting growth under non-stress and activating stress-defense mechanism (s) under lead stress conditions. It also boosts the ascorbate-glutathione cycle and thus helps in minimizing oxidative and DNA damage. Brassica juncea plants were exposed to different concentrations (0, 500, 1000 and 2000 mg kg) of lead (Pb) and subsequently sprayed with 0.5 mM of salicylic acid (SA) to check for morphological and leaf gas exchange parameters like transpiration rate (E), stomatal conductance (GHO), net photosynthetic rate (A) and maximum quantum yield of PS II (F/F). Leaf epidermis by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), enzymatic and non-enzymatic components of ascorbate-glutathione (AsA-GSH) cycle, DNA damage by comet assay, lipid peroxidation and endogenous SA quantification by HPLC were analyzed. Lead accumulation in root, shoot and its sub-cellular distribution ratio (SDR) and localization was also determined using atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) and rhodizonate-dye staining method, respectively. Results revealed that notable amount of Pb was accumulated in root and shoot in dose-dependent manner which significantly (P ≤ 0.05) posed the toxicity on the majority of morphological parameters, structural integrity of epidermal and guard cells, photosynthetic pigments, malondialdehyde (MDA) and HO content. Notable decrease in leaf gas exchange parameters, F/F, poor performance of AsA-GSH cycle and striking amount of DNA damage, was found as well. However, SA revoked Pb toxicity to a great extent by promoting growth, chlorophyll content, improving the A, F/F, boosting the overall performance of AsA-GSH cycle and by lessening the DNA damage.

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