农作物Cd耐性的种内和种间差异Ⅰ．种间差

对８个科１４个种作物的栽培试验表明,作物对Ｃｄ的耐性具有明显的种间差异,禾本科作物的耐性普遍高于蔬菜类;作物的耐性与体内Ｃｄ的平均吸收量无显著相关,而与地上部吸收量所占比例呈显著负相关;Ｃｄ影响下,耐性不同作物体内的一些生理代谢变化有一定差别．     

农作物Cd耐性的种内和种间差异Ⅱ．种内差

对２８个小麦、１４个大豆品种（或品系）的幼苗培养试验表明,作物对Ｃｄ的耐性具有明显的种内差异;耐性品种与其吸收Ｃｄ相对较少或向地上部运移比例较低有关;部分品种虽吸收Ｃｄ量较高,但仍能正常生长,推断其具有使Ｃｄ转化为活性较低形态,从而减轻毒害的机制．     

CdCl2对质粒的生态效应及质粒在其宿主抗镉性中的作用

用ＣｄＣｌ２处理体外或大肠杆蓖体内质粒ｐＷＨ５８后,通过琼脂糖电泳和限制性内切酶分析,研究了Ｃｄ对质粒ＤＮＡ结构的影响。通过比较带质粒与不带质粒大肠杆菌在含不同浓度ＣｄＣｌ２的氨苄ＬＢ与无抗ＬＢ培养液中的生长量,研究了Ｃｄ对大肠杆菌体内质粒的影响及质粒在其宿主Ｃｄ耐性的作用。结果表明,体外、体内ＣｄＣｌ２处理对质粒ｐＷＨ５８ ＤＮＡ结构无明显诱变性。Ｃｄ胁迫下大肠杆菌体内质粒ｐＷＨ５８可进行复制传     

改性措施对复合污染土壤重金属行为影响的研究

采用田间实验的方法,研究了在复合污染土壤上石灰＋Ｃａ、Ｍｇ、Ｐ肥处理对重金属迁移、积累的影响及重金属的作物效应．结果表明,在污染土壤上采用石灰＋Ｃａ、Ｍｇ、Ｐ肥处理可减少重金属向作物籽实的迁移和积累,特别是Ｃｄ、Ｐｈ、Ａｓ３元素;改性以后,水稻、小麦Ｃｄ吸收量比改性前降低了３１．５—５５％．４种作物对Ｐｈ的吸收量降低了２３．４－５７．８％,Ｃｕ、Ｚｎ吸收量略有降低．水稻Ａｓ吸收量增加了５６．８％,小麦、大豆Ａｓ吸收量减少６１．８－８１．１％．重金属在土壤中存在的形态发生了变化,Ｃｄ、Ｐｈ、Ｚｎ交换态百分含量不同程度地有所减少,而碳酸盐结合态有所增加,可被植物吸收利用的有效含量降低．     

农作物体内铅,镉,铜的化学形态研究

本文报道了农作物体内重金属存在的化学形态。用逐步提取法分析了生长在污染土壤上的水稻、小麦的根与叶。结果表明,在两种作物中,根部的铅以活性较低的醋酸可提取态与盐酸可提取态占优势,而叶中的铅以盐酸可提取态占优势。不论根部或叶部,在各种形态镉中,以氯化钠可提取镉所占比例较高,作用较重要。作物体内的铜活性较强,根部以乙醇可提取态占优势,叶中以水提取态占优势。各种结合形态的重金属迁移能力、毒性效应有显著差异。作物体内重金属化学形态特征与其表观毒性效应有密切联系。     

作物根系形态与非生物胁迫耐性关系的研究进展

从水分、铝、磷等非生物胁迫方面综述了作物根系形态与非生物胁迫耐性之间的关系及主要研究进展,阐明了根系形态在作物逆境胁迫中的重要作用,对根系形态性状进行改良将是进一步提高作物产量潜力的重要方面之一。     

外源Se对农作物籽实中Se的化学形态及其品质的影响

本文以喷Se、施Se作为外源Se,将作物籽实中的Se分为水溶态、K_2SO_4可提态、NaOH可提态、残余态4种形态。结论认为NaOH可提态Se、水溶态Se为作物籽实中Se的主要存在形态,其中Se(Ⅵ)在各形态Se中占有一定比例,并随外源Se的增加而变化。同时,外源Se可改变作物体内各组分Se的比例,并使大部分氨基酸的含量有所增加,进而对其遗传特性可能带来影响。     

梅花鹿甲烷能代谢规律的研究

本文应用ＫＢ－１型呼吸测热装置,结合消化、代谢试验,对梅花鹿（Ｃｅｒｖｕｓｎｉｐｐｏｎ）甲烷能代谢规律进行了研究。结果表明,梅花鹿甲烷能的产生量随其采食量的增加而增加;也随着果食后时间的推移而减少,而且减少的幅度又随采食量的增加而下降;甲烷能的产生量分别占总能食入量、消化能食入量和体增热的６．６１％、８．８３％和１０．８８％;甲烷能的产生量随着日粮蛋白质水平的提高而降低,日粮蛋白质水平每提高１个百分点,甲烷能产生量就降低５８．５８ｋＪ／ｄ;分别以总能食入量（ＧＥＩ）和干物质食入量（ＤＭＩ）为自变量所建立的甲烷能（ＣＨ４Ｅ）估计分别为：ＣＨ４Ｅ（ｋＪ／ｄ）＝０．０７ＣＥＪ（ｋＪ／ｄ）－１０１．０４（ｎ＝１２,ｒ＝０．９４４,Ｐ＜０．０１）ＣＨ４Ｅ（ｋＪ／ｄ）＝９８．７８＋１．０５ＤＭＩ（ｇ／ｄ）（ｎ＝１２,ｒ＝０．９４２,Ｐ＜０．０１）     

Zn、Cd在太原工业区和紫金山非工业区环颈雉不同组织中的分布及比较研究

为了探讨Ｚｎ,Ｃｄ在环颈雉（Ｐｈａｓｉａｍｕｓｃｏｌｃｈｉｃｕｓ）体内的积累和分布规律,对太原工业区环颈雉体内不同组织的ＺｎＣｄ进行了分析,并以紫荆山区为对照区（相对非污染区）,对两区颈雉体内不同组织的Ｚｎ,Ｃｄ进行了比较,研究结果表明,Ｚｎ在环颈雉体内的分布规律为,股骨〉胸骨〉心〉肝〉肾〉肺〉股肌〉胸肌,Ｃｄ在环颈雉体内的分布规律为：肾〉胸骨〉股骨〉肝〉肺〉胸肌〉心〉股肌,两区环颈雉各组织中,Ｚ     

各种改性剂对重金属迁移,积累影响的研究

采用盆栽实验．研究了在不同改性措施条件下,Ｃｄ、Ｐｈ、Ｃｕ、Ｚｎ、Ａｓ多元素复合污染物对水稻、大豆生长的影响及重金属在土壤－作物系统中迁移、积累的特性．结果表明,作物根系中的离子冲量越大,对作物危害越重．酸处理对作物生长影响较大,而腐殖酸和石灰处理有利于作物的生长．改性剂对重金属迁移能力影响大小依次为酸＞腐殖酸＞石灰．作物的不同部位对重金属吸收的顺序为根＞茎叶＞籽实．重金属在土壤－作物系统中的迁移能力为Ｃｄ＞Ｚｎ＞Ｃｕ＞Ａｓ＞Ｐｂ．     

Characteristics of cadmium accumulation and tolerance in novel Cd-accumulating crops, Avena strigosa and Crotalaria juncea

Characteristics of accumulation and tolerance of cadmium (Cd) in green manure crops were investigated to identify Cd-accumulating crops and to clarify the mechanisms involved in Cd accumulation and tolerance. Seedlings of eight crop species were treated with Cd (1 mg l(-1) or 5 mg l(-1)) in the growing medium for 4 d. Cd concentration in leaves of Avena strigosa Schreb. cv. New-oat, Crotalaria juncea L. and Tagetes erecta L. cv. African-tall was greater than values used to define Cd-hyperaccumulation (>100 mg Cd kg(-1) DW). However, in leaves of T. erecta, lipid peroxidation level increased significantly, and the activities of superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase, glutathione reductase, and catalase were depressed by both Cd treatments. By contrast, A. strigosa and C. juncea exhibited high Cd tolerance. Avena strigosa leaves showed higher activities of antioxidative enzymes such as superoxide dismutase and ascorbate peroxidase than those of other species tested. Crotalaria juncea showed higher amounts of total soluble phenolics which, in leaves, were doubled by 5 mg l(-1) Cd treatment. When two Cd-tolerant accumulators (A. strigosa and C. juncea) and the non-accumulator (C. spectabilis) were treated with lower Cd concentrations for 4 weeks, A. strigosa and C. juncea exhibited superior Cd accumulation in the shoots with greater biomass production compared with C. spectabilis. These results indicate that A. strigosa and C. juncea possess the greater potential for Cd accumulation and tolerance than common crops.     

Comparative study of four rice cultivars with different levels of cadmium tolerance

Cadmium (Cd) has been identified as a significant pollutant due to its high solubility in water and soil and high toxicity to plants and animals. Rice, as one of the most important food crops, is grown in soils with variable levels of Cd and therefore, is important to discriminate the Cd tolerance of different rice cultivars to determine their suitability for cultivation in Cd-contaminated soils. This study investigates the primary mechanisms employed by four rice cultivars in attaining Cd tolerance. HA63 cultivar reduces Cd uptake by increasing Fe absorption through activation of phytosiderophores. T3028 cultivar accumulates the highest level of Cd in leaves while also activating its reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging system, including antioxidant enzymes and phytochelatins. In some rice cultivars (such as HA63), a cyanide-resistant respiration mechanism, important in Cd detoxification, was also promoted under the Cd stress. In conclusion, different rice cultivars may adopt different biochemical strategies and respond with different efficiency to Cd stress.     

Legumes can increase cadmium contamination in neighboring crops

Legumes are widely used in many cropping systems because they share their nitrogen fixation products and phosphorus mobilization activities with their neighbors. In the current study, however, we showed that co-cultivation with legumes increased cadmium (Cd) contamination in the adjacent crops. Both field and mesocosm experiments indicated that legumes increased Cd levels in edible parts and shoots of four neighboring crops and five maize varieties tested, regardless of the Cd levels in the soil. This enhanced Cd accumulation in crops was attributed to root interactions that alter the rhizosphere environment. Co-cultivation with legumes reduced soil pH, which somewhat increased the exchangeable forms of Cd. Our results have demonstrated the inevitable increases in Cd levels of crops as a direct result of co-cultivation with legumes even under situations when these levels are below the permissible threshold. With this new revelation, we need to consider carefully the current cropping systems involving legumes and perhaps to re-design the current and future cropping systems in view of avoiding food contamination by Cd.     

Subcellular distribution,chemical forms and thiol synthesis involved in cadmium tolerance and detoxification in Siegesbeckia orientalis L.

Siegesbeckia orientalis L. is a promising species for cadmium (Cd) phytoextraction with large biomass and fast growth rate, while little information about their intracellular mechanisms involved in Cd tolerance and detoxification has been explored. A soil pot experiment with total target Cd concentrations of 0, 10, 50, 100, and 150 mg kg^?1 were designed to investigate the subcellular distribution, chemical forms and thiol synthesis characteristics of Cd in S. orientalis. More than 90% of Cd was bound to the soluble fractions (48.4–76.5%) and cell walls (19.9–46.3%). Increasing soil Cd concentrations enhanced Cd sequestration into the cell walls. Most of the Cd (69.8–82.7%) in the plant organ was mainly in the forms of pectate and protein integrated Cd and undissolved Cd phosphate, while a minor portion (6.8–20.9%) was in the forms of the inorganic Cd and the water soluble Cd. Nonprotein thiols and phytochelatins significantly increased with increasing soil Cd treatment levels, while glutathione concentrations had no obvious change trends. Therefore, intracellular detoxification mechanisms of Cd in S. orientalis mainly rely on formation of less toxic Cd chemical forms, store of a large amount of Cd in cell wall and synthesis of thiol compounds.     

Cadmium and copper uptake and accumulation by Sesbania rostrata seedling, a N-fixing annual plant: implications for the mechanism of heavy metal tolerance

Sesbania rostrata,an annual tropical legume,has been found to be tolerant to heavy metals,with an unknown mechanism.It is a promising candidate species for revegetation at mine tailings.In this study,sequential extractions with five buffers and strong acids were used to extract various chemical forms of cadmium and copper in S.rostrata,with or without Cd or Cu treatments,so that the mechanisms of tolerance and detoxification could be inferred.Both metals had low transition rates from roots to the aboveground of S.rostrata.The transition ratio of Cd (4.00%) was higher than that of Cu (1.46%).The proportion of NaCl extracted Cd (mostly in proteinbinding forms) increased drastically in Cd treated plants from being undetectable in untreated plants.This suggests that Cd induced biochemical processes producing proteinlike phytochelatins that served as a major mechanism for the high Cd tolerance of S.rostrata.The case for Cu was quite different,indicating that the mechanism for metal tolerance in S.rostrata is metal-specific.The proportion of water-insoluble Cu (e.g.oxalate and phosphate) in roots increased significantly with Cu treatment,which partially explains the tolerance of S.rostrata to Cu.However,how S.rostrata copes with the high biotic activity of inorganic salts of Cu,which increased in all parts of the plant under Cu stress,is a question for future studies.Sesbania rostrata is among the very few N-fixing plants tolerant to heavy metals.This study provides evidence for the detoxification mechanism of metals in Sesbania rostrata.     

Low cadmium (LCD), a novel gene related to cadmium tolerance and accumulation in rice

The contamination of food crops by cadmium (Cd) is a major concern in food production because it can reduce crop yields and threaten human health. In this study, knockout rice plants (Oryza sativa) tagged with the gene trap vector pGA2707 were screened for Cd tolerance, and the tolerant line lcd was obtained. The lcd mutant showed tolerance to Cd on agar plates and in hydroponic culture during early plant development. Metal concentration measurements in hydroponically grown plants revealed significantly less Cd in the shoots of lcd plants compared with wild-type (WT) shoots. When cultured in the field in soil artificially contaminated with low levels of Cd, lcd showed no significant difference in the Cd content of its leaf blades; however, the Cd concentration in the grains was 55% lower in 2009 and 43% lower in 2010. There were no significant differences in plant dry weight or seed yield between lcd and wild-type plants. LCD, a novel gene, is not homologous to any other known gene. LCD localized to the cytoplasm and nucleus, and was expressed mainly in the vascular tissues in the roots and phloem companion cells in the leaves. These data indicate that lcd may be useful for understanding Cd transport mechanisms and is a promising candidate rice line for use in combating the threat of Cd to human health.     

Cadmium Uptake,Translocation, and Tolerance in <Emphasis Type="Italic">AHA1OX Arabidopsis thaliana</Emphasis>

Information on cadmium (Cd) uptake and transport is essential to understand better the physiology of Cd tolerance in plants. In this study, Cd uptake, translocation, and tolerance were investigated in AHA1 (Arabidopsis plasma membrane H⁺-ATPase gene) overexpressed plants. Exposed to 10 μM CdCl₂, AHA1OX showed a higher root elongation, accumulated more Cd, and maintained better integrity of nucleus membrane of root tips in comparison to the control plant (WT), suggesting that AHA1OX was more Cd tolerant than WT. To investigate Cd tolerance mechanism of AHA1OX plants, we measured the activity of plasma membrane H⁺-ATPase and the secretion of citrate. Results indicated that treatment with 10 μM of Cd stimulated the activity of plasma membrane H⁺-ATPase and the secretion of citrate, while 30 μM of Cd inhibited them. AHA1OX had higher activity of H⁺-ATPase and secretion of citrate than WT. Addition of citrate enhanced root-to-shoot translocation of Cd significantly. A higher root-to-shoot Cd translocation was observed in AHA1OX than in WT plants. Treatment with low temperature or metabolic inhibitor (carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone) inhibited Cd uptake and translocation. The study of Cd forms using sequential extraction indicated that Cd was mainly present as a protein-bound form, and AHA1OX had more water-soluble Cd than WT. Taken together, our results suggested that the Cd tolerance of AHA1OX was associated with its root-to-shoot Cd translocation and secretion of citrate, which converts Cd²⁺ into less toxic and more easily transportable forms in plant cells.     

Cadmium tolerance and accumulation in eight potential energy crops

The production of energy crops that can be used for biodiesel production is a sustainable approach for the removal of metal pollutants by phytoremediation. This study investigated the cadmium (Cd) accumulation and tolerance of eight potential energy crops. After growth for 28 days in substrates containing 0, 50, 100 or 200 mg Cd·kg^− 1, seedlings were evaluated for growth parameters, chlorophyll content, chlorophyll fluorescence parameters and Cd accumulation. All eight crops were moderately tolerant to Cd toxicity, with four [i.e., hemp (Cannabis sativa), flax (Linum usitatissimum), castor (Ricinus communis) and peanut (Arachis hypogaea)] being more tolerant than the others. Three of these crops (hemp, flax and peanut) had higher Cd accumulation capacities. The roots of peanut and hemp had high bioconcentration factors (BCF > 1000), while flax shoots accumulated a higher concentration of Cd (> 100 mg/kg). These results demonstrate that it is possible to grow energy crops on Cd-contaminated soil. Hemp, flax and peanut are excellent candidates for phytoremediation.