Effects of nutrient solution zinc activity on net uptake,translocation, and root export of cadmium and zinc by separated sections of intact durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. var durum) seedling roots |
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Authors: | Welch RM Hart JJ Norvell WA Sullivan LA Kochian LV |
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Institution: | (1) U.S. Plant, Soil and Nutrition Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, USA;(2) Department of Soil, Crop and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853;(3) Goizueta Business School, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA |
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Abstract: | Cd accumulation in durum wheat presents a potential health risk to consumers. In an effort to understand the physiological
mechanisms involved with Cd accumulation, this study examined the effects of Zn on Cd root uptake and phloem translocation
in a split– root system. Durum wheat seedlings were grown in chelate-buffered nutrient solution with intact root systems divided
into two sections. Each root section grew in a separate 1 l pot, one of which contained 0.2 μM CdSO4. In addition, each two-pot system contained ZnSO4 in the following combinations (in μm) (for -cd root system: +cd root system): 1:1, 1:10, 10:1,10:10, 1:19, and 19:1. Harvested
plant material was analyzed for Cd and Zn. In addition, rates of Cd and Zn net uptake, translocation to the shoot, and root
export (translocation from one root segment to the other) between days 8 and 22 were calculated. Results show that Zn was
not translocated from one root section to its connected root section. Uptake rates of Cd increased as solution Zn concentrations
increased. Cd translocation from one root section to the other decreased significantly when the Zn concentration in either
pot was greater than 1 μM. These results show the potential of Zn to inhibit movement of Cd via the phloem, and suggests that
providing adequate Zn levels may limit phloem loading of Cd into wheat grain. Increasing the rhizosphere activity of Zn2+ in Cd-containing soils may therefore result in reduced Cd accumulation in grain even while net Cd uptake is slightly enhanced.
This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | cadmium durum wheat root uptake split root translocation zinc |
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