Cadmium interferes with auxin physiology and lignification in poplar
Mudawi Elobeid1, Cornelia Göbel, Ivo Feussner
1Abteilung Forstbotanik und Baumphysiologie, Büsgen-Institut, Georg-August Universität, Büsgenweg 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Abstract:
Cadmium (Cd) is a phytotoxic heavy metal that causes rapid growth reduction. To investigate if Cd interferes with the metabolism of auxin, a major growth hormone in plants, poplars (Populus × canescens) expressing a heterologous GH3::GUS reporter gene were exposed to 50 μM Cd in hydroponic solutions. Growth, photosynthetic performance, lignification, peroxidase activity, auxin concentration, and GUS staining were determined in order to record the activities of GH3 enzymes in the stem apex, the elongation zone, wood in the zone of radial growth, and in roots. Cd-induced growth reductions were tissue-specific decreasing in the order: roots>wood>shoot elongation and leaf initiation, whereas Cd concentrations increased in the order: leaves
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