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Effects of cadmium stress on fruits germination and growth of two herbage species

  • Ying Hu , Huichun Wang EMAIL logo , Biyao Zhou , Zhengke Li , Huiping Jia , Pengmao Deji , Nian Liu and Jingjing Wei
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From the journal Open Life Sciences Volume 18 Issue 1

Abstract

Cadmium (Cd) pollution is a global environmental problem. It is of great significance to find a kind of pasture that can grow normally in a cadmium environment, especially in the Tibetan Plateau. We studied the fruit germination and fruit growth of Elymus sinsubmuticus S.L. Chen and Elymus tangutorum (Nevski), native plants of the Tibetan Plateau, in different cadmium environments. The results showed that with increased cadmium stress, the fruit germination rate, final germination rate, fruit-vigor, average germination time, and germination-speed index for the two grass species gradually decreased, and the 50% germination time for the seed gradually increased. Root length, biomass, and the number of leaves decreased in both species. We quantified the fruit germination and growth of plants in the cadmium environment and found that E. sinosubmuticus S.L. Chen had better fruit germination and fruit growth, and it had the development potential of cadmium pollution control.

Keywords: Tibetan Plateau; cadmium stress; fruits germination; fruits growth; Elymus sinosubmuticus ; Elymus tangutorum

1 Introduction

In recent years, environmental issues have become topics of discussion among scientists worldwide. Faced with these challenges, we need to study the existential risks posed by environmental pollution from more perspectives [1,2]. Cadmium is a metal used in the manufacture of products such as alloys, dyes, plastics, pesticides, paints, nickel–cadmium, silver–cadmium, and lithium–cadmium rechargeable batteries [3]. The production and sale of these commodities cover almost all human activities, such as industry, agriculture, mining, and transportation [4]. Through commercial wastes, cadmium can enter the air, water, and soil, causing environmental pollution [5,6]. As a nonessential nutrient for plants, cadmium is mainly absorbed into the plant body through the plant roots, resulting in the reduction of chlorophyll in plant leaves, the increase in antioxidant enzymes, the inhibition of plant growth, and even plant death [7]. At the same time, as the primary producers, the cadmium in plant matter causes cadmium poisoning in other organisms, along with an extension to the food chain and cadmium’s transmission in the food web, becoming a threat to the health of humans [8].

Fruits are the common propagule of gymnosperms and angiosperms, which ensure the reproduction and renewal of sexually reproductive plants [9]. Cadmium exposure can have an impact on plant-fruit germination, altering fruit germination rates and fruit growth. Studies have found that under cadmium stress, pea-fruits’ germination radicle and embryo growth are significantly inhibited, and the hydrolysis of the main storage proteins (albumin, Leguminosae, and Westwood) is damaged. This results in a reduced release of free amino acids (cysteine, aspartic acid, and serine) and a lack of nitrogen supply, an essential nutrient for pea seed growth. At the same time, oxidative stress and excess free radicals are produced [10]. Cadmium reduces bean-fruit germination rates, embryo growth, biomass, and mineral and sugar partitioning between cotyledons and hypocotyls, inhibits α-amylase and invertase (soluble acid, soluble neutral, and cell-wall-bound acid) activity. The content of malondialdehyde and the activity of lipoxygenase are increased, and the delayed intensity of fruit germination increases gradually with the increase in cadmium concentration [11]. With the gradual increase in cadmium concentration, the root length, stem length, biomass (root and stem), chlorophyll content, and stomatal conductance of quinoa all decrease, and the activities of antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase, catalase, peroxidase) gradually increase [12].

Cadmium pollution is a global environmental problem. The Yamuna River, which originates in the Himalayas, is one of the main tributaries of the Ganges River in India. The contents of Fe, Cu, Co, Zn, Pb, Ni, and Cr in the river water are 40–190, 50–120, 4–66, 840–1,800, 2–40, 100–600, 88–253, and 35–52 μg L−1 [13]. As early as 1999, heavy metal elements, such as Pb, Cu, Zn, Cd, As, Sb, and Br, were detected by soil analysis in the Himalayan Mountains, where the Yamuna River originates. These elements can not only come from the local soil but also be derived from other natural or anthropogenic sources through tangutorum migration [14]. Of Poland’s 23 national parks, the Babiogórski, Ojcowski, Gorczański national parks in the south of the country are the most heavily contaminated by heavy metals [15]. Cd, Cu, and Pb are the main pollutants in the surface sediments from the upper reaches of the Red River in Vietnam down to the underwater delta, and their concentrations reach moderate-to-severe pollution levels [16]. From a global perspective, transportation is a typical source of heavy-metal pollution. There are different concentrations of heavy metals in urban road dust in Asia, Europe, Africa, North and South America, and Australia. The zinc content in the road dust of Europe is the highest, followed by Asia, Africa, Australia, and America. The Cu pollution and pollution-load index (PLI) are highest in Europe and lowest in Africa. The PLI in the USA and African cities is between the two. The potential ecological risk of different continents is highest in Asia, followed by Europe, Australia, America, and Africa [17].

The Qinghai–Tibet Plateau is recognized as the “Third Pole” and the “Water Tower of Asia” [18]. The highest and largest alpine grassland in the world is in the Plateau [19]. The grassland-dominated ecosystem covers an area of 2.5 × 106 km2, accounting for more than 60% of the total plateau area; grassland resources are valuable for the survival of local herdsmen and many wild animals [20] and are also an important component of fragile ecological barriers [21]. However, heavy metal pollution has gradually appeared in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. The Huangshui Watershed is located in the eastern part of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. The average concentrations of heavy metals in surface and deeper soils are 124.85 and 104.10 mg kg−1 for Cr, 0.36 and 0.23 mg kg−1 for Cd, 34.07 and 28.99 mg kg−1 for Cu, 35.23 and 28.43 mg kg−1 for Pb, and 106.16 and 92.26 mg kg−1 for Zn, respectively [22]. Highways in the eastern part of the Tibetan Plateau are contaminated with heavy metals to varying degrees. The road segments stretch from Xining to Maduo along the #214 national highway, from Maduo to Qumalai, from Qumalai to Budongquan off the #308 provincial highway, from Budongquan to Naqu off the #109 national highway, and from Naqu to Lhasa off the #109 national highway in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. The mean concentrations of Cu (23.13 mg kg−1), Zn (100.97 mg kg−1), Cd (0.30 mg kg−1), Pb (29.60 mg kg−1), Ni (31.93 mg kg−1), and As (21.40 mg kg−1) of the entire region were higher than the background values, and the concentrations of Cr (36.20 mg kg−1) and Co (10.31 mg kg−1) were lower than the background values [23]. In the main industrial, mining, and agricultural areas and transportation lines in the northeastern part of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, the mean values of Hg and Cd were 0.28 and 0.68 mg kg−1, respectively, and the highest concentrations were 0.80 and 14.84 mg kg−1, respectively. The maximum concentrations of Hg and Cd in the soil were 40 and 108 times larger than the background values, respectively. Among all the heavy metals, lead had the highest concentration, which was 2076.28 mg kg−1. The average concentrations of Zn, Cr, and V were 145.64, 93.29, and 83.10 mg kg−1, respectively [24]. Cadmium pollution on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau mainly comes from industry, transportation, landfills, and atmospheric transmission [3,25,26].

Although metal concentrations are well characterized, there is little knowledge about the fruit germination and fruit growth of alpine plants under cadmium stress. This article is the first to report on fruit germination and fruit growth under cadmium stress for Elymus sinosubmuticus S.L. Chen and Elymus tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz., which originate in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. We aim to clarify the growth situation of alpine plants in response to the increased risk of cadmium pollution. At the same time, to compensate for the scarcity of phytoremediation species available for alpine heavy metals, we selected and then comprehensively evaluated these two grass species for their superior phytoremediation capability and cadmium resistance.

2 Materials and methods

2.1 Experimental design

Elymus sinosubmuticus S.L. Chen (Els) and E. tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz. (Elt) were grown by Tongde Feed Fruits Production in Qinghai Province, China (35°15′N, 100°38′E), which is located in the eastern part of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau [27]. The soil pH in this area is about 7–8, and the soil background value of cadmium is less than 0.2 mg L−1 (Environmental Quality Standard for Soils of China, GB15618-1995). Healthy and plump fruits were selected, sterilized with 10% (v/v) H2O2 for 30 min, rinsed with distilled water three times [28], and then soaked in distilled water at 25°C for 24 h. After the filter paper absorbed the surface moisture, the fruits were evenly dispersed in a culture dish with a diameter of 9 cm; 50 fruits were placed in each culture dish; three filter papers were laid in the culture dish in advance; and 5 mL of different concentrations of cadmium-stress solution (0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 mg L−1) was added (the stress solution was prepared with distilled water). There were three repeated treatments for each concentration. Simulations were carried out under day (25 ± 2°C, 12 h 5,000 lx light, PAR 400–700 nm, 70% humidity) and night (20 ± 2°C, 12 h 0 lx dark, 60% humidity) conditions, in an artificial intelligence incubator. The fruits were carefully cultivated in the medium, and a corresponding stress solution was regularly added to maintain the humidity and stress balance of the medium. The germination of the fruits was recorded from the third day; when the radicles of the fruits were more than half the fruits’ length, this was regarded as germination. The seedlings were cultivated for 23 days, and the test data were recorded (the stress solution was prepared with Hoagland plant nutrient solution during seedling cultivation).

2.2 Index measurement and data calculation

Fruits germination rate (Gi), final germination rate (Gf), germination-speed index (GSI), and 50% germination time (T 50) were calculated with reference to the study of Sneideris et al. [29].

In Formula (2), Gi represents the germination rate of seeds, X i represents the number of seeds germinated in consecutive i days, and N represents the total number of experimental seeds.

(1) Gi = X i N × 100 % ,

(2) Gf = n f N × 100 % .

In Formula (2), Gf represents the final germination rate and n f represents the number of fruits germinated at the end of the whole experiment (14 days for Elymus and 16 days for Palladium).

(3) GSI = ∑ n i t i .

In Formula (3), GSI represents the germination-speed index, ni represents the number of fruits germinated on the ith day, and t i represents the ith day.

(4) T 50 = t i + ( N 2 − n i ) × ( t j − t i ) n j − n i .

In Formula (4), T 50 represents 50% germination time, N is the number of final germination fruits, and n i and n j are the cumulative numbers of germination fruits counted at adjacent t i and t j moments when n i < N/2 < n j (the experiment was calculated according to Els of 6–14 days and Elt of 3–16 days).

The fruits-vigor index (VI) and mean germination time (MGT) were calculated according to the research calculation method of Nabaei and Amooaghaie [30]:

(5) VI = SL × Gf .

In Formula (5), VI is the fruits-vigor index, SL is the fruits length, and Gf is the final germination rate.

(6) MGT = G t D t G .

In the Formula (6), MGT represents the average germination time, G t represents the number of fruits germinated on t day, D t represents the t day, and G is the number of fruits germinated (the experiment was calculated over 20 days).

We continued to cultivate the plants for 23 days, recorded the number of leaves (Ln) of the fruits, measured the root length (Rl) and stem–leaf length (Gh) of fruits with a millimeter vernier caliper, and measured the root weight (Rw), fruits weight (Lw), and biomass (Bi) of fruits by electronic analysis balance. In accordance with the research of Fang et al. [31], the membership-function index method was used to calculate the cadmium tolerance of two plant fruits:

(7) X ( μ ) = X − X min X max − X min

(8) X j ̅ = 1 n ∑ i = 1 n X ij ,

(9) V j = ∑ i = 1 n ( X ij − X j ̅ ) 2 X j ̅ ,

(10) W j = V j ∑ j = 1 m V j ,

(11) D = ∑ j = 1 n [ μ ( X j ) · W j ] .

First, indicator data were normalized using a subordinate function. Here, X(μ) is the membership function value of the μth index, X is the average value of the evaluation index, X max is the maximum value of the evaluation index, and X min is the minimum value. X j is the average value of the jth evaluation index, n is the number of varieties, and X ij is the jth evaluation index for the ith variety. V j is the standard deviation coefficient of the jth evaluation index, and X j is the jth evaluation index for the variety. W j is the weighting coefficient of the jth evaluation index, and μ(X j ) is the membership function value of the evaluation index. D is the comprehensive value of planting cadmium tolerance under Cd stress. The larger the D value, the higher the Cd tolerance of the plant variety.

2.3 Statistical approach

Microsoft Excel 2019 software was used for data sorting and statistics. Shapiro–Wilk (S–W) test for normal distribution. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to analyze the significance of the difference between fruit germination and fruit growth, and the least significance difference test was used for multiple comparisons among multiple sample means. The significance test of different treatments was obtained by using the VARIANCE analysis in SPSS 17.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA); p < 0.05 indicated a significant difference. The Origin 2022 (OriginLab Corporation, Northampton, MA, USA) software was applied to complete the trend chart and correlation analysis chart.

3 Results

3.1 Effects of cadmium stress on fruit germination of Els and Elt

Under cadmium stress, the germination rate for the fruits of Els increased gradually and reached the maximum germination rate on the 14th day in each treatment group (Figure 1). The germination rate for Elt fruits also increased gradually and reached the maximum germination rate on the 16th day in each treatment group (Figure 2). The results indicated that the cadmium treatment had no effect on the maximum germination time for the two kinds of herbage.

Figure 1 Fruit germination rate for E. sinosubmuticus S.L. Chen under cadmium stress, p < 0.05: (a) blank control group; (b) 10 mg L−1 treatment group; (c) 20 mg L−1 treatment group; (d) 30 mg L−1 treatment group; (e) 40 mg L−1 treatment group; and (f) 50 mg L−1 treatment group. The different colored diamonds represent the specific data distribution for each group. Each column represents the cumulative germination rate of the plant.
Figure 1

Fruit germination rate for E. sinosubmuticus S.L. Chen under cadmium stress, p < 0.05: (a) blank control group; (b) 10 mg L−1 treatment group; (c) 20 mg L−1 treatment group; (d) 30 mg L−1 treatment group; (e) 40 mg L−1 treatment group; and (f) 50 mg L−1 treatment group. The different colored diamonds represent the specific data distribution for each group. Each column represents the cumulative germination rate of the plant.

Figure 2 Fruit germination rate for E. tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz. under cadmium stress, p < 0.05: (a) blank control group; (b) 10 mg L−1 treatment group; (c) 20 mg L−1 treatment group; (d) 30 mg L−1 treatment group; (e) 40 mg L−1 treatment group; and (f) 50 mg L−1 treatment group. The different colored diamonds represent the specific data distribution for each group. Each column represents the cumulative germination rate of the plant.
Figure 2

Fruit germination rate for E. tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz. under cadmium stress, p < 0.05: (a) blank control group; (b) 10 mg L−1 treatment group; (c) 20 mg L−1 treatment group; (d) 30 mg L−1 treatment group; (e) 40 mg L−1 treatment group; and (f) 50 mg L−1 treatment group. The different colored diamonds represent the specific data distribution for each group. Each column represents the cumulative germination rate of the plant.

Compared with the control group, the final germination rate for Els was significantly different after the treatment level of 30 mg L−1, and it decreased with the increase in cadmium concentration (Figure 3a). There was a significant difference in the final germination rate at the 50 mg L−1 treatment level of Elt, and the change in the final germination rate was consistent with that of Els, but the trend was not obvious (Figure 3b).

Figure 3 Fruit germination of two grass species under cadmium stress (both significant, p < 0.05): (a) final germination rate for E. sinosubmuticus S.L. Chen; (b) final germination rate for E. tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz.; (c) E. sinosubmuticus S.L. fruits vigor; (d) Elt fruits vigor; (e) 50% germination time for E. sinosubmuticus S.L. Chen; (f) 50% germination time for E. tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz.; (g) average germination time for E. sinosubmuticus S.L. Chen; (h) average germination time for E. tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz.; (i) GSI for E. sinosubmuticus S.L. Chen; and (j) GSI for E. tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz.
Figure 3

Fruit germination of two grass species under cadmium stress (both significant, p < 0.05): (a) final germination rate for E. sinosubmuticus S.L. Chen; (b) final germination rate for E. tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz.; (c) E. sinosubmuticus S.L. fruits vigor; (d) Elt fruits vigor; (e) 50% germination time for E. sinosubmuticus S.L. Chen; (f) 50% germination time for E. tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz.; (g) average germination time for E. sinosubmuticus S.L. Chen; (h) average germination time for E. tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz.; (i) GSI for E. sinosubmuticus S.L. Chen; and (j) GSI for E. tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz.

Compared with the control group, the cadmium stress significantly reduced the fruits vigor of Els. Under the stress concentration of 10–30 mg L−1, the fruits vigor decreased significantly with the increase in cadmium stress. However, when the stress concentration was greater than 30 mg L−1, there was no significant change in fruits vigor with the increase in cadmium concentration (Figure 3c). The decreasing trend was not obvious when the stress concentration exceeded 20 mg L−1 (Figure 3d).

Cadmium stress could increase the germination time for Els fruits by 50%, and the time increased with the increase in cadmium concentration. When the stress concentration exceeded 30 mg L−1, the difference in effects between treatments was not obvious (Figure 3e). The cadmium had little effect on the germination time for 50% of the Elt fruits, and it showed a significant effect when the stress concentration exceeded 50 mg L−1 (Figure 3f).

The cadmium stress significantly reduced the average fruit germination time for Els, when the stress concentration was greater than 20 mg L−1 and the inhibition effect was very obvious (Figure 3g). The change in the average fruit germination time for Elt under cadmium stress was the same as that for Els (Figure 3h).

In the fruit-germination-rate index, both plants showed a decreasing trend with the increase in cadmium concentration. The decreasing trend of Els was more significant than that for Elt, when the stress concentration was greater than 30 mg L−1, and the treatment effect between the treatment group and the illuminance was significantly stronger (Figure 3i), but this situation was only observed when the grass was treated at 50 mg L−1 (Figure 3j).

3.2 Effects of cadmium stress on fruits growth of Els and Elt

Under cadmium stress, the plant height of each treatment group was significantly different from that of the control group, and decreased with the increase in the treatment concentration (Figure 4a). Compared with the control group, the root length in the cadmium-treatment group was significantly inhibited, and there was no significant difference among the treatment groups (Figure 4b); the heights of the stems and leaves of each treatment group were different from those of the control group, which decreased with increasing stress concentration (Figure 4c); there was no significant difference in the number of leaves between the treatment groups and the control group (Figure 4d). The results showed that cadmium stress inhibited plant height, root length and stem length of Els.

Figure 4 The effect of cadmium stress on the growth of E. sinosubmuticus S.L. Chen: (a) total plant length of each treatment level, p < 0.05; (b) root length of each treatment level, p < 0.05; (c) lengths of stems and leaves of the plants in each treatment level, p < 0.05; and (d) number of leaves of the plants in each treatment level, p < 0.05.
Figure 4

The effect of cadmium stress on the growth of E. sinosubmuticus S.L. Chen: (a) total plant length of each treatment level, p < 0.05; (b) root length of each treatment level, p < 0.05; (c) lengths of stems and leaves of the plants in each treatment level, p < 0.05; and (d) number of leaves of the plants in each treatment level, p < 0.05.

In the growth situation of Elt under the cadmium stress, the difference in the total plant length between each treatment group and the control group was extremely significant. The plant height decreased with the increase in cadmium concentration (Figure 5a). The difference in root length between all the treatment groups and the control group was extremely significant, but the difference between treatments was not significant and decreased with the increase in stress concentration (Figure 5b). The stem and leaf lengths of each treatment group and the control group were significantly different, but the difference between treatments was not significant and decreased first and then increased with the increase in stress concentration (Figure 5c). The number of leaves in all treatment groups decreased with the increase in cadmium concentration (Figure 5d). The results showed that the cadmium stress also inhibited fruit growth.

Figure 5 The effect of cadmium stress on the growth of E. tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz.: (a) total plant length of each treatment level, p < 0.05; (b) root length of each treatment level, p < 0.05; (c) length of stem and leaf in each treatment level, p < 0.05; and (d) number of leaves in each treatment level, p < 0.05.
Figure 5

The effect of cadmium stress on the growth of E. tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz.: (a) total plant length of each treatment level, p < 0.05; (b) root length of each treatment level, p < 0.05; (c) length of stem and leaf in each treatment level, p < 0.05; and (d) number of leaves in each treatment level, p < 0.05.

With the increase in cadmium concentration, the root biomass of Els decreased gradually, and there was a significant difference between the control group and the 40 mg L−1 treatment group (Figure 6a); there was a significant difference in stem and leaf biomass between the control and treatment groups; there was no significant difference between the treatment groups (Figure 6b); and the total biomass was consistent with the changes in stem and leaf biomass (Figure 6c). The root biomass of Elt decreased gradually. When the stress concentration was greater than 20 mg L−1, there was no significant difference between the treatment groups (Figure 6d). The change rules for stem and leaf biomass and total biomass were consistent. The biomass of the groups was inhibited, and there was no significant difference among the treatment groups (Figure 6e and f).

Figure 6 The effect of cadmium stress on the biomass of two grass species; both were significant p < 0.05: (a) root weight for each treatment level of E. sinosubmuticus S.L. Chen; (b) stem and leaf biomass for each treatment level of E. sinosubmuticus S.L. Chen; (c) total plant biomass for each treatment level of E. sinosubmuticus S.L. Chen; (d) root weight for each treatment level of E. tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz.; (e) total plant biomass for each treatment level of E. tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz.; and (f) biomass of plant stems and leaves for each treatment level of E. tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz.
Figure 6

The effect of cadmium stress on the biomass of two grass species; both were significant p < 0.05: (a) root weight for each treatment level of E. sinosubmuticus S.L. Chen; (b) stem and leaf biomass for each treatment level of E. sinosubmuticus S.L. Chen; (c) total plant biomass for each treatment level of E. sinosubmuticus S.L. Chen; (d) root weight for each treatment level of E. tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz.; (e) total plant biomass for each treatment level of E. tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz.; and (f) biomass of plant stems and leaves for each treatment level of E. tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz.

Under cadmium stress, the T 50 for Els was negatively correlated with GSI, MGT, VI, and Gf; in the positive correlation, the correlation coefficients between GSI, MGT, VI, and Gf were all greater than 0.85, and the correlation coefficients between MGT, VI, and Gf were also different. When reaching 0.91 and 1.0, the correlation coefficient between VI and Gf was 0.91, and their correlation was strong; in the fruit growth indicators, the correlation coefficients between Bi and Rw and Lw were 0.90 and 0.91, and the correlation between Pl and Rl was 0.93. These indicators were linked to each other and were very strong (Figure 7a). In the positive correlation, the results were as follows: the correlation coefficient between GSI and MGT and Gf was 0.80; the correlation coefficient between MGT and Gf was 0.80 and 1.0; the correlation coefficients between VI and Gh, Rl, Pl, Lw, Rw, Bi, and Gf were 0.98, 0.91, 0.98, 0.80, 0.74, and 0.82, respectively; the correlation coefficients between Bi and Gh, Rl, Pl, Lw, and Rw were 0.83, 0.75, 0.82, 0.99, and 0.78, respectively; the correlation coefficients between Pl and Gh and Rl were 0.99 and 0.95, respectively; and the correlation coefficient between Rl and Gh was 0.91, indicating strong correlation.

Figure 7 Pearson correlation analysis of each index under cadmium stress; the significance level is 0.05: (a) E. sinosubmuticus S.L. Chen and (b) E. tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz.
Figure 7

Pearson correlation analysis of each index under cadmium stress; the significance level is 0.05: (a) E. sinosubmuticus S.L. Chen and (b) E. tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz.

3.3 Evaluation of cadmium tolerance in Els and Elt

Under cadmium stress, the D value of Els was 3.79, which was higher than that of Elt, indicating that Els was more tolerant to the cadmium than Elt in terms of fruit germination and fruit growth (Table 1).

Table 1

Comprehensive evaluation of fruit germination and fruit growth of E. sinosubmuticus S.L. Chen and E. tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz

Species Index
Cd GSI T 50 MGT VI Gf Bi Rw Lw Pl Rl Gh Ln D value
X(μ) W j X(μ) W j X(μ) W j X(μ) W j X(μ) W j X(μ) W j X(μ) W j X(μ) W j X(μ) W j X(μ) W j X(μ) W j X(μ) W j
Els 10 0.06 0.03 0.61 0.04 0.30 0.02 0.11 0.02 0.23 0.04 0.02 0.00 0.15 0.01 0.47 0.00 0.32 0.02 0.14 0.02 0.34 0.02 0.30 0.02 3.79
20 0.17 0.02 0.34 0.01 0.44 0.01 0.19 0.01 0.37 0.02 0.04 0.00 0.16 0.01 0.54 0.01 0.33 0.01 0.06 0.02 0.39 0.01 0.30 0.02
30 0.25 0.01 0.14 0.01 0.56 0.02 0.42 0.02 0.49 0.01 0.15 0.01 0.18 0.00 0.60 0.02 0.57 0.03 0.17 0.02 0.64 0.03 0.63 0.02
40 0.33 0.00 0.10 0.02 0.73 0.03 0.59 0.04 0.65 0.01 0.34 0.03 0.26 0.03 0.69 0.03 0.69 0.04 0.45 0.04 0.70 0.04 0.70 0.02
50 0.46 0.01 0.06 0.02 0.86 0.05 0.65 0.04 0.77 0.02 0.89 0.07 0.49 0.10 0.87 0.05 0.64 0.03 0.36 0.03 0.67 0.03 0.77 0.02
Elt 10 0.14 0.02 0.56 0.04 0.21 0.03 0.19 0.02 0.41 0.02 0.51 0.04 0.06 0.04 0.12 0.04 0.19 0.03 0.12 0.02 0.19 0.02 0.20 0.02 1.50
20 0.29 0.01 0.29 0.01 0.30 0.02 0.20 0.02 0.57 0.01 0.36 0.03 0.11 0.02 0.20 0.03 0.27 0.01 0.19 0.01 0.27 0.01 0.17 0.02
30 0.39 0.01 0.17 0.01 0.37 0.01 0.24 0.01 0.71 0.02 0.29 0.02 0.12 0.02 0.25 0.02 0.26 0.01 0.17 0.01 0.27 0.01 0.27 0.02
40 0.56 0.03 0.15 0.01 0.31 0.02 0.19 0.02 0.59 0.03 0.17 0.01 0.12 0.02 0.34 0.01 0.21 0.02 0.19 0.01 0.20 0.02 0.17 0.02
50 0.80 0.05 0.13 0.01 0.41 0.01 0.30 0.01 0.78 0.03 0.07 0.01 0.13 0.02 0.40 0.01 0.32 0.01 0.25 0.01 0.28 0.01 0.20 0.02

4 Discussion

Cadmium is very mobile in plant tissues [32] and has toxic effects on plant-fruit germination and growth [33]. The fruit germination rates is a direct result of the growth and reproduction of plants and is the determinant of the tangutorum existence of plants in a certain area. The fruits germination rate for the two native plants on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau decreased with the increase in cadmium concentration, indicating that the cadmium-polluted environment decreased the germination rates for both. This view was supported by Sami [34]. They found that the growth of rapeseed seedlings was inhibited under cadmium stress, and melatonin synthesis may be a key detoxification pathway to alleviate this inhibition. Cadmium stress can significantly reduce the final germination rate for E. sinosubmuticus S.L. Chen, but it has little effect on E. tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz. These results indicate that although the two species are gramineous plants with the same growth as the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, there are some differences in cadmium tolerance that may be caused by biological differences between different species, and these biological differences are ultimately attributed to the differences at the molecular level. This is similar to the results of Garcia de la Torre et al. [35], who studied the differences in cadmium tolerance of different alfalfa varieties. In their study, they found that among 258 alfalfa varieties with cadmium tolerance, the plant material containing the selected cadmium tolerance genotype pi516929 (CdT) had significantly higher cadmium tolerance than the plant material containing the sensitive genotype pi660497 (Cds). Furthermore, cadmium stress had negative effects on the fruits vigor, average fruit germination time, and germination index for both plants, which was the same as Rhus typhoid fruit germination under cadmium stress [36].

Plant growth is one of the important indicators for evaluating cadmium toxicity [7]. Studies have shown that low-concentration heavy-metal stress can promote plant growth, while high-concentration stress can inhibit plant growth and even kill plants [2,37,38]. Root-related data are of great significance in studying plant abiotic stress responses, as they are the primary sign of plants’ exposure to soil stressors [39]. Under cadmium stress, the root lengths of the two native plants on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau changed significantly and decreased with the increase in cadmium concentration, while the stem and leaf lengths of the two grass species changed in the same way. The total biomass of both plants was significantly inhibited by the cadmium, indicating that cadmium toxicity can reduce the biomass of both plants. This corroborates the finding that cadmium is biologically toxic to most plants [40].

Fruits germination is essential for seedling growth. The germination of fruits will affect the later growth and development of seedlings. Therefore, it is important to study the relationship between fruits germination and seedling growth [41]. In this study, the 50% germination time for fruits was negatively correlated with the GSI and the vigor index, and had a strong correlation but little correlation with the growth of plant fruits, indicating that the effect of cadmium toxicity on the germination of the two grass species was not related to the fruits. The fruit germination and vigor indexes are positively correlated with growth indices, such as total biomass, root biomass, leaf–stem biomass, root length, and leaf length of fruits growth, and the correlation coefficient is large, indicating that the vigor index can be used as a future research tool. Fruit germination is positively correlated with fruit growth, this result is consistent with the relationship between fruits germination and fruits growth under water stress in bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) described by Adhikari et al. [42]. In their study, the water absorption and germination rates of Palee bitter gourd seeds were the highest after 48 h irrigation, while the water absorption and germination rates of seeds without irrigation were the lowest. Similarly, the seedlings soaked for 48 h had the highest values, and the seeds soaked for 36 h had the highest values, followed by the seedlings soaked for 36 h. The seedlings in the control group had the shortest and lowest values. In addition, Masondo et al. [43] also found that phytohormones relieve the three-leaf plant Ceratotheca triloba (Bernh.) under extreme temperatures, drought, and salt stress to promote fruit germination and fruit growth.

The Qinghai–Tibet Plateau has the characteristics of a large diurnal temperature difference, a short plant phenological period, severe cold in winter, and strong radiation [44,45]. Grassland is a major vegetation type on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, accounting for 70% of the vegetation area [46]. It is the main food source for yak, Tibetan sheep, and wild herbivores, of which the former two are the principal food source for local herdsmen [47]. Elymus sinosubmuticus S.L. Chen and E. tangutorum (Nevski) Hand.-Mazz. are common grasslands on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. Under cadmium stress, the fruits germination rate for the two grass species is reduced, the fruits vigor weakened, the growth of the fruits (especially the root system) is hindered, and the risk of heavy-metal pollution in the eastern Qinghai–Tibet Plateau increases. Against the background of the gradual increase [22,48], the stability of the plateau ecosystem and the environment on which animals and humans depend will be destroyed, presenting a serious challenge to the green concept of harmonious coexistence and development between humans and nature.

In a mining-contaminated floodplain pasture in central Wales, UK, the uptake of Zn, Cu, and (especially) Pb by sheep varies seasonally from 0.1 to 44% or more of soil dry matter in different seasons, and the accumulation of heavy metals in sheep may exceed safe thresholds [49]. Caribou populations in Western Greenland are also affected by heavy-metal pollution, with significantly higher levels of aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, selenium, and zinc in the wetter, lichen-rich areas of the south and higher levels of copper in the arid desert grasslands of the north, where pasture dominates [50]. In other research, the average 137Cs content recorded for heather (Calluna) peatland in a Finnish reindeer management area was 44 ± 27 Bq/kg dw for dry heather, 75 ± 59 Bq/kg dw for medium heather, and 219 ± 150 Bq/kg dw for peatland vegetation, indicating that the health of reindeer was also seriously threatened [51]. These studies suggest that, in the future, it will be necessary to conduct research on the physiological and biochemical responses and gene expressions of the two native Elymus under cadmium stress on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau.

5 Conclusion

It was found that with the increase of cadmium concentration, fruits germination rate, final germination rate, fruits vigor, average germination time and GSI of the two plants could inhibit fruits germination, and at the same time, biomass and leaf number of the two plants could be reduced. By using a simple fruit germination test and measuring seedling growth index, we can quickly screen plant materials for cadmium pollution (other heavy metals and environmental pollutants), which is of great significance for the search of green environmental protection and low-cost phytoremediation materials worldwide.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank the College of Life Sciences, Qinghai Normal University, for providing the experimental equipment and site for this study.

  1. Funding information: This research and APC were funded by the Qinghai Major Ecological Protection Monitoring Projects in 2021 – Monitoring Special Project of Forest, Wetland, and Desertification Land in the Qinghai Lake Basin, grant number 2021-013.

  2. Author contributions: Y.H. and H.C.W. designed the experiment, Y.H., B.Y.Z., and Z.K.L. performed the experiment. H., H.P.J. and P.M.D.J. participated in writing the paper and drawing, and N.L. and J.J.W. revised the details and grammar of the full paper. The author applied SDC method to author sequence.

  3. Conflict of interest: Authors state no conflict of interest.

  4. Data availability statement: The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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Accepted: 2022-11-30
Published Online: 2023-04-11

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  266. Erratum
  267. Erratum to “Protein Z modulates the metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma cells”
  268. Erratum to “BRCA1 subcellular localization regulated by PI3K signaling pathway in triple-negative breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells and hormone-sensitive T47D cells”
  269. Retraction
  270. Retraction to “Protocatechuic acid attenuates cerebral aneurysm formation and progression by inhibiting TNF-alpha/Nrf-2/NF-kB-mediated inflammatory mechanisms in experimental rats”
https://doi.org/10.1515/biol-2022-0544
Keywords for this article
Tibetan Plateau; cadmium stress; fruits germination; fruits growth; Elymus sinosubmuticus; Elymus tangutorum
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  143. Applications of genetic code expansion and photosensitive UAAs in studying membrane proteins
  144. HK2 contributes to the proliferation, migration, and invasion of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cells by enhancing the ERK1/2 signaling pathway
  145. IL-17 in osteoarthritis: A narrative review
  146. Circadian cycle and neuroinflammation
  147. Probiotic management and inflammatory factors as a novel treatment in cirrhosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
  148. Hemorrhagic meningioma with pulmonary metastasis: Case report and literature review
  149. SPOP regulates the expression profiles and alternative splicing events in human hepatocytes
  150. Knockdown of SETD5 inhibited glycolysis and tumor growth in gastric cancer cells by down-regulating Akt signaling pathway
  151. PTX3 promotes IVIG resistance-induced endothelial injury in Kawasaki disease by regulating the NF-κB pathway
  152. Pancreatic ectopic thyroid tissue: A case report and analysis of literature
  153. The prognostic impact of body mass index on female breast cancer patients in underdeveloped regions of northern China differs by menopause status and tumor molecular subtype
  154. Report on a case of liver-originating malignant melanoma of unknown primary
  155. Case report: Herbal treatment of neutropenic enterocolitis after chemotherapy for breast cancer
  156. The fibroblast growth factor–Klotho axis at molecular level
  157. Characterization of amiodarone action on currents in hERG-T618 gain-of-function mutations
  158. A case report of diagnosis and dynamic monitoring of Listeria monocytogenes meningitis with NGS
  159. Effect of autologous platelet-rich plasma on new bone formation and viability of a Marburg bone graft
  160. Small breast epithelial mucin as a useful prognostic marker for breast cancer patients
  161. Continuous non-adherent culture promotes transdifferentiation of human adipose-derived stem cells into retinal lineage
  162. Nrf3 alleviates oxidative stress and promotes the survival of colon cancer cells by activating AKT/BCL-2 signal pathway
  163. Favorable response to surufatinib in a patient with necrolytic migratory erythema: A case report
  164. Case report of atypical undernutrition of hypoproteinemia type
  165. Down-regulation of COL1A1 inhibits tumor-associated fibroblast activation and mediates matrix remodeling in the tumor microenvironment of breast cancer
  166. Sarcoma protein kinase inhibition alleviates liver fibrosis by promoting hepatic stellate cells ferroptosis
  167. Research progress of serum eosinophil in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma
  168. Clinicopathological characteristics of co-existing or mixed colorectal cancer and neuroendocrine tumor: Report of five cases
  169. Role of menopausal hormone therapy in the prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis
  170. Precisional detection of lymph node metastasis using tFCM in colorectal cancer
  171. Advances in diagnosis and treatment of perimenopausal syndrome
  172. A study of forensic genetics: ITO index distribution and kinship judgment between two individuals
  173. Acute lupus pneumonitis resembling miliary tuberculosis: A case-based review
  174. Plasma levels of CD36 and glutathione as biomarkers for ruptured intracranial aneurysm
  175. Fractalkine modulates pulmonary angiogenesis and tube formation by modulating CX3CR1 and growth factors in PVECs
  176. Novel risk prediction models for deep vein thrombosis after thoracotomy and thoracoscopic lung cancer resections, involving coagulation and immune function
  177. Exploring the diagnostic markers of essential tremor: A study based on machine learning algorithms
  178. Evaluation of effects of small-incision approach treatment on proximal tibia fracture by deep learning algorithm-based magnetic resonance imaging
  179. An online diagnosis method for cancer lesions based on intelligent imaging analysis
  180. Medical imaging in rheumatoid arthritis: A review on deep learning approach
  181. Predictive analytics in smart healthcare for child mortality prediction using a machine learning approach
  182. Utility of neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio and platelet–lymphocyte ratio in predicting acute-on-chronic liver failure survival
  183. A biomedical decision support system for meta-analysis of bilateral upper-limb training in stroke patients with hemiplegia
  184. TNF-α and IL-8 levels are positively correlated with hypobaric hypoxic pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary vascular remodeling in rats
  185. Stochastic gradient descent optimisation for convolutional neural network for medical image segmentation
  186. Comparison of the prognostic value of four different critical illness scores in patients with sepsis-induced coagulopathy
  187. Application and teaching of computer molecular simulation embedded technology and artificial intelligence in drug research and development
  188. Hepatobiliary surgery based on intelligent image segmentation technology
  189. Value of brain injury-related indicators based on neural network in the diagnosis of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
  190. Analysis of early diagnosis methods for asymmetric dementia in brain MR images based on genetic medical technology
  191. Early diagnosis for the onset of peri-implantitis based on artificial neural network
  192. Clinical significance of the detection of serum IgG4 and IgG4/IgG ratio in patients with thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy
  193. Forecast of pain degree of lumbar disc herniation based on back propagation neural network
  194. SPA-UNet: A liver tumor segmentation network based on fused multi-scale features
  195. Systematic evaluation of clinical efficacy of CYP1B1 gene polymorphism in EGFR mutant non-small cell lung cancer observed by medical image
  196. Rehabilitation effect of intelligent rehabilitation training system on hemiplegic limb spasms after stroke
  197. A novel approach for minimising anti-aliasing effects in EEG data acquisition
  198. ErbB4 promotes M2 activation of macrophages in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  199. Clinical role of CYP1B1 gene polymorphism in prediction of postoperative chemotherapy efficacy in NSCLC based on individualized health model
  200. Lung nodule segmentation via semi-residual multi-resolution neural networks
  201. Evaluation of brain nerve function in ICU patients with Delirium by deep learning algorithm-based resting state MRI
  202. A data mining technique for detecting malignant mesothelioma cancer using multiple regression analysis
  203. Markov model combined with MR diffusion tensor imaging for predicting the onset of Alzheimer’s disease
  204. Effectiveness of the treatment of depression associated with cancer and neuroimaging changes in depression-related brain regions in patients treated with the mediator-deuterium acupuncture method
  205. Molecular mechanism of colorectal cancer and screening of molecular markers based on bioinformatics analysis
  206. Monitoring and evaluation of anesthesia depth status data based on neuroscience
  207. Exploring the conformational dynamics and thermodynamics of EGFR S768I and G719X + S768I mutations in non-small cell lung cancer: An in silico approaches
  208. Optimised feature selection-driven convolutional neural network using gray level co-occurrence matrix for detection of cervical cancer
  209. Incidence of different pressure patterns of spinal cerebellar ataxia and analysis of imaging and genetic diagnosis
  210. Pathogenic bacteria and treatment resistance in older cardiovascular disease patients with lung infection and risk prediction model
  211. Adoption value of support vector machine algorithm-based computed tomography imaging in the diagnosis of secondary pulmonary fungal infections in patients with malignant hematological disorders
  212. From slides to insights: Harnessing deep learning for prognostic survival prediction in human colorectal cancer histology
  213. Ecology and Environmental Science
  214. Monitoring of hourly carbon dioxide concentration under different land use types in arid ecosystem
  215. Comparing the differences of prokaryotic microbial community between pit walls and bottom from Chinese liquor revealed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing
  216. Effects of cadmium stress on fruits germination and growth of two herbage species
  217. Bamboo charcoal affects soil properties and bacterial community in tea plantations
  218. Optimization of biogas potential using kinetic models, response surface methodology, and instrumental evidence for biodegradation of tannery fleshings during anaerobic digestion
  219. Understory vegetation diversity patterns of Platycladus orientalis and Pinus elliottii communities in Central and Southern China
  220. Studies on macrofungi diversity and discovery of new species of Abortiporus from Baotianman World Biosphere Reserve
  221. Food Science
  222. Effect of berrycactus fruit (Myrtillocactus geometrizans) on glutamate, glutamine, and GABA levels in the frontal cortex of rats fed with a high-fat diet
  223. Guesstimate of thymoquinone diversity in Nigella sativa L. genotypes and elite varieties collected from Indian states using HPTLC technique
  224. Analysis of bacterial community structure of Fuzhuan tea with different processing techniques
  225. Untargeted metabolomics reveals sour jujube kernel benefiting the nutritional value and flavor of Morchella esculenta
  226. Mycobiota in Slovak wine grapes: A case study from the small Carpathians wine region
  227. Elemental analysis of Fadogia ancylantha leaves used as a nutraceutical in Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe
  228. Microbiological transglutaminase: Biotechnological application in the food industry
  229. Influence of solvent-free extraction of fish oil from catfish (Clarias magur) heads using a Taguchi orthogonal array design: A qualitative and quantitative approach
  230. Chromatographic analysis of the chemical composition and anticancer activities of Curcuma longa extract cultivated in Palestine
  231. The potential for the use of leghemoglobin and plant ferritin as sources of iron
  232. Investigating the association between dietary patterns and glycemic control among children and adolescents with T1DM
  233. Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  234. Biocompatibility and osteointegration capability of β-TCP manufactured by stereolithography 3D printing: In vitro study
  235. Clinical characteristics and the prognosis of diabetic foot in Tibet: A single center, retrospective study
  236. Agriculture
  237. Biofertilizer and NPSB fertilizer application effects on nodulation and productivity of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) at Sodo Zuria, Southern Ethiopia
  238. On correlation between canopy vegetation and growth indexes of maize varieties with different nitrogen efficiencies
  239. Exopolysaccharides from Pseudomonas tolaasii inhibit the growth of Pleurotus ostreatus mycelia
  240. A transcriptomic evaluation of the mechanism of programmed cell death of the replaceable bud in Chinese chestnut
  241. Melatonin enhances salt tolerance in sorghum by modulating photosynthetic performance, osmoregulation, antioxidant defense, and ion homeostasis
  242. Effects of plant density on alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) seed yield in western Heilongjiang areas
  243. Identification of rice leaf diseases and deficiency disorders using a novel DeepBatch technique
  244. Artificial intelligence and internet of things oriented sustainable precision farming: Towards modern agriculture
  245. Animal Sciences
  246. Effect of ketogenic diet on exercise tolerance and transcriptome of gastrocnemius in mice
  247. Combined analysis of mRNA–miRNA from testis tissue in Tibetan sheep with different FecB genotypes
  248. Isolation, identification, and drug resistance of a partially isolated bacterium from the gill of Siniperca chuatsi
  249. Tracking behavioral changes of confined sows from the first mating to the third parity
  250. The sequencing of the key genes and end products in the TLR4 signaling pathway from the kidney of Rana dybowskii exposed to Aeromonas hydrophila
  251. Development of a new candidate vaccine against piglet diarrhea caused by Escherichia coli
  252. Plant Sciences
  253. Crown and diameter structure of pure Pinus massoniana Lamb. forest in Hunan province, China
  254. Genetic evaluation and germplasm identification analysis on ITS2, trnL-F, and psbA-trnH of alfalfa varieties germplasm resources
  255. Tissue culture and rapid propagation technology for Gentiana rhodantha
  256. Effects of cadmium on the synthesis of active ingredients in Salvia miltiorrhiza
  257. Cloning and expression analysis of VrNAC13 gene in mung bean
  258. Chlorate-induced molecular floral transition revealed by transcriptomes
  259. Effects of warming and drought on growth and development of soybean in Hailun region
  260. Effects of different light conditions on transient expression and biomass in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves
  261. Comparative analysis of the rhizosphere microbiome and medicinally active ingredients of Atractylodes lancea from different geographical origins
  262. Distinguish Dianthus species or varieties based on chloroplast genomes
  263. Comparative transcriptomes reveal molecular mechanisms of apple blossoms of different tolerance genotypes to chilling injury
  264. Study on fresh processing key technology and quality influence of Cut Ophiopogonis Radix based on multi-index evaluation
  265. An advanced approach for fig leaf disease detection and classification: Leveraging image processing and enhanced support vector machine methodology
  266. Erratum
  267. Erratum to “Protein Z modulates the metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma cells”
  268. Erratum to “BRCA1 subcellular localization regulated by PI3K signaling pathway in triple-negative breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells and hormone-sensitive T47D cells”
  269. Retraction
  270. Retraction to “Protocatechuic acid attenuates cerebral aneurysm formation and progression by inhibiting TNF-alpha/Nrf-2/NF-kB-mediated inflammatory mechanisms in experimental rats”
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