Document Type : ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE

Authors

The Guangxi Key Laboratory of Theory and Technology for Environmental Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science & Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, P.R. China

Abstract

Hydroponic experiments were performed to exam the dynamic change of endogenous proline in rice seedlings exposed to potassium chromate chromium (VI) or chromium nitrate chromium (III). Although accumulation of both chromium species in rice seedlings was obvious, more chromium was detected in plant tissues of rice seedlings exposed to chromium (III) than those in chromium (VI), majority being in roots rather than shoots. Results also showed that the accumulation capacity of chromium by rice seedlings was positively correlated to chromium concentrations supplied in both chromium variants and the accumulation curve depicted an exponential trend in both chromium treatments over the entire period of exposure. Proline assays showed that both chromium variants induced the change of endogenous proline in shoots and roots of rice seedlings. Chromium (VI) of 12.8 mg/L increased proline content significantly (p<0.05) compared to control, while the effect of chromium (III) on proline content was more evident at 30.0 mg/L (p<0.05). The results collected here suggest that both chromium variants are able to cause the change of endogenous proline in rice seedlings, but the response was found to be different between the two chromium treatments.

Graphical Abstract

Responses of endogenous proline in rice seedlings under chromium exposure

Highlights

  • Phyto-accumulation of Cr(III) by rice seedlings was more evident than Cr(VI)
  • Translocation was more efficient in Cr(VI) treatments than Cr(III) treatments
  • Both Cr variants induced change of endogenous proline in rice seedlings
  • High doses of both Cr species caused increase of proline content significantly
  • Proline accumulation was found to be different between the two Cr variants

Keywords

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