1H-NMR-based metabolomic study on toxicity of methomyl and methidathion in fish

A ¹H-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy with multivariate analysis was applied to detect the toxicity of antiacetylcholinesterase insecticides, methomyl (methyl (1E)-N-(methylcarbamoyloxy)ethanimidothioate) and methidathion (3-(dimethoxyphosphinothioyl sulfanylmethyl)-5-methoxy-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-one), using zebrafish (Danio rerio) and Chinese bleak (Aphyocypris chinensis). Generally, methomyl and methidathion have been believed not to highly accumulate in fish tissues. However, these pesticides showed their toxicity by altering patterns of whole-body metabolites in neurotransmitter balance, energy metabolism, oxidative stress, and muscle maintenance in low concentrations. We used Pearson correlation analysis to contextualize the metabolic markers in pesticide treated groups. We observed that the positive correlations of choline with acetate and betaine in untreated control were shifted to null correlations showing acetylcholinesterase specific toxicity. This research demonstrated the applicability and potential of NMR metabolomics in detecting toxic effects of insecticide with a modicum of concentrations in aquatic environment.     

Seed pre-soaking with 24-epibrassinolide reduces the imidacloprid pesticide residues in green pods of Brassica juncea L.

The effect of 24-epibrassinolide seed soaking on imidacloprid residues in green pods and mature seeds of Brassica juncea L. plants was investigated. The activities of the antioxidative enzymes glutathione-S-transferase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, ascorbate peroxidase and guaiacol peroxidase, and the content of glutathione were determined. Imidacloprid residues in green pods were analyzed and quantified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, revealing that 24-epibrassinolide treatment resulted in a decrease of residues by almost 30%. In mature seeds, no pesticide residues were detected. Activities of all the antioxidative enzymes and glutathione content were found to be high in plants grown in soil amended with 300 mg imidacloprid kg^?1 soil, but pre-soaking with 100 nmol L^?1 24-epibrassinolide further enhanced the activities of all these enzymes and the glutathione content.     

土施和喷施锌肥对镉低积累油菜吸收镉的影响

采用盆栽试验,研究了土施和喷施不同用量Zn SO4对镉(Cd)低积累油菜生长、Cd吸收及微量元素含量的影响,并通过分析Cd在油菜体内的累积分配规律及土壤Cd有效性变化来揭示其作用机理.结果表明,土施锌(Zn)肥可以显著提高Cd低积累油菜的地上部生物量,最大可使其比对照处理增加71.4%;而喷施Zn肥对Cd低积累油菜地上部生物量没有显著影响.土施和喷施Zn肥都可显著降低Cd低积累油菜的地上部Cd含量,最大降幅为41.4%;在Zn肥用量相差8~10倍的情况下,二者降低油菜地上部Cd含量的效果无显著差异.土施Zn肥可使Cd低积累油菜地上部Cu和Fe含量显著升高,而喷施Zn肥对其没有显著影响,土施和喷施Zn肥都使Cd低积累油菜地上部Mn含量显著降低.土施Zn肥可显著提高土壤有效态Zn含量,但对土壤有效Cd含量没有显著影响;土施和喷施Zn肥可以显著降低油菜根部Cd净吸收量和Cd转运系数,油菜地上部Cd含量与根部Cd净吸收量呈显著的正相关关系(p0.01),而与Cd转运系数无显著的相关性,这表明施用Zn肥降低油菜地上部Cd含量主要是由于抑制根部Cd吸收引起的.总之,喷施Zn肥是调控Cd低积累油菜安全生产的较好措施.     

印度芥菜和香根草对Pb污染土壤的修复效能及作用途径

为探究印度芥菜(Brassica juncea)和香根草(Vetiveria zizanioides L.)对Pb污染土壤的修复效能和作用途径,采用Pb污染土壤〔w(Pb)为400~2 000 mg/kg〕进行为期30 d的盆栽试验,分析植物对Pb的耐受性、积累能力和固定效果.结果表明:① 印度芥菜和香根草对Pb的积累主要集中在根部,两种植物根部累积的w(Pb)分别为206.62~902.40和288.42~1 102.47 mg/kg,单株植物的Pb积累量分别为70.75~138.31和99.09~220.49 μg,香根草对Pb污染土壤的修复效能高于印度芥菜. ② 印度芥菜和香根草对Pb的去除率随土壤中w(Pb)的增加而降低,对Pb的固定率则随土壤中w(Pb)的增加而增加,二者对Pb的去除率最大值分别为1.02%和1.78%,对Pb的固定率可达11.22%和16.78%,两种植物对Pb污染土壤修复的主要途径为植物固定. ③ 主成分分析表明,w(脯氨酸)对植物Pb积累过程具有重要作用.研究显示,相比于印度芥菜,香根草更适用于Pb污染土壤的植物修复.      

Copper availability and bioavailability are controlled by rhizosphere pH in rape grown in an acidic Cu-contaminated soil

We evaluated how root-induced changes in rhizosphere pH varied and interacted with Cu availability and bioavailability in an acidic soil. Rape was grown on a Cu-contaminated acidic soil, which had been limed at 10 rates. Soil Cu bioavailability was not influenced by liming. However, liming significantly decreased CaCl₂-extracted Cu for pH between 3.7 and 5.1. Little effect was found for pH above 5.1. For soil pH < 4.4, CaCl₂-Cu contents were smaller in rhizosphere than uncropped soil. Rhizosphere alkalisation occurred at pH < 4.8, while acidification occurred at greater pH. This explained the changes of CaCl₂-Cu in the rhizosphere at low pH and the absence of pH dependency of Cu bioavailability to rape. In addition, apoplastic Cu in roots increased with increasing soil pH, most probably as a result of increased dissociation and affinity of cell wall compounds for Cu.     

胶质芽胞杆菌对印度芥菜根际土壤镉含量及土壤酶活性影响

采用根袋法盆栽试验,研究分别接种活菌量浓度为1×1010CFU.kg-1(处理A)和2×1010CFU.kg-1(处理C)的胶质芽胞杆菌,对根际土壤镉含量和土壤酶活性的影响.结果表明,处理A、C对根际土壤镉的去除率分别达到37.62%、38.27%,是对照(24.47%)的1.54、1.56倍.胶质芽胞杆菌处理后土壤酶活性均有所增强,土壤脲酶、磷酸酶、过氧化氢酶活性在根际土壤大于非根际,随着时间延长土壤磷酸酶活性逐渐升高,脲酶和过氧化氢酶呈现先增高后降低的变化趋势,而脱氢酶活性在非根际土壤大于根际土壤,也呈现先增高后降低的变化趋势.对照组及处理A、C组中根际Cd含量与土壤磷酸酶、脲酶呈现显著或极显著负相关.研究表明,施入胶质芽胞杆菌不仅可以提高超富集植物对土壤Cd的净化效果而且对土壤脲酶、磷酸酶、过氧化氢酶及脱氢酶均有一定的积极作用,其结果可为该菌辅助植物修复镉污染土壤的机制性研究提供理论指导.     

2种基因型菜心根系解剖结构差异及其对DEHP吸收累积的影响

在前期筛选出油青60 d菜心和特青60 d菜心分别为PAEs高/低吸收累积基因型菜心的基础上,对其进行邻苯二甲酸二(2-乙基己基)酯(DEHP)不同污染水平(20 mg.L-1、50 mg.L-1)的溶液培养试验,对比研究2种基因型菜心根系解剖结构的差异性,初步探讨其与菜心吸收累积DEHP的关系.结果表明,油青60 d菜心和特青60 d菜心的根系解剖结构及其对DEHP污染处理下的响应均存在显著差异.油青60 d菜心根系和茎叶中DEHP含量均主要受主根形成层外围厚度和须根中柱直径控制,决定系数分别为0.900和0.809.特青60 d菜心根系中DEHP含量主要受主根形成层外围厚度和须根皮层厚度控制,决定系数为0.757;茎叶中DEHP含量主要受主根形成层外围厚度控制,决定系数为0.856.油青60 d菜心根系木射线细胞形状以排列规则的长方形为主,主根木栓层厚度和须根皮层厚度较小,须根中柱直径、导管数和导管直径较大,表明油青60 d菜心根系比特青60 d菜心更有利于对DEHP的吸收累积.     

兰竹荔枝胚珠内源激素含量变化与胚胎发育的关系

以兰竹荔枝胚胎发育时期的正常胚珠与败育胚珠为试验材料，研究了胚胎发育与内源激素的关系，结果表明：正常胚珠中ＩＡＡ、ＧＡ１＋３和ＡＢＡ含量均在花后７ｄ达到峰值，随后呈下降趋势；但ＩＡＡ和ＧＡ１＋３含量在心形胚至鱼雷胚时期都有所回升，ＣＴＫ含量在球形胚之前一直很高，败育胚珠中ＡＢＡ含量在胚胎败育期保持较高水平，ＩＡＡ和ＧＡ１＋３则降到最低点，ＣＴＫ含量亦明显低于正常胚珠，ＺＲｓ、ＤＨＺＲｓ和ｉＰＡｓ含     

叶用油菜和孔雀草间作对植物生长和镉累积的影响

为揭示镉（Cd）低积累作物与超富集植物间作对Cd污染土壤安全利用和提取修复的作用,通过盆栽试验,将两种Cd累积能力不同的叶用油菜（Brassica chinenesis L.,低积累油菜华骏和普通油菜寒绿）与4种孔雀草（Tagetes patula L.,矮杆红花、矮杆黄花、高杆红花和高杆黄花）间作,研究间作措施对两类植物生长、光合作用参数、Cd累积以及土壤有效态Cd和可溶性有机碳（DOC）含量的影响.结果表明,与单作相比,间作后油菜生物量显著降低,孔雀草生物量显著升高.间作处理中油菜叶片的净光合速率、气孔导度、蒸腾速率较单作均显著降低.华骏与矮杆红花间作时,华骏地上部Cd含量较单作显著降低14.5%,矮秆红花地上部Cd含量显著增加36.5%;其余间作处理下油菜地上部Cd含量均显著升高或无显著变化,而孔雀草地上部Cd含量无显著变化.间作处理下,油菜地上部Cd累积量较单作处理显著降低,孔雀草地上部Cd累积量显著升高.间作处理下土壤Cd提取率与孔雀草单作处理无显著差异.油菜地上部Cd含量与土壤有效态Cd以及DOC含量分别呈极显著和显著的正相关关系.总之,Cd低积累油菜华骏与孔雀草矮杆红花间作组合表现最佳,在Cd污染菜地土壤的修复和安全利用中有较好的应用价值.     

Inoculation of plant growth promoting bacterium Achromobacter xylosoxidans strain Ax10 for the improvement of copper phytoextraction by Brassica juncea

In this study, a copper-resistant plant growth promoting bacterial (PGPB) strain Ax10 was isolated from a Cu mine soil to assess its plant growth promotion and copper uptake in Brassica juncea. The strain Ax10 tolerated concentrations up to 600 mg CuL(-1) on a Luria-Bertani (LB) agar medium and utilized 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) as a sole N source in DF salts minimal medium. The strain Ax10 was characterized as Achromobacter xylosoxidans based on its 16S rDNA sequence homology (99%). The bacterium A. xylosoxidans Ax10 has also exhibited the capability of producing indole acetic acid (IAA) (6.4 microg mL(-1)), and solubilizing inorganic phosphate (89.6 microg mL(-1)) in specific culture media. In pot experiments, inoculation of A. xylosoxidans Ax10 significantly increased the root length, shoot length, fresh weight and dry weight of B. juncea plants compared to the control. This effect can be attributed to the utilization of ACC, production of IAA and solubilization of phosphate. Furthermore, A. xylosoxidans Ax10 inoculation significantly improved Cu uptake by B. juncea. Owing to its wide action spectrum, the Cu-resistant A. xylosoxidans Ax10 could serve as an effective metal sequestering and growth promoting bioinoculant for plants in Cu-stressed soil. The present study has provided a new insight into the phytoremediation of Cu-contaminated soil.