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Effective citric acid and EDTA treatments in cadmium stress tolerance in pepper (Capsicum annuumL.) seedlings by regulating specific gene expression.
South African Journal of Botany • 2023
Publication Information
Authors
Rana M. Alshegaihi, Manar Fawzi Bani Mfarrej,Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Abida Parveen,Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Baber Ali, Amany H.A. Abeed, Dikhnah Alshehri, Sameera A. Alghamdi, Suliman M.S. Alghanem, Javeed Ahmad Lone,Tarek M.A. Soliman, Fathia A.Soudy.
Keywords
oxidant enzymes Phyto-chelatorsMetal toxicity Chili Stress biomarkers
Journal
South African Journal of Botany
Publisher
ELSIVER
Volume
159.
Issue
Not Available
Pages
367-380
publication.type
International
Paper Link
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Supplementary Materials
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Abstract
Soilcontaminationwithtoxicenvironmentalpollutants[suchascadmium(Cd)]isbecomingaseriousglobalproblemduetorapiddevelopmentofsocialeconomy.Toimprovethegrowthandyieldofaplant,variouschelatingagents,suchasethylenediaminetetraaceticacid(EDTA)andcitricacid(CA),canbeappliedtothesoil;suchapplicationnotonlyincreasesplantuptakeofmetalsfromthesoilbutalsopromotesplantabsorp-tionofmicronutrientfertilizersfromthemedium.Forthispurpose,wehaveconductedapotexperimentusingtheexogenousapplicationofCA(2.5mM)andEDTA(2.5mM)inpepper(CapsicumannuumL.)seed-lingsgrownunderthevaryinglevelsofCd(0,50and100mM)inthesoil.M].OurresultsdepictedthatCdadditiontothesoilsignificantly(P