Cadmium pollution enhanced ozone damage to winter wheat: biochemical andphysiological evidences
Yong Li , Caihong Li , Yanhai Zheng , Guanglei Wu , Tana Wuyun , Hong Xu , Xinhua He , Gaoming Jiang
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Received February 21, 2010,Revised September 06, 2010, Accepted , Available online
Volume 23,2011,Pages 255-265
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Combined e ects of ozone (O3) and cadmium (Cd) on growth and physiology of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv. JM22)
were determined. Wheat plants were grown without or with Cd and exposed to charcoal-filtered air (< 10 ppb O3) or elevated O3
(80 5 ppb, 7 hr/day) for 20 days. Results showed that O3 considerably depressed light saturated net photosynthetic rate (–20%),
stomatal conductance (–33%), chlorophyll content (–33%), and total biomass (–29%) without Cd. The corresponding decreases were
further enhanced by 45%, 56%, 60% and 59%, respectively with Cd, indicating a synergistic e ect of O3 and Cd on wheat. Ozone
significantly increased the activity of superoxide dismutase (46%), catalase (48%) and peroxidase (56%). However, great increases
in malondialdehyde (MDA) content (2.55 folds) and intercellular CO2 concentration (1.13 folds) were noted in O3+Cd treatment
compared to control. Our findings demonstrated that the increased anti-oxidative activities in wheat plants exposed to O3+Cd might
not be enough to overcome the adverse e ects of the combination of both pollutants as evidenced by further increase in MDA content,
which is an important indicator of lipid peroxidation. Precise prediction model on O3 damages to crop should be conducted to ensure
agricultural production security by considering environmental constraints in an agricultural system in peri-urban regions.
