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Biochar-Stimulated Pumpkin Performance Under Cadmium Stress Is Strongly Linked to Metabolite Pattern

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In this study, pumpkin seedlings were subjected to cadmium stress (100 mg/L cadmium ion solution, 10 days) without or with wheat straw biochar at different concentrations (0%, 0.5%, 1%, and 2% w/v). As the biochar concentration increased, the amount of cadmium accumulated in the root and stem of pumpkin seedlings decreased and the fresh weight of root, stem and leaf increased. The highest cadmium concentration was in the root, followed by the stem and then the leaf. 1% and 2% biochar treatments reduced the oxidative stress of cadmium to seedlings, and added the contents of fatty acid, carbohydrate, amino acid and indoleacetic acid in the root. With the increase of biochar concentration, the metabolites promoting root growth increased. These results provide new information about how biochar alleviates cadmium stress by affecting the metabolic response.

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This study was supported by the Postdoctoral Research Grant in Henan Province (202001040), Major Science and Technology Special Project of Henan Province (201300111300) and Key R&D and Promotion Special Project of Henan Province (212102110437, 202102110051, 202102110054). The authors thank Jennifer Smith, PhD, from Liwen Bianji (Edanz) (www.liwenbianji.cn/ac), for editing the English text of a draft of this manuscript.

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  1. Postdoctoral Research Station, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China

    Tao Han

  2. Postdoctoral Research Base, Postdoctoral Innovation & Practice Base, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, 453003, China

    Tao Han

  3. School of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Henan Province Engineering Research Center of Horticultural Plant Resource Utilization and Germplasm Enhancement, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, 453003, China

    Tao Han, Jun Shen, Yang Li, Junguo Zhou, Xinzheng Li & Zhaorong Mi

  4. Autobio Diagnostics CO., Ltd., Zhengzhou, 450016, China

    Chunying Dai

  5. College of Horticulture, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China

    Zhiqiang Sun

  6. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Hazardous Waste Safety Disposal and Recycling Technology, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China

    Xinyu Miao

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Han, T., Shen, J., Dai, C. et al. Biochar-Stimulated Pumpkin Performance Under Cadmium Stress Is Strongly Linked to Metabolite Pattern. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 108, 1132–1138 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-022-03532-4

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