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Cadmium toxicity promotes hormonal imbalance and induces the expression of genes involved in systemic resistances in barley

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Cadmium (Cd) is a widely distributed pollutant that adversely affects plants’ metabolism and productivity. Phytohormones play a vital role in the acclimation of plants to metal stress. On the other hand, phytohormones trigger systemic resistances, including systemic acquired resistance (SAR) and induced systemic resistance (ISR), in plants in response to biotic interactions. The present study aimed to investigate the possible induction of SAR and ISR pathways in relation to the hormonal alteration of barley seedlings in response to Cd stress. Barley seedlings were exposed to 1.5 mg g−1 Cd in the soil for three days. The nutrient content, oxidative status, phytohormones profile, and expression of genes involved in SAR and ISR pathways of barley seedlings were examined. Cd accumulation resulted in a reduction in the nutrient content of barley seedlings. The specific activity of superoxide dismutase and the hydrogen peroxide content significantly increased in response to Cd toxicity. Abscisic acid, jasmonic acid, and ethylene content increased under Cd exposure. Cd treatment resulted in the upregulation of NPR1, PR3, and PR13 genes in SAR pathways. The transcripts of PAL1 and LOX2.2 genes in the ISR pathway were also significantly increased in response to Cd treatment. These findings suggest that hormonal-activated systemic resistances are involved in the response of barley to Cd stress.

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FAN: methodology, investigation, formal analysis, writing—original draft. AAG-R: conceptualization, methodology, supervision, project administration, writing—review and editing. ZAS: methodology, resources, validation, formal analysis. MT: methodology, formal analysis, resources, validation.

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Correspondence to Ali Akbar Ghotbi-Ravandi.

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Neyshabouri, F.A., Ghotbi-Ravandi, A.A., Shariatmadari, Z. et al. Cadmium toxicity promotes hormonal imbalance and induces the expression of genes involved in systemic resistances in barley. Biometals (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10534-024-00597-y

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