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Effects of Soil Polycyclic Musk and Cadmium on Pollutant Uptake and Biochemical Responses of Wheat (Triticum aestivum)

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The single and joint toxicological effects of AHTN and cadmium (Cd) on early developmental stages of wheat, including AHTN and Cd uptake, chlorophyll (CHL), malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and peroxidase (POD) contents in the seedlings, were investigated. Uptake of AHTN or Cd by seedlings increased with an increase in the concentrations of AHTN and Cd in soil. The presence of Cd inhibited the uptake of AHTN in wheat seedlings, while the low concentration of AHTN could induce the uptake of Cd. The biosynthesis of CHL was significantly inhibited by single AHTN and joint stress with AHTN and Cd. The MDA contents in wheat leaves and roots were significantly affected by single and joint stress with AHTN and Cd. SOD and POD activities in leaves was significantly induced by AHTN and Cd. However, the effect of AHTN and Cd on SOD and POD activities in roots was insignificant. This might indicate that wheat leaves were more sensitive to the binary mixture than wheat roots.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support from the National Nature Science Foundation of China as a general project (Grant No. 20777040) and from the Ministry of Education, People’s Republic of China, as a grand fostering project (Grant No. 707011).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education/College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China

    Cui-hong Chen, Qi-xing Zhou, Zhang Cai & Ying-ying Wang

  2. Key Laboratory of Terrestrial Ecological Process, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China

    Qi-xing Zhou

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Chen, Ch., Zhou, Qx., Cai, Z. et al. Effects of Soil Polycyclic Musk and Cadmium on Pollutant Uptake and Biochemical Responses of Wheat (Triticum aestivum). Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 59, 564–573 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-010-9522-5

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