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How Selenium Affects Berula erecta

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In the presented in vitro experiment, the effect of selenite treatment (0.01, 0.1, 1, 10 and 50 mg L−1 Se(IV)) on Berula erecta was investigated with respect to growth, photochemical efficiency, photosynthetic pigments, anthocyanins and low molecular weight thiols. Lower Se(IV) concentrations (0.01, 0.1 and 1 mg L−1) promoted growth, while higher Se(IV) concentrations (10 and 50 mg L−1) negatively affected it. The photochemical efficiency of photosystem II decreased significantly in plants treated with higher Se(IV) concentrations, compared to that in the control plants. The content of pigments decreased in all the Se(IV) treatments. Both cysteine and glutathione showed alterations in their content and redox state depending on the Se concentration. By evaluating the glutathione/cysteine system and their redox, it was possible to identify a threshold Se content (1-mg Se(IV) L−1 treatment), above which the nature of the effects induced changes from antioxidant to pro-oxidant.

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This research was partly supported by the Slovene Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology within the programme Research to Ensure Food Safety and Health (Grant No. P1-0164) and by the project ‘Po kreativni poti do praktičnega znanja’ (Practical knowledge through creative pathways) co-funded by the European Social Fund and conducted within the framework of the Operational Programme for Human Resources Development for the period 2007–2013, development priority 1: Promoting entrepreneurship and adaptability, priority axis 1.3: Scholarship schemes.

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    Špela Mechora, Metka Sotler & Jana Ambrožič-Dolinšek

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    Andreja Urbanek Krajnc

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Mechora, Š., Sotler, M., Krajnc, A.U. et al. How Selenium Affects Berula erecta . Water Air Soil Pollut 227, 451 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-016-3150-2

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