The growth of plants and indigenous bacterial community were significantly affected by cadmium contamination in soil–plant system
Open Access
- 10 July 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in AMB Express
- Vol. 11 (1), 1-13
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-021-01264-y
Abstract
Concentrations of heavy metals continue to increase in soil environments as a result of both anthropogenic activities and natural processes. Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most toxic heavy metals and poses health risks to both humans and the ecosystem. Herein, we explore the impacts of Cd on a soil–plant system composed of oilseed rapes (Brassica napus and Brassica juncea) and bacteria. The results showed that Cd accumulation within tissues of two species of oilseed rapes enhanced with increasing concentrations of Cd in soils, and Cd treatment decreased their chlorophyll content and suppressed rapeseeds growth. Meanwhile, Cd stress induced the changes of antioxidative enzymes activities of both B. napus and B. juncea. Response to Cd of bacterial community was similar in soil-two species of oilseed rapes system. The impact of Cd on the bacterial communities of soils was greater than bacterial communities of plants (phyllosphere and endophyte). The α-diversity of bacterial community in soils declined significantly under higher Cd concentration (30 mg/kg). In addition, soil bacterial communities composition and structure were altered in the presence of higher Cd concentration. Meanwhile, the bacterial communities of bulk soils were significantly correlated with Cd, while the variation of rhizosphere soils bacterial communities were markedly correlated with Cd and other environmental factors of both soils and plants. These results suggested that Cd could affect both the growth of plants and the indigenous bacterial community in soil–plant system, which might further change ecosystem functions in soils.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFD1000904)
- the Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department (17K035)
- the opening funding of Hunan Key Laboratory of Economic Crops Genetic Improvement and Integrated Utilization (E22011)
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Biology for Crop Diseases and Insect Pests (2019-KF-03)
- the opening funding of Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology (028074911709)
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