Growth and oxidative stress response of aquatic macrophyte Myriophyllum spicatum to sediment anoxia
Growth and oxidative stress response of aquatic macrophyte Myriophyllum spicatum to sediment anoxia
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水生大型植物狐尾藻对沉积物缺氧的生长和氧化应激反应
DOI:
10.1127/fal/2018/1070
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发表时间:
2018
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1
通讯作者:
Md H. Rashid
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作者:
KSS. Atapaththu;M.Parveen;T.Asaeda;Md H. Rashid
Understanding the interaction between aquatic plants and environmental factors is important for aquatic ecosystem management. Information on the interaction between aquatic plants and sediment anoxia is scarce to our knowledge, and the responses of these plants against the former stress are largely unknown. Here, we investigated the biochemical mechanisms of growth impairment ofMyriophyllum spicatumas affected by sediment anoxia. Three regimes of oxidative redox potentials (ORP), viz. control (+280 mV to +350 mV), reduced (+5 mV to -30 mV) and strongly reduced (-230 mV to -180 mV) were set in laboratory microcosms, and the experiment lasted for 14 days. A field investigation was carried out at the Moto-Arakawa River (Saitama, Japan) to detect plant responses at different ORP regimes in natural conditions. A decrease in plant growth coupled with a significant reduction in chlorophyll content was observed in plants exposed to anoxic conditions. Exposure to anoxic sediments induces an oxidative stress inM. spicatum, where a severe stress was observed under a strongly reduced environment. We detected significant positive correlations between antioxidant enzyme activities and ORP, where this relationship is more noticeable for plant roots than shoots in field samples. These results suggest that sediment anoxia affects the growth ofM. spicatumby exerting oxidative stress and impairing photosynthesis. Therefore, the results of this study provide a basis for understanding the mechanism and consequential changes in plant growth in anoxic environments, with such information explaining the habitat preferences of macrophytes, thus contributing to improved planning strategies beneficial for ecosystem management.