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Jakovljevic, Ksenija, Aida Bani, Dolja Pavlova, Maria Konstantinou, Panayiotis Dimitrakopoulos, Dimitris Kyrkas, Roger Reeves, et al. "Hyperaccumulator plant discoveries in the Balkans: Accumulation, distribution, and practical applications." Botanica Serbica 46, no. 2 (2022): 161–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/botserb2202161j.
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Hyperaccumulator plants are able to tolerate extremely high concentrations of metals/metalloids in the soil in which they grow and to accumulate high concentrations in their shoots. To date, a total of 31 hyperaccumulator plant species have been identified in the Balkans, the centre of diversity and speciation in the European flora which is particularly rich in ultramafic areas. A further 8 species have yet to be confirmed through additional studies. Most of the 31 hyperaccumulator taxa (13 taxa or 41.9%) are species of the genus Odontarrhena, all hyperaccumulating Ni, but concentrations of this element above the hyperaccumulation threshold were also found in the genera Bornmuellera and Noccaea (all Brassicaceae), Orobanche (Orobanchaceae), Centaurea (Asteraceae) and Viola (Violaceae). The existence of hyperaccumulators of Tl and Zn is of particular interest because very few species worldwide hyperaccumulate these elements. Multiple metal hyperaccumulation was found in Noccaea kovatsii, as the hyperaccumulation of Zn was found in this species in addition to Ni, the primary accumulated element. Metal hyperaccumulation is discussed in terms of phylogenetic relationships and species distributions, with special attention to their systematics, the detection and recognition of new hyperaccumulating species and the possibilities for their future practical applications in phytotechnologies.
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Noell, I., and D. Morris. "Localisation of hyperaccumulated nickel in Stackhousia tryonii using Electron-probe microanalysis." Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America 54 (August 11, 1996): 92–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0424820100162922.
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Proton microprobe and electron probe X-ray microanalysis (EPXMA) simultaneously measure and map elemental content, and hence are excellent tools for investigating the distribution and function of elevated Ni levels in hyperaccumulating plants (Ni concentration >1000 μg g−1 dry weight). Five major hypotheses have been proposed for the function of Ni hyperaccumulation. Our research focuses on the hypothesis that Ni defends against herbivore or pathogen attack and examines the movement of Ni from soil through plant to herbivore in Stackhousia tryonii, the only known hyperaccumulator in eastern Australia. Using a JEOL JXA-840-A electron probe microanalyzer with Moran Scientific Analysis software, we located features of high mean atomic number in whole leaves and cross-sections through backscattered-electron imaging (BEI), then we used EPXMA to identify the elements present and to prepare semi-quantitative x-ray maps of seven key elements.
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Paul, Adrian L. D., Vidiro Gei, Sandrine Isnard, Bruno Fogliani, Guillaume Echevarria, Peter D. Erskine, Tanguy Jaffré, Jérôme Munzinger, and Antony van der Ent. "Nickel hyperaccumulation in New Caledonian Hybanthus (Violaceae) and occurrence of nickel-rich phloem in Hybanthus austrocaledonicus." Annals of Botany 126, no. 5 (June 24, 2020): 905–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaa112.
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Abstract Background and Aims Hybanthus austrocaledonicus (Violaceae) is a nickel (Ni) hyperaccumulator endemic to New Caledonia. One of the specimens stored at the local herbarium had a strip of bark with a remarkably green phloem tissue attached to the sheet containing over 4 wt% Ni. This study aimed to collect field samples from the original H. austrocaledonicus locality to confirm the nature of the green ‘nickel-rich phloem’ in this taxon and to systematically assess the occurrence of Ni hyperaccumulation in H. austrocaledonicus and Hybanthus caledonicus populations. Methods X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy scanning of all collections of the genus Hybanthus (236 specimens) was undertaken at the Herbarium of New Caledonia to reveal incidences of Ni accumulation in populations of H. austrocaledonicus and H. caledonicus. In parallel, micro-analytical investigations were performed via synchrotron X-ray fluorescence microscopy (XFM) and scanning electron microscopy with X-ray microanalysis (SEM-EDS). Key Results The extensive scanning demonstrated that Ni hyperaccumulation is not a characteristic common to all populations in the endemic Hybanthus species. Synchrotron XFM revealed that Ni was exclusively concentrated in the epidermal cells of the leaf blade and petiole, conforming with the majority of (tropical) Ni hyperaccumulator plants studied to date. SEM-EDS of freeze-dried and frozen-hydrated samples revealed the presence of dense solid deposits in the phloem bundles that contained >8 wt% nickel. Conclusions The occurrence of extremely Ni-rich green phloem tissues appears to be a characteristic feature of tropical Ni hyperaccumulator plants.
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Meindl, George A., Mark I. Poggioli, Daniel J. Bain, Michael A. Colón, and Tia-Lynn Ashman. "A Test of the Inadvertent Uptake Hypothesis Using Plant Species Adapted to Serpentine Soil." Soil Systems 5, no. 2 (June 18, 2021): 34. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems5020034.
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Serpentine soils are a stressful growing environment for plants, largely due to nutrient deficiencies and high concentrations of toxic heavy metals (e.g., Ni). Plants have evolved various adaptations for tolerating these extreme environments, including metal hyperaccumulation into above-ground tissues. However, the adaptive significance of metal hyperaccumulation is a topic of debate, with several non-mutually-exclusive hypotheses under study. For example, the inadvertent uptake hypothesis (IUH) states that heavy metal accumulation is a consequence of an efficient nutrient-scavenging mechanism for plants growing in nutrient-deficient soils. Thus, it is possible that metal hyperaccumulation is simply a byproduct of non-specific ion transport mechanisms allowing plants to grow in nutrient-deficient soils, such as serpentine soils, while simultaneously tolerating other potentially toxic heavy metals. Furthermore, some nutrient needs are tissue-specific, and heavy metal toxicity can be more pronounced in reproductive tissues; thus, studies are needed that document nutrient and metal uptake into vegetative and reproductive plant tissues across species of plants that vary in the degree to which they accumulate soil metals. To test these ideas, we grew nine plant species that are variously adapted to serpentine soils (i.e., Ni-hyperaccumulating endemic, non-hyperaccumulating endemic, indicator, or indifferent) in a common garden greenhouse experiment. All species were grown in control soils, as well as those that were amended with the heavy metal Ni, and then analyzed for macronutrient (Ca, Mg, K, and P), micronutrient (Cu, Fe, Zn, Mn, and Mo), and heavy metal (Cr and Co) concentrations in their vegetative and reproductive organs (leaves, anthers, and pistils). In accordance with the IUH, we found that hyperaccumulators often accumulated higher concentrations of nutrients and metals compared to non-hyperaccumulating species, although these differences were often organ-specific. Specifically, while hyperaccumulators accumulated significantly more K and Co across all organs, Cu was higher in leaves only, while Mn and Zn were higher in anthers only. Furthermore, hyperaccumulators accumulated significantly more Co and Mo across all organs when Ni was added to the soil environment. Our work provides additional evidence in support of the IUH, and contributes to our understanding of serpentine adaptation in plants.
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Prasad, Majeti Narasimha Vara. "Nickelophilous plants and their significance in phytotechnologies." Brazilian Journal of Plant Physiology 17, no. 1 (March 2005): 113–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1677-04202005000100010.
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Nickeliferous soils are invaded predominantly by members of the Brassicaceae, Cyperaceae, Cunoniaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Fabaceae, Flacourtiaceae, Euphorbiaceous, Lamiaceae, Poaceae and Violaceae, and many of these plants are metal tolerant. About 300 Ni hyperaccumulating plants been identified. These members exhibit unusual appetite for toxic metals and elemental defense. Hyperaccumulators provide protection against fungal and insect attack. Investigations suggested that Ni-hyperaccumulation has a protective function against fungal and bacterial pathogens in Streptanthus polygaloides and Thlaspi montanum. Significance of nickelophilous plants and their significance in phytotechnologies are discussed in this paper.
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Van der Pas, Llewelyn, and Robert A. Ingle. "Towards an Understanding of the Molecular Basis of Nickel Hyperaccumulation in Plants." Plants 8, no. 1 (January 4, 2019): 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants8010011.
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Metal hyperaccumulation is a rare and fascinating phenomenon, whereby plants actively accumulate high concentrations of metal ions in their above-ground tissues. Enhanced uptake and root-to-shoot translocation of specific metal ions coupled with an increased capacity for detoxification and sequestration of these ions are thought to constitute the physiological basis of the hyperaccumulation phenotype. Nickel hyperaccumulators were the first to be discovered and are the most numerous, accounting for some seventy-five percent of all known hyperaccumulators. However, our understanding of the molecular basis of the physiological processes underpinning Ni hyperaccumulation has lagged behind that of Zn and Cd hyperaccumulation, in large part due to a lack of genomic resources for Ni hyperaccumulators. The advent of RNA-Seq technology, which allows both transcriptome assembly and profiling of global gene expression without the need for a reference genome, has offered a new route for the analysis of Ni hyperaccumulators, and several such studies have recently been reported. Here we review the current state of our understanding of the molecular basis of Ni hyperaccumulation in plants, with an emphasis on insights gained from recent RNA-Seq experiments, highlight commonalities and differences between Ni hyperaccumulators, and suggest potential future avenues of research in this field.
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Burge, Dylan O., and W. R. Barker. "Evolution of nickel hyperaccumulation by Stackhousia tryonii (Celastraceae), a serpentinite-endemic plant from Queensland, Australia." Australian Systematic Botany 23, no. 6 (2010): 415. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sb10029.
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To elucidate the evolutionary origin of nickel (Ni) hyperaccumulation by the Australian serpentinite-endemic plant Stackhousia tryonii Bailey, phylogenetic analyses of chloroplast and nuclear DNA for Stackhousia and its close relatives were combined with assays of plant-tissue Ni concentrations. Thirty-five plants from 20 taxa were analysed by sequencing nuclear rDNA (ITS) and the plastid trnL–F region. Phylogenetic analysis of sequence data was conducted under maximum parsimony and Bayesian search criteria. In all, 100 plants from 39 taxa, including all 33 Stackhousia species, were analysed for Ni concentration by radial inductively coupled plasma atomic-emission spectrometry (ICP–AES). In phylogenetic analyses, S. tryonii was monophyletic, nested within a monophyletic Stackhousia. Only S. tryonii contained concentrations of Ni above the hyperaccumulation threshold (0.1%; 1000 ppm), containing between 0.25% (2500 ppm) and 4.1% (41 000 ppm) Ni by dry weight. Nickel-hyperaccumulation ability appears to have been acquired once during diversification of Stackhousia, by S. tryonii.
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Pollard, A. Joseph, Grace L. McCartha, Celestino Quintela-Sabarís, Thomas A. Flynn, Maria K. Sobczyk, and J. Andrew C. Smith. "Intraspecific Variation in Nickel Tolerance and Hyperaccumulation among Serpentine and Limestone Populations of Odontarrhena serpyllifolia (Brassicaceae: Alysseae) from the Iberian Peninsula." Plants 10, no. 4 (April 19, 2021): 800. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants10040800.
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Odontarrhena serpyllifolia (Desf.) Jord. & Fourr. (=Alyssum serpyllifolium Desf.) occurs in the Iberian Peninsula and adjacent areas on a variety of soils including both limestone and serpentine (ultramafic) substrates. Populations endemic to serpentine are known to hyperaccumulate nickel, and on account of this remarkable phenotype have, at times, been proposed for recognition as taxonomically distinct subspecies or even species. It remains unclear, however, to what extent variation in nickel hyperaccumulation within this taxon merely reflects differences in the substrate, or whether the different populations show local adaptation to their particular habitats. To help clarify the physiological basis of variation in nickel hyperaccumulation among these populations, 3 serpentine accessions and 3 limestone accessions were cultivated hydroponically under common-garden conditions incorporating a range of Ni concentrations, along with 2 closely related non-accumulator species, Clypeola jonthlaspi L. and Alyssum montanum L. As a group, serpentine accessions of O. serpyllifolia were able to tolerate Ni concentrations approximately 10-fold higher than limestone accessions, but a continuous spectrum of Ni tolerance was observed among populations, with the least tolerant serpentine accession not being significantly different from the most tolerant limestone accession. Serpentine accessions maintained relatively constant tissue concentrations of Ca, Mg, K, and Fe across the whole range of Ni exposures, whereas in the limestone accessions, these elements fluctuated widely in response to Ni toxicity. Hyperaccumulation of Ni, defined here as foliar Ni concentrations exceeding 1g kg−1 of dry biomass in plants not showing significant growth reduction, occurred in all accessions of O. serpyllifolia, but the higher Ni tolerance of serpentine accessions allowed them to hyperaccumulate more strongly. Of the reference species, C. jonthlaspi responded similarly to the limestone accessions of O. serpyllifolia, whereas A. montanum displayed by far the lowest degree of Ni tolerance and exhibited low foliar Ni concentrations, which only exceeded 1 g kg−1 in plants showing severe Ni toxicity. The continuous spectrum of physiological responses among these accessions does not lend support to segregation of the serpentine populations of O. serpyllifolia as distinct species. However, the pronounced differences in degrees of Ni tolerance, hyperaccumulation, and elemental homeostasis observed among these accessions under common-garden conditions argues for the existence of population-level adaptation to their local substrates.
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Teptina, Anzhelika Yu, and Alexander G. Paukov. "Nickel accumulation by species of Alyssum and Noccaea (Brassicaceae) from ultramafic soils in the Urals, Russia." Australian Journal of Botany 63, no. 2 (2015): 78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/bt14265.
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Cool temperate regions have a limited number of species able to accumulate nickel (Ni) and other heavy metals in above-ground tissues. Our study was conducted in order to find accumulators of Ni on serpentine soils in the Middle and Southern Urals. Above-ground tissues of plants as well as soil samples were collected in 10 ultramafic massifs. Our results confirmed hyperaccumulation activity of Alyssum obovatum (C.A.Mey.) Turcz. Three species that appeared to be hemi-accumulators of Ni are Alyssum litvinovii Knjaz., Alyssum tortuosum Willd. and Noccaea thlaspidioides (Pall.) F.K.Mey. All these species are facultative accumulators/hyperaccumulators and exhibit different concentrations of Ni under a range of soil conditions. The highest Ni concentration was found in A. obovatum in Krakinskiy massif (6008 μg·g–1 dry mass), A. tortuosum (1789 μg·g–1) and A. litvinovii (160 μg·g–1) in Khabarninskiy massif, and N. thlaspidioides (741 μg·g–1) in Sugomakskiy massif (Southern Urals). Regression analysis shows statistically significant dependence of Ni concentrations in soil and tissue of both A. obovatum and A. tortuosum. The latter shows a dramatically high difference in the level of accumulation that varies from excluder to 20 μg g–1 Ni to hyperaccumulator levels, suggesting the existence of genetically distinct populations with the ability to vary their accumulation of Ni.
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La Nafie, Nursiah, Syarifuddin Liong, and Rizda Arifin. "Fitoakumulasi Logam Ni dan Zn Dalam Tumbuhan Nipah (Nypa fruticans) Di Sungai Tallo Makassar." Indo. J. Chem. Res. 7, no. 1 (July 31, 2019): 92–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.30598//ijcr.2019.5-nur.
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Research on phytoaccumulation of Ni and Zn in Nypa fruticans plants at Tallo River has been done to know the capability of Nypa fruticans for accumulating Ni and Zn. Water, sediment, and plant tissue samples were taken at five stations on the Tallo River using a cutting tool and pipe paralon. Sediment was digested with concentrated HNO3 while plants tissue using HNO3 6M, then analyzed by ICP EOS Shimadzu 9000. The results showed the average concentration of Ni inside part of the plant from station 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in order following 21.759,03 ppm, 19.056,03 ppm; 36.806,25 ppm; 10.736,66 ppm dan 13.849,25 ppm. Average concentration of Zn inside the plant from station 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in order following 1.319,60 ppm; 1.362,93 ppm; 2.053,46 ppm; 1.591,60 ppm; dan 1.474,09 ppm. Accumulation of Zn and Ni in Nypa fruticans is grouped as hyperaccumulation plant because the ability of accumulation Ni bigger than 10.000 mg/kg and hyperaccumulation towards Zn because able to accumulate Zn bigger than 10 mg/kg. BCF and TF value show that Nypa fruticans naturally able to be used as an phytoremediation plant towards Ni and Zn, especially phytoextraction and rhizofiltration.
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La Nafie, Nursiah, Syarifuddin Liong, and Rizda Arifin. "Fitoakumulasi Logam Ni dan Zn Dalam Tumbuhan Nipah (Nypa fruticans) Di Sungai Tallo Makassar." Indo. J. Chem. Res. 7, no. 1 (July 31, 2019): 92–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.30598//ijcr.2020.7-nur.
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Research on phytoaccumulation of Ni and Zn in Nypa fruticans plants at Tallo River has been done to know the capability of Nypa fruticans for accumulating Ni and Zn. Water, sediment, and plant tissue samples were taken at five stations on the Tallo River using a cutting tool and pipe paralon. Sediment was digested with concentrated HNO3 while plants tissue using HNO3 6M, then analyzed by ICP EOS Shimadzu 9000. The results showed the average concentration of Ni inside part of the plant from station 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in order following 21.759,03 ppm, 19.056,03 ppm; 36.806,25 ppm; 10.736,66 ppm dan 13.849,25 ppm. Average concentration of Zn inside the plant from station 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in order following 1.319,60 ppm; 1.362,93 ppm; 2.053,46 ppm; 1.591,60 ppm; dan 1.474,09 ppm. Accumulation of Zn and Ni in Nypa fruticans is grouped as hyperaccumulation plant because the ability of accumulation Ni bigger than 10.000 mg/kg and hyperaccumulation towards Zn because able to accumulate Zn bigger than 10 mg/kg. BCF and TF value show that Nypa fruticans naturally able to be used as an phytoremediation plant towards Ni and Zn, especially phytoextraction and rhizofiltration.
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Feigl, Gábor, Viktória Varga, Árpád Molnár, Panayiotis G. Dimitrakopoulos, and Zsuzsanna Kolbert. "Different Nitro-Oxidative Response of Odontarrhena lesbiaca Plants from Geographically Separated Habitats to Excess Nickel." Antioxidants 9, no. 9 (September 7, 2020): 837. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antiox9090837.
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Odontarrhena lesbiaca is an endemic species to the serpentine soils of Lesbos Island (Greece). As a nickel (Ni) hyperaccumulator, it possesses an exceptional Ni tolerance; and it can accumulate up to 0.2–2.4% Ni of its leaves’ dry weight. In our study, O. lesbiaca seeds from two geographically separated study sites (Ampeliko and Loutra) were germinated and grown on control and Ni-containing (3000 mg/kg) soil in a rhizotron system. Ni excess induced significant Ni uptake and translocation in both O. lesbiaca ecotypes and affected their root architecture differently: plants from the Ampeliko site proved to be more tolerant; since their root growth was less inhibited compared to plants originated from the Loutra site. In the roots of the Ampeliko ecotype nitric oxide (NO) was being accumulated, while the degree of protein tyrosine nitration decreased; suggesting that NO in this case acts as a signaling molecule. Moreover, the detected decrease in protein tyrosine nitration may serve as an indicator of this ecotype’s better relative tolerance compared to the more sensitive plants originated from Loutra. Results suggest that Ni hypertolerance and the ability of hyperaccumulation might be connected to the plants’ capability of maintaining their nitrosative balance; yet, relatively little is known about the relationship between excess Ni, tolerance mechanisms and the balance of reactive nitrogen species in plants so far.
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Przybyłowicz, W. J., C. A. Pineda, V. M. Prozesky, and J. Mesjasz-Przybyłowicz. "Investigation of Ni hyperaccumulation by true elemental imaging." Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 104, no. 1-4 (September 1995): 176–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0168-583x(95)00445-9.
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Domka, Agnieszka, Piotr Rozpądek, Rafał Ważny, Roman Jan Jędrzejczyk, Magdalena Hubalewska-Mazgaj, Cristina Gonnelli, Jubina Benny, Federico Martinelli, Markus Puschenreiter, and Katarzyna Turnau. "Transcriptome Response of Metallicolous and a Non-Metallicolous Ecotypes of Noccaea goesingensis to Nickel Excess." Plants 9, no. 8 (July 28, 2020): 951. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants9080951.
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Root transcriptomic profile was comparatively studied in a serpentine (TM) and a non-metallicolous (NTM) population of Noccaea goesingensis in order to investigate possible features of Ni hyperaccumulation. Both populations were characterised by contrasting Ni tolerance and accumulation capacity. The growth of the TM population was unaffected by metal excess, while the shoot biomass production in the NTM population was significantly lower in the presence of Ni in the culture medium. Nickel concentration was nearly six- and two-fold higher in the shoots than in the roots of the TM and NTM population, respectively. The comparison of root transcriptomes using the RNA-seq method indicated distinct responses to Ni treatment between tested ecotypes. Among differentially expressed genes, the expression of IRT1 and IRT2, encoding metal transporters, was upregulated in the TM population and downregulated/unchanged in the NTM ecotype. Furthermore, differences were observed among ethylene metabolism and response related genes. In the TM population, the expression of genes including ACS7, ACO5, ERF104 and ERF105 was upregulated, while in the NTM population, expression of these genes remained unchanged, thus suggesting a possible regulatory role of this hormone in Ni hyperaccumulation. The present results could serve as a starting point for further studies concerning the plant mechanisms responsible for Ni tolerance and accumulation.
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Dimitrakopoulos, Panayiotis G., Maria Aloupi, Georgios Tetradis, and George C. Adamidis. "Broomrape Species Parasitizing Odontarrhena lesbiaca (Brassicaceae) Individuals Act as Nickel Hyperaccumulators." Plants 10, no. 4 (April 20, 2021): 816. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants10040816.
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The elemental defense hypothesis supports that metal hyperaccumulation in plant tissues serves as a mechanism underpinning plant resistance to herbivores and pathogens. In this study, we investigate the interaction between Odontarrhena lesbiaca and broomrape parasitic species, in the light of the defense hypothesis of metal hyperaccumulation. Plant and soil samples collected from three serpentine sites in Lesbos, Greece were analyzed for Ni concentrations. Phelipanche nowackiana and Phelipanche nana were found to infect O. lesbiaca. In both species, Ni concentration decreased gradually from tubercles to shoots and flowers. Specimens of both species with shoot nickel concentrations above 1000 mg.kg−1 were found, showing that they act as nickel hyperaccumulators. Low values of parasite to O. lesbiaca leaf or soil nickel quotients were observed. Orobanche pubescens growing on a serpentine habitat but not in association with O. lesbiaca had very low Ni concentrations in its tissues analogous to excluder plants growing on serpentine soils. Infected O. lesbiaca individuals showed lower leaf nickel concentrations relative to the non-infected ones. Elevated leaf nickel concentration of O. lesbiaca individuals did not prevent parasitic plants to attack them and to hyperaccumulate metals to their tissues, contrary to predictions of the elemental defense hypothesis.
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Reeves, Roger D., W. Scott Laidlaw, Augustine Doronila, Alan J. M. Baker, and (the late) George N. Batianoff. "Erratic hyperaccumulation of nickel, with particular reference to the Queensland serpentine endemic Pimelea leptospermoides." Australian Journal of Botany 63, no. 2 (2015): 119. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/bt14195.
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Many hyperaccumulators of nickel (Ni) are endemic to ultramafic soils and always show very high Ni concentrations. Others occur on a variety of substrates but accumulate high Ni from the ultramafic ones. Pimelea leptospermoides is unusual in being an ultramafic endemic that shows a very wide range of Ni concentrations. The present work sought to establish the factors governing the wide variation in Ni uptake by P. leptospermoides, and aimed to investigate the likelihood of this variation originating from plant differences or soil differences. Multiple paired plant and soil samples were taken over the geographic range of occurrence of P. leptospermoides. Plant and soil metal concentrations and soil pH were measured. No evidence was found to suggest that the plants belong to populations with inherent ‘high-Ni’ and ‘low-Ni’ accumulation capability. Instead, the soil pH (covering a range from 6.0 to 8.3) and the total soil Ni concentrations of the ultramafic soils were found to be the major influences on the level of Ni accumulation. The wide variation observed in Ni accumulation by P. leptospermoides from ultramafic soils can be explained by a combination of variations in soil pH and total soil Ni concentrations.
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Kachenko, Anthony G., Balwant Singh, and Naveen Bhatia. "The role of low molecular weight ligands in nickel hyperaccumulation in Hybanthus floribundus subspecies floribundus." Functional Plant Biology 37, no. 12 (2010): 1143. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/fp10080.
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The mechanisms responsible for nickel (Ni) hyperaccumulation in Hybanthus floribundus (Lindl.) F.Muell. subspecies floribundus are obscure. In this study, organic acids and free amino acids (AAs) were quantified in 0.025 M HCl H. floribundus subsp. floribundus shoot extracts using HPLC and ultra performance liquid chromatography (UPLC). In a 20 week pot experiment, plants exposed to five levels of Ni (0–3000 mg kg–1 Ni) accumulated up to 3200 mg Ni kg–1 dry weight in shoots, and the shoot : root Ni concentration ratios were >1.4. Concentration of organic acids followed the order malic acid > citric acid > oxalic acid. Citric acid concentration significantly increased upon Ni exposure, with concentrations between 2.3- and 5.9-fold higher in Ni treated plants that in control plants. Molar ratios of Ni to citric acid ranged from 1.3 : 1 to 1.7 : 1 equivalent to >60% of the accumulated Ni. Malic acid concentration also increased upon exposure to applied Ni. However, concentrations were statistically at par across 0–3000 mg kg–1 Ni treatments, suggesting that the production of malic acid is a constitutive property of the subspecies. Total AA concentrations were stimulated upon exposure to external Ni treatment, with glutamine, alanine and aspartic acids being the predominant acids. These AAs accounted for up to 64% of the total free AA concentration in control plants and up to 75% for the 2000 mg kg–1 Ni treatment plants. These results suggest that citric acid in addition to the aforementioned AAs are synthesised in H. floribundus subsp. floribundus plants following exposure to elevated concentrations of Ni and may act as potential ligands for detoxification and possibly storage of accumulated Ni.
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van der Ent, Antony, Tanguy Jaffré, Laurent L'Huillier, Neil Gibson, and Roger D. Reeves. "The flora of ultramafic soils in the Australia–Pacific Region: state of knowledge and research priorities." Australian Journal of Botany 63, no. 4 (2015): 173. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/bt15038.
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In the Australia–Pacific Region ultramafic outcrops are both widespread and extensive, covering thousands of km2. Soils derived from ultramafic bedrock impose edaphic challenges and are widely known to host highly distinctive floras with high levels of endemism. In the Australia–Pacific Region, the ultramafics of the island of New Caledonia are famed for harbouring 2150 species of vascular plants of which 83% are endemic. Although the ultramafic outcrops in Western Australia are also extensive and harbour 1355 taxa, only 14 species are known to be endemic or have distributions centred on ultramafics. The ultramafic outcrops in New Zealand and Tasmania are small and relatively species-poor. The ultramafic outcrops in Queensland are much larger and host 553 species of which 18 (or possibly 21) species are endemic. Although New Caledonia has a high concentration of Ni hyperaccumulator species (65), only one species from Western Australia and two species from Queensland have so far been found. No Ni hyperaccumulator species are known from Tasmania and New Zealand. Habitat destruction due to forest clearing, uncontrolled fires and nickel mining in New Caledonia impacts on the plant species restricted to ultramafic soils there. In comparison with the nearby floras of New Guinea and South-east Asia, the flora of the Australia–Pacific Region is relatively well studied through the collection of a large number of herbarium specimens. However, there is a need for studies on the evolution of plant lineages on ultramafic soils especially regarding their distinctive morphological characteristics and in relation to hyperaccumulation.
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Shakoor, Isha, Aisha Nazir, Sonal Chaudhry, Qurat-ul-Ain, Firdaus-e-Bareen, and Sergio C. Capareda. "Autochthonous Arthrospira platensis Gomont Driven Nickel (Ni) Phycoremediation from Cooking Oil Industrial Effluent." Molecules 27, no. 16 (August 22, 2022): 5353. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules27165353.
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Nickel (Ni) leftovers arise from both catalyst application interventions and Ni alloy piping of the cooking oil industry (COI) being wasted as pollutants of freshwater bodies via discharged effluent. The current study assessed one of the indigenously feasible Ni removal systems comprising autochthonous Arthrospira platensis Gomont (AP)-driven Ni phycoremediation cells (NPCs). After screening AP for hyperaccumulation in the Ni spiked solution, AP was transferred to the NPCs. Propagation of the AP inoculum was proportionate to the pollution load drop of COI with 22.97 and 55.07% drops in the biochemical (BOD) and chemical oxygen demand (COD), respectively. With the 0.11 bioconcentration factor, there was an uptake of 14.24 g mineral with 16.22% Ni removal and a 36.35 desorption ratio. The experimental data closely fitted with the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms, respectively. The study concluded that A. platensis could be taken for treatment of Ni-loaded industrial effluents at the microcosmic level.
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Martens, S. N., and R. S. Boyd. "The defensive role of Ni hyperaccumulation by plants: a field experiment." American Journal of Botany 89, no. 6 (June 1, 2002): 998–1003. http://dx.doi.org/10.3732/ajb.89.6.998.
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Priarone, Silvia, Sara Romeo, Simone Di Piazza, Stefano Rosatto, Mirca Zotti, Mauro Mariotti, and Enrica Roccotiello. "Effects of Bacterial and Fungal Inocula on Biomass, Ecophysiology, and Uptake of Metals of Alyssoides Utriculata (L.) Medik." Plants 12, no. 3 (January 26, 2023): 554. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants12030554.
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The inoculation of plants with plant-growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPM) (i.e., bacterial and fungal strains) is an emerging approach that helps plants cope with abiotic and biotic stresses. However, knowledge regarding their synergic effects on plants growing in metal-rich soils is limited. Consequently, the aim of this study was to investigate the biomass, ecophysiology, and metal accumulation of the facultative Ni-hyperaccumulator Alyssoides utriculata (L.) Medik. inoculated with single or mixed plant-growth-promoting (PGP) bacterial strain Pseudomonas fluorescens Migula 1895 (SERP1) and PGP fungal strain Penicillium ochrochloron Biourge (SERP03 S) on native serpentine soil (n = 20 for each treatment). Photosynthetic efficiency (Fv/Fm) and performance indicators (PI) had the same trends with no significant differences among groups, with Fv/Fms > 1 and PI up to 12. However, the aboveground biomass increased 4–5-fold for single and mixed inoculated plants. The aboveground/belowground dry biomass ratio was higher for plants inoculated with fungi (30), mixed (21), and bacteria (17). The ICP-MS highlighted that single and mixed inocula were able to double the aboveground biomass’ P content. Mn metal accumulation significantly increased with both single and mixed PGP inocula, and Zn accumulation increased only with single PGP inocula, whereas Cu accumulation increased twofold only with mixed PGP inocula, but with a low content. Only Ni metal accumulation approached the hyperaccumulation level (Ni > 1000 mg/kg DW) with all treatments. This study demonstrated the ability of selected single and combined PGP strains to significantly increase plant biomass and plant tolerance of metals present in the substrate, resulting in a higher capacity for Ni accumulation in shoots.
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McAlister, Rachel L., Duane A. Kolterman, and A. Joseph Pollard. "Nickel hyperaccumulation in populations of Psychotria grandis (Rubiaceae) from serpentine and non-serpentine soils of Puerto Rico." Australian Journal of Botany 63, no. 2 (2015): 85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/bt14337.
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Metal hyperaccumulators are plants that store heavy metals or metalloids in their leaves, often to concentrations much higher than in the soil. Though most occur exclusively on metalliferous soils, some species are facultative, occurring on both metalliferous and nonmetalliferous soils. Psychotria grandis Sw.(Rubiaceae) occurs from Central America through the Caribbean on many soil types, and hyperaccumulates nickel (Ni) on serpentine soils in several localities. In this study, four Puerto Rican populations of P. grandis – two from serpentine soil and two from non-serpentine soil – were examined to compare Ni accumulation between and within populations. Multiple trees were sampled at most sites, with replicate leaves harvested from each tree. Foliar nickel concentrations were measured by atomic absorption spectrometry. Mean Ni concentration differed significantly among the sites, ranging from <165 µg g–1 on non-serpentine soil to >4000 µg g–1 on serpentine soil. There were also significant differences in Ni concentration among trees within sites, with especially wide variation at one of the serpentine sites known to be geologically heterogeneous. Despite these differences in field-collected leaves, a hydroponic common-garden experiment indicated that the Ni accumulation capacities of the populations were approximately equal. Variation in Ni accumulation between and within these populations in the field is likely to result from variation in Ni availability in the soil.
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van der Ent, Antony, Guillaume Echevarria, Philip Nti Nkrumah, and Peter D. Erskine. "Frequency distribution of foliar nickel is bimodal in the ultramafic flora of Kinabalu Park (Sabah, Malaysia)." Annals of Botany 126, no. 6 (June 29, 2020): 1017–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaa119.
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Abstract Background and Aims The aim of this study was to test the frequency distributions of foliar elements from a large dataset from Kinabalu Park (Sabah, Malaysia) for departure from unimodality, indicative of a distinct ecophysiological response associated with hyperaccumulation. Methods We collected foliar samples (n = 1533) comprising 90 families, 198 genera and 495 plant species from ultramafic soils, further foliar samples (n = 177) comprising 45 families, 80 genera and 120 species from non-ultramafic soils and corresponding soil samples (n = 393 from ultramafic soils and n = 66 from non-ultramafic soils) from Kinabalu Park (Sabah, Malaysia). The data were geographically (Kinabalu Park) and edaphically (ultramafic soils) constrained. The inclusion of a relatively high proportion (approx. 14 %) of samples from hyperaccumulator species [with foliar concentrations of aluminium and nickel (Ni) >1000 μg g–1, cobalt, copper, chromium and zinc >300 μg g–1 or manganese (Mn) >10 mg g–1] allowed for hypothesis testing. Key Results Frequency distribution graphs for most elements [calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg) and phosphorus (P)] were unimodal, although some were skewed left (Mg and Mn). The Ni frequency distribution was bimodal and the separation point for the two modes was between 250 and 850 μg g–1. Conclusions Accounting for statistical probability, the established empirical threshold value (>1000 μg g–1) remains appropriate. The two discrete modes for Ni indicate ecophysiologically distinct behaviour in plants growing in similar soils. This response is in contrast to Mn, which forms the tail of a continuous (approximately log-normal) distribution, suggestive of an extension of normal physiological processes.
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Hopewell, Tyler, Federico Selvi, Hans-Jürgen Ensikat, and Maximilian Weigend. "Trichome Biomineralization and Soil Chemistry in Brassicaceae from Mediterranean Ultramafic and Calcareous Soils." Plants 10, no. 2 (February 17, 2021): 377. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants10020377.
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Trichome biomineralization is widespread in plants but detailed chemical patterns and a possible influence of soil chemistry are poorly known. We explored this issue by investigating trichome biomineralization in 36 species of Mediterranean Brassicaceae from ultramafic and calcareous soils. Our aims were to chemically characterize biomineralization of different taxa, including metallophytes, under natural conditions and to investigate whether divergent Ca, Mg, Si and P-levels in the soil are reflected in trichome biomineralization and whether the elevated heavy metal concentrations lead to their integration into the mineralized cell walls. Forty-two samples were collected in the wild while a total of 6 taxa were brought into cultivation and grown in ultramafic, calcareous and standard potting soils in order to investigate an effect of soil composition on biomineralization. The sampling included numerous known hyperaccumulators of Ni. EDX microanalysis showed CaCO3 to be the dominant biomineral, often associated with considerable proportions of Mg—independent of soil type and wild versus cultivated samples. Across 6 of the 9 genera studied, trichome tips were mineralized with calcium phosphate, in Bornmuellera emarginata the P to Ca-ratio was close to that of pure apatite-calcium phosphate (Ca5(PO4)3OH). A few samples also showed biomineralization with Si, either only at the trichome tips or all over the trichome. Additionally, we found traces of Mn co-localized with calcium phosphate in Bornmuellera emarginata and traces of Ni were detected in trichomes of the Ni-hyperaccumulator Odontarrhena chalcidica. Our data from wild and cultivated plants could not confirm any major effect of soil chemistry on the chemistry of trichome biominerals. Hyperaccumulation of Ni in the plants is not mirrored in high levels of Ni in the trichomes, nor do we find large amounts of Mn. A comparison based on plants from cultivation (normal, calcareous and serpentine soils, Mg:Ca-ratios ca 1:2 to 1:20) shows at best a very weak reflection of different Mg:Ca-ratios in the mineralized trichomes. The plants studied seem to be able to maintain highly conserved biomineralization patterns across a wide range of soil chemistries.
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J.I., Nirmal Kumar, Hiren Soni, Rita N. Kumar, and Ira Bhatt. "Hyperaccumulation and Mobility of Heavy Metals in Vegetable Crops in India." Journal of Agriculture and Environment 10 (August 12, 2009): 34–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/aej.v10i0.2128.
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The heavy metals or trace elements play an important role in the metabolic pathways during the growth and development of plants, when available in appreciable concentration. The heavy metal concentration of Cadmium (Cd), Cobalt (Co), Copper (Cu), Iron (Fe), Nickel (Ni), Lead (Pb) and Zinc (Zn) was analyzed using Inductive Coupled Plasma Analyzer (ICPA) (Perkin-Elmer ICP Optima 3300 RL) in 18 vegetable crop plants and their parts along with their soil, collected from various agricultural fields around Anand province, Gujarat, India. The vegetables crop plants were Anthem (Anthum graveolens), Beat (Brassica oleracea), Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia), Brinjal (Solanum melongena), Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis), Chilli (Capsicum annum), Coriander (Coriandrum sativum), Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graceum), Garlic (Alium sativum), Coccinia indica, Lufa (Luffa acutangula), Lady's Finger (Abelmoschus esculentus), Mint (Mentha piperata), Radish (Raphanus sativum), Spinach (Spinacia oleracea), Tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum), Vetches (Cyamopsis soralioides) and White Gourd (Lagernaria vulgaris). The Accumulation Factor (AF) and Mobility Index (MI) were calculated for assessment of mobility of heavy metals from soil to various plant parts: roots, stems and leaves through different levels: Level 1 (Soil-Roots), Level 2 (Roots-Stems) and Level 3 (Stems-Leaves) in studied vegetable crop plants. The results showed concentration dependent variables of heavy metal levels among vegetable crop plants. The lower and higher concentration gradient alongwith their mobility gradient was also determined. A perusal of data reflects that accumulation gradient of each crop plant component vary according to their nature, properties and podsol climate of a particular crop plant. The data on accumulation and mobility of heavy metals such as Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb and Zn from soil to leaves through roots and stems, suggested that all the metals were highly mobile. Key words: Vegetable crop plants; Heavy metals; Accumulation factor; Mobility index; etc.The Journal of Agriculture and Environment Vol:10, Jun.2009 page: 34-45
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Henschel, Jonas, Maximilian Mense, Patrick Harte, Marcel Diehl, Julius Buchmann, Fabian Kux, Lukas Schlatt, et al. "Phytoremediation of Soil Contaminated with Lithium Ion Battery Active Materials—A Proof-of-Concept Study." Recycling 5, no. 4 (October 10, 2020): 26. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/recycling5040026.
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The lithium-ion battery is the most powerful energy storage technology for portable and mobile devices. The enormous demand for lithium-ion batteries is accompanied by an incomplete recycling loop for used lithium-ion batteries and excessive mining of Li and transition metals. The hyperaccumulation of plants represents a low-cost and green technology to reduce environmental pollution of landfills and disused mining regions with low environmental regulations. To examine the capabilities of these approaches, the hyperaccumulation selectivity of Alyssum murale for metals in electrode materials (Ni, Co, Mn, and Li) was evaluated. Plants were cultivated in a conservatory for 46 days whilst soils were contaminated stepwise with dissolved transition metal species via the irrigation water. Up to 3 wt% of the metals was quantified in the dry matter of different plant tissues (leaf, stem, root) by means of inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy after 46 days of exposition time. The lateral distribution was monitored by means of micro X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry, revealing different storage behaviors for low and high metal contamination, as well as varying sequestration mechanisms for the four investigated metals. The proof-of-concept regarding the phytoextraction of metals from LiNi0.33Co0.33Mn0.33O2 cathode particles in the soil was demonstrated.
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Centofanti, Tiziana, Matthew G. Siebecker, Rufus L. Chaney, Allen P. Davis, and Donald L. Sparks. "Hyperaccumulation of nickel by Alyssum corsicum is related to solubility of Ni mineral species." Plant and Soil 359, no. 1-2 (March 8, 2012): 71–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-012-1176-9.
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Persans, M. W., K. Nieman, and D. E. Salt. "Functional activity and role of cation-efflux family members in Ni hyperaccumulation in Thlaspi goesingense." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 98, no. 17 (July 31, 2001): 9995–10000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.171039798.
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MATKO STAMENKOVIĆ, U. "HYPERACCUMULATION OF NI BY ALYSSUM MURALE WALDST. & KIT. FROM ULTRAMAFICS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA." Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 15, no. 3 (2017): 359–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.15666/aeer/1503_359372.
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Jan, Rahmatullah, Muhammad Aaqil Khan, Sajjad Asaf, Lubna, In-Jung Lee, and Kyung Min Kim. "Metal Resistant Endophytic Bacteria Reduces Cadmium, Nickel Toxicity, and Enhances Expression of Metal Stress Related Genes with Improved Growth of Oryza Sativa, via Regulating Its Antioxidant Machinery and Endogenous Hormones." Plants 8, no. 10 (September 23, 2019): 363. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants8100363.
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The tolerance of plant growth-promoting endophytes (PGPEs) against various concentrations of cadmium (Cd) and nickel (Ni) was investigated. Two glutathione-producing bacterial strains (Enterobacter ludwigii SAK5 and Exiguobacterium indicum SA22) were screened for Cd and Ni accumulation and tolerance in contaminated media, which showed resistance up to 1.0 mM. Both strains were further evaluated by inoculating specific plants with the bacteria for five days prior to heavy metal treatment (0.5 and 1.0 mM). The enhancement of biomass and growth attributes such as the root length, shoot length, root fresh weight, shoot fresh weight, and chlorophyll content were compared between treated inoculated plants and treated non-inoculated plants. Both strains significantly increased the accumulation of Cd and Ni in inoculated plants. The accumulation of both heavy metals was higher in the roots than in the shoots, however; Ni accumulation was greater than Cd. Heavy metal stress-responsive genes such as OsGST, OsMTP1, and OsPCS1 were significantly upregulated in treated non-inoculated plants compared with treated inoculated plants, suggesting that both strains reduced heavy metal stress. Similarly, abscisic acid (ABA) was increased with increased heavy metal concentration; however, it was reduced in inoculated plants compared with non-inoculated plants. Salicylic acid (SA) was found to exert synergistic effects with ABA. The application of suitable endophytic bacteria can protect against heavy metal hyperaccumulation by enhancing detoxification mechanisms.
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Kachenko, Anthony G., Balwant Singh, and Naveen P. Bhatia. "Heavy metal tolerance in common fern species." Australian Journal of Botany 55, no. 1 (2007): 63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/bt06063.
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The effects of cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) on the growth and uptake of 10 fern species was investigated under a controlled environment in order to evaluate their suitability for phytoremediation. Fern species included Adiantum aethiopicum, Blechnum cartilagineum, Blechnum nudum, Calochlaena dubia, Dennstaedtia davallioides, Doodia aspera, Hypolepis muelleri, Nephrolepis cordifolia, Pellaea falcata and the arsenic (As) hyperaccumulating Pteris vittata. Ferns were exposed to four levels of metals at concentrations of 0, 50, 100 and 500 mg kg–1 for a period of 20 weeks. The response of ferns significantly varied among species and metals. In general, heavy-metal translocation was limited, with metals being absorbed and held in roots, suggesting an exclusion mechanism as part of the ferns’ tolerance to the applied metals. Similar metal-accumulation patterns were observed for all species in that accumulation generally increased with increasing metal treatments; in most cases a sharp increase in metal accumulation was observed between 100 and 500 mg kg–1 treatments, suggesting a breakdown in tolerance mechanisms and unrestricted metal transport. This was corroborated by enhanced visual toxicity symptoms and a reduction in survival rates among ferns when exposed to 500 mg kg–1 metal treatments; and to a lesser extent 100 mg kg–1 metal treatments. Of the species investigated, N. cordifolia and H. muelleri were identified as possible candidates in phytostabilisation of Cu, Pb, Ni or Zn contaminated soils. Similarly, D. davallioides appeared favourable for use in phytostabilisation of Cu and Zn contaminated soils. These species had high survival rates and accumulated high levels of the aforementioned metals relative to other ferns investigated. Ferns belonging to the family Blechnaceae (B. nudum, B. cartilagineum and D. aspera) and C. dubia (Family Dicksoniaceae) were least tolerant to most metals, had a low survival rate and were classified as being unsuitable for phytoremediation purposes. Metal tolerance was also observed in P. vittata when exposed to Cd, Cr and Cu; however, no hyperaccumulation was observed.
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Amir, H., N. Perrier, F. Rigault, and T. Jaffré. "Relationships between Ni-hyperaccumulation and mycorrhizal status of different endemic plant species from New Caledonian ultramafic soils." Plant and Soil 293, no. 1-2 (April 11, 2007): 23–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-007-9238-0.
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Talebi, Majid, Badraldin Ebrahim Sayed Tabatabaei, and Hamid Akbarzadeh. "Hyperaccumulation of Cu, Zn, Ni, and Cd in Azolla species inducing expression of methallothionein and phytochelatin synthase genes." Chemosphere 230 (September 2019): 488–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.05.098.
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Ghasemi, Rasoul, Zohreh Zare Chavoshi, Robert S. Boyd, and Nishanta Rajakaruna. "Calcium : magnesium ratio affects environmental stress sensitivity in the serpentine-endemic Alyssum inflatum (Brassicaceae)." Australian Journal of Botany 63, no. 2 (2015): 39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/bt14235.
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Plants endemic to serpentine soils are adapted to harsh environmental conditions typical of those soils, particularly, low (<1) calcium (Ca) : magnesium (Mg) ratios. We compared survival of two perennial Alyssum species native to Iran under experimental manipulations of Ca : Mg ratio, including when Ca : Mg ratio was varied under conditions of high ammonium concentration and heat stress. Alyssum inflatum is a serpentine endemic capable of nickel (Ni) hyperaccumulation, whereas A. lanceolatum is found on non-serpentine soils and is not known to hyperaccumulate Ni. We grew plants of both species under four Ca : Mg ratios (0.4, 2, 20, 40) and tested survival when plants were exposed to elevated ammonium levels (0, 1 and 4 mM) and heat stress (control conditions vs a 5-h 36°C treatment daily for 5 days). Alyssum lanceolatum was more tolerant of Ca : Mg ratio variation (100% survival in all treatments), whereas A. inflatum survival was maximum at Ca : Mg = 2, reduced at Ca : Mg = 0.4, and very low for Ca : Mg ratios of 20 and 40. Alyssum lanceolatum also tolerated ammonium and heat stress, whereas survival of A. inflatum declined at higher Ca : Mg ratios when subjected to both stresses. We conclude that at higher Ca : Mg ratios, the serpentine endemic has reduced tolerance for these environmental stresses and may be more susceptible to human-driven climate change-associated stressors than the non-serpentine species.
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Ghaderian, S. Majid, Rasoul Ghasemi, Hosniye Heidari, and Saiede Vazirifar. "Effects of Ni on superoxide dismutase and glutathione reductase activities and thiol groups: a comparative study between Alyssum hyperaccumulator and non-accumulator species." Australian Journal of Botany 63, no. 2 (2015): 65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/bt14282.
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In this study we investigated the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione reductase (GR) and total thiol groups in two Ni hyperaccumulator species, Alyssum inflatum Nyárády and Alyssum bracteatum Boiss. & Bushe, and a non-accumulator species (Alyssum saxatile (L.) Desv.). Plants were exposed to different concentrations of Ni (0, 100, 300 and 500 μM for hyperaccumulators and 0, 10 and 20 μM Ni for the non-accumulator) in solution culture. The accumulation of Ni, the influence of Ni on dry biomass, and SOD, GR and total thiol activities were measured. The results showed a growth retardation effect by Ni in all plants. The activity of SOD strongly decreased with increase in Ni concentration in A. inflatum whereas the other Ni hyperaccumulator, A. bracteatum, showed less decrease. In contrast, a positive link between SOD activity and Ni concentrations was observed in shoots and roots of A. saxatile. The GR and total thiol activities were increased in the hyperaccumulator plants by increase in Ni concentration, but no changes were observed in A. saxatile. The results indicate that in hyperaccumulators, the accumulation of Ni could negatively affect some vital physiological processes.
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Rosatto, Stefano, Mauro Mariotti, Sara Romeo, and Enrica Roccotiello. "Root and Shoot Response to Nickel in Hyperaccumulator and Non-Hyperaccumulator Species." Plants 10, no. 3 (March 9, 2021): 508. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants10030508.
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The soil–root interface is the micro-ecosystem where roots uptake metals. However, less than 10% of hyperaccumulators’ rhizosphere has been examined. The present study evaluated the root and shoot response to nickel in hyperaccumulator and non-hyperaccumulator species, through the analysis of root surface and biomass and the ecophysiological response of the related aboveground biomass. Ni-hyperaccumulators Alyssoides utriculata (L.) Medik. and Noccaea caerulescens (J. Presl and C. Presl) F.K. Mey. and non-hyperaccumulators Alyssum montanum L. and Thlaspi arvense L. were grown in pot on Ni-spiked soil (0–1000 mg Ni kg−1, total). Development of root surfaces was analysed with ImageJ; fresh and dry root biomass was determined. Photosynthetic efficiency was performed by analysing the fluorescence of chlorophyll a to estimate the plants’ physiological conditions at the end of the treatment. Hyperaccumulators did not show a Ni-dependent decrease in root surfaces and biomass (except Ni 1000 mg kg−1 for N. caerulescens). The non-hyperaccumulator A. montanum suffers metal stress which threatens plant development, while the excluder T. arvense exhibits a positive ecophysiological response to Ni. The analysis of the root system, as a component of the rhizosphere, help to clarify the response to soil nickel and plant development under metal stress for bioremediation purposes.
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Ghaderian, S. Majid, Rasoul Ghasemi, and Faeze Hajihashemi. "Interaction of nickel and manganese in uptake, translocation and accumulation by the nickel-hyperaccumulator plant, Alyssum bracteatum (Brassicaceae)." Australian Journal of Botany 63, no. 2 (2015): 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/bt14210.
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Serpentine soils are often characterised by high concentrations of heavy metals, high plant diversity and endemism, and, in some cases, the presence of plants that hyperaccumulate nickel (Ni). Nickel uptake by hyperaccumulator plants could potentially be affected by other heavy metals in serpentine soils, such as manganese (Mn), which competes for uptake at roots. The present study investigated interactions between Ni and Mn in metal uptake, translocation and storage in a serpentine-endemic Ni-hyperaccumulator plant, Alyssum bracteatum (Brassicaceae), native to western Iran. The results based on a factorial treatment of seedlings using Ni and Mn and elemental analyses showed that whole shoot and root Ni concentrations were inversely correlated with Mn in the growing medium. Likewise, whole shoot and root Mn concentrations were inversely correlated with Ni in the medium, suggesting competition between Ni and Mn for uptake at roots. No evidence was found for competition between Ni and Mn for translocation between the roots and shoot.
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Markovic, Branislav, Dragana Randjelovic, Gvozden Jovanovic, Gordana Tomovic, Ksenija Jakovljevic, Tomica Misljenovic, and Miroslav Sokic. "Extraction of ammonium nickel sulfate hexahydrate by hydrometallurgical process from the hyperaccumulating plant Odontarrhena muralis – case study from Serbia." Chemical Industry 75, no. 5 (2021): 285–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/hemind210701027m.
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Phytomining is a new promising technique that is based on using hyperaccumulating plants which biomass is utilized as a bio-ore for metal extraction. The Ni-hyperaccumulating species Odontarrhena muralis is widely distributed on ultramafic soils in Serbia, and could be a promising candidate for Ni agromining. In the present study, efficiency of a hydrometallurgical process for Ni recovery using biomass of O. muralis wild population through the synthesis of Ni salts from plant ash in the form of ammonium nickel sulfate hexahydrate, Ni(NH4)2(SO4)2 6H2O ? (ANSH) was assessed. The average Ni content in the plant from ultramafic sites in West Serbia was up to 3.300 g kg-1. The mass yield of ANSH crystals from the crude ash was ~12 % with the average purity of 73 % were obtained. By optimizing the purification process before precipitation of ANSH crystals, it is possible to obtain salt crystals of higher purity, which increases the economic profitability of this process. The results of this preliminary study on wild population of O. muralis show the increased potential for implementation of phytomining practices as an alternative way of Ni extraction on ultramafic sites in Serbia.
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Iqbal, Muhammad, Saeed Ahmed, Wajid Rehman, Farid Menaa, and Malik Aman Ullah. "Heavy Metal Levels in Vegetables Cultivated in Pakistan Soil Irrigated with Untreated Wastewater: Preliminary Results." Sustainability 12, no. 21 (October 27, 2020): 8891. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12218891.
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Unfortunately, vegetables are commonly cultivated with untreated wastewater and consumed by human beings who often ignore their harmful impacts on health. The industrialization and urbanization in developing countries have led to the release of increasing amounts of heavy metals (HM) into the environment. Regular monitoring of metal concentration levels in contaminated soils and edible plants is essential to prevent their excessive build-up in the diet and food chains. This study aimed to determine the concentration and accumulation of selected HM in the soil-plant system from a field located in D.I. Khan, Pakistan. Thereby, determinations of copper (Cu), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), and cobalt (Co) were assessed in the soil of the field as well as in the roots, stems, leaves, and grains of ridge gourds (RG) and sponge gourds (SG). The gourds were irrigated with untreated wastewater and removed from the soil when completely matured. Their parts were then separated and digested for HM analyses, which were performed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Mean HM concentrations of each gourd were compared to each other within the same vegetable or between the vegetables. Intra-analyses depicted a similar quantitative distribution of HM in the RG or SG parts. Independently of the gourds’ variety, Fe and Pb were the most concentrated HM, and Pb was particularly concentrated in grains. Mean concentrations of Pb and Co in these vegetables were found to be toxic, since they exceeded the safe limits recommended by the Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization (FAO/WHO). Inter-analyses of HM concentrations performed between RG and SG parts revealed that the mean concentration of Pb was significantly higher in roots of SG compared to that of RG. Nevertheless, mean Cr concentrations were significantly higher in all parts of RG compared to that of SG. The concentrations of Co were insignificantly different between the parts of these two vegetables. Also, the assessment of hyperaccumulation factors demonstrated that these gourds are hyperaccumulators, improper for dietary intake and commercialization, but might be useful for phytoremediation. Taken together, our data shed light on the urgent need for developing sustainable agriculture in Pakistan.
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Mota-Merlo, Marina, and Vanessa Martos. "Use of machine learning to establish limits in the classification of hyperaccumulator plants growing on serpentine, gypsum and dolomite soils." Mediterranean Botany 42 (March 8, 2021): e67609. http://dx.doi.org/10.5209/mbot.67609.
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The so-called hyperaccumulator plants are capable of storing hundred or thousand times bigger quantities of heavy metals than normal plants, which makes hyperaccumulators very useful in fields such as phytoremediation and phytomining. Among these plants there are many serpentinophytes, i.e., plants that grow exclusively on ultramafic rocks which produce soils with a great proportion of heavy metals. Even though there are multiple classifications, the lack of consensus regarding which parameters to use to determine whether a plant is a hyperaccumulator, as well as the arbitrariness of stablished thresholds, bring about the need to propose more objective criteria. To this end, plant mineral composition data from different vegetal species were analysed using machine learning techniques. Three complementary case studies were established. Firstly, plants were classified in three types of soils: dolomite, gypsum and serpentine. Secondly, data about normal and hyperaccumulator plant Ni composition were analysed with machine learning to find differentiated subgroups. Lastly, association studies were carried out using data about mineral composition and soil type. Results in the classification task reach a success rate over 75%. Clustering of plants by Ni concentration in parts per million (ppm) resulted in four groups with cut-off points in 2.25, 100 (accumulators) and 3000 ppm (hyperaccumulators). Associations with a confidence level above 90% were found between high Ni levels and serpentine soils, as well as between high Ni and Zn levels and the same type of soil. Overall, this work demonstrates the potential of machine learning to analyse data about plant mineral composition. Finally, after consulting the red list of the IUCN and those of countries with high richness in hyperaccumulator species, it is evident that a greater effort should be made to establish the conservation status of this type of flora.
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Callahan, Damien L., Dominic J. Hare, David P. Bishop, Philip A. Doble, and Ute Roessner. "Elemental imaging of leaves from the metal hyperaccumulating plant Noccaea caerulescens shows different spatial distribution of Ni, Zn and Cd." RSC Advances 6, no. 3 (2016): 2337–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ra23953b.
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Elemental imaging using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry was performed on whole leaves of the hyperaccumulating plantNoccaea caerulescensafter treatments with either Ni, Zn or Cd.
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Rosatto, Stefano, Grazia Cecchi, Enrica Roccotiello, Simone Di Piazza, Andrea Di Cesare, Mauro Giorgio Mariotti, Luigi Vezzulli, and Mirca Zotti. "Frenemies: Interactions between Rhizospheric Bacteria and Fungi from Metalliferous Soils." Life 11, no. 4 (March 25, 2021): 273. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life11040273.
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Is it possible to improve the efficiency of bioremediation technologies? The use of mixed cultures of bacteria and fungi inoculated at the rhizosphere level could promote the growth of the associated hyperaccumulating plant species and increase the absorption of metals in polluted soils, broadening new horizons on bioremediation purposes. This work investigates interactions between Ni-tolerant plant growth-promoting bacteria and fungi (BF) isolated from the rhizosphere of a hyperaccumulating plant. The aim is to select microbial consortia with synergistic activity to be used in integrated bioremediation protocols. Pseudomonas fluorescens (Pf), Streptomyces vinaceus (Sv) Penicillium ochrochloron (Po), and Trichoderma harzianum group (Th) were tested in mixes (Po-Sv, Po-Pf, Th-Pf, and Th-Sv). These strains were submitted to tests (agar overlay, agar plug, and distance growth co-growth tests), tailored for this aim, on Czapek yeast agar (CYA) and tryptic soy agar (TSA) media and incubated at 26 ± 1 °C for 10 days. BF growth, shape of colonies, area covered on plate, and inhibition capacity were evaluated. Most BF strains still exhibit their typical characters and the colonies separately persisted without inhibition (as Po-Sv) or with reciprocal confinement (as Th-Sv and Th-Pf). Even if apparently inhibited, the Po-Pf mix really merged, thus obtaining morphological traits representing a synergic co-growth, where both strains reached together the maturation phase and developed a sort of mixed biofilm. Indeed, bacterial colonies surround the mature fungal structures adhering to them without any growth inhibition. First data from in vivo experimentation with Po and Pf inocula in pot with metalliferous soils and hyperaccumulator plants showed their beneficial effect on plant growth. However, there is a lack of information regarding the effective co-growth between bacteria and fungi. Indeed, several studies, which directly apply the co-inoculum, do not consider suitable microorganisms consortia. Synergic rhizosphere BFs open new scenarios for plant growth promotion and soil bioremediation.
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Quimado, Marilyn O., Edwino S. Fernando, Lorele C. Trinidad, and Augustine Doronila. "Nickel-hyperaccumulating species of Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae) from the Philippines." Australian Journal of Botany 63, no. 2 (2015): 103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/bt14284.
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Botanical exploration on ultramafic sites in Palawan, Surigao and Zambales has resulted in the discovery of a new hypernickelophore species (nickel (Ni) concentration >1%) of Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae). This paper reports in detail the Ni uptake of populations of P. erythrotrichus in Candelaria, Masinloc and Santa Cruz, Zambales, and confirms the status of P. securinegoides in Taganito, Surigao del Norte, which had been analysed only through herbarium specimens, and these were compared with a known hypernickelophore, P. balgooyi, which was collected in Narra and Puerto Princesa, Palawan. Nickel content of the dried leaves, stems and root tissues was quantified using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. P. erythrotrichus and P. securinegoides both had more than 10 000 µg g–1 Ni in the leaves, whereas the roots had 1195 µg g–1 and 4636 µg g–1. P. balgooyi accumulated 6319 µg g–1 of Ni in the leaves, whereas the roots had a higher Ni concentration of up to 8116 µg g–1, respectively. All three species had values of translocation factor and enrichment factor of >1.0, implying that all species have great potential in phytoremediation, specifically, phytoextraction of Ni. These three species of Phyllanthus are prominent in ultramafic scrub communities and, hence, should be used in ecological restoration of mined-out Ni lateritic areas. The implications of the unique adaptation of these species are also discussed in relation to a conservation strategy for their natural populations.
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Ghasemi, Rasoul, S. Majid Ghaderian, and Sahar Ebrazeh. "Nickel stimulates copper uptake by nickel-hyperaccumulator plants in the genus Alyssum." Australian Journal of Botany 63, no. 2 (2015): 56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/bt14219.
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The greatest number of nickel (Ni)-hyperaccumulator plants belonging to the genus Alyssum originate from serpentine soils. They possess physiological mechanisms that enable them tolerate very high internal concentrations of Ni. The specificity of these traits has still not been fully clarified; however, by studying the interactions of different metals, some clues may be given. In the present study, the tolerance, uptake, accumulation and interactions of Ni and copper (Cu) were assessed in a range of Alyssum species. A. bracteatum (Harsin and Paveh populations) and A. inflatum were selected as Ni hyperaccumulators from western Iran. A. montanum and A. saxatile were selected as non-accumulators originating from the Mediterranean region, now being used as ornamental plants. Different concentrations of Ni (0, 100 and 250 µM for hyperaccumulators and 0, 10 and 25 µM for the non-accumulator plants), and Cu (0.5, 1 and 2.5 µM) were employed as treatments in a hydroponic growth experiment with a fully randomised factorial design. No tolerance to high concentrations of Cu was observed in any of the species tested. In the presence of Ni, an increased Cu concentration was observed in both roots and shoots of the Ni-hyperaccumulator plants, but not in the non-accumulators. Furthermore, no negative interaction was detected between Ni and Cu in metal uptake by roots, suggesting that different uptake mechanisms are involved. Stimulation of Cu uptake by Ni in the Ni hyperaccumulators hints that this particular feature may be among the characteristics that enable them to hyperaccumulate Ni, unlike their congeneric non-accumulators.
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Mesjasz-Przybylowicz, J., A. D. Barnabas, and W. Przybylowicz. "Comparison of ultrastructure, histochemistry and Ni distribution in leaves of Ni-hyperaccumulating and non-hyperaccumulating genotypes of Senecio coronatus." South African Journal of Botany 75, no. 2 (April 2009): 436. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2009.02.153.
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Massoura, Stamatia Tina, Guillaume Echevarria, Elisabeth Leclerc-Cessac, and Jean Louis Morel. "Response of excluder, indicator, and hyperaccumulator plants to nickel availability in soils." Soil Research 42, no. 8 (2004): 933. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sr03157.
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Availability is a key property for the assessment of soil-to-plant transfer of heavy metals. This work was conducted to determine whether the available pool of Ni differs according to the ability of plants to take up and accumulate the metal. An excluder plant species (Triticum aestivum L.), an indicator (Trifolium pratense L.), and 3 populations of the Ni-hyperaccumulator Alyssum murale (Waldst. & Kit.) were grown for 90 days on 4 soils with a gradient of concentrations of total and available Ni. Isotopic exchange methods with 63Ni ions were used to measure the exchangeable soil Ni (E-value, intensity, and capacity factors), to monitor its uptake by plants and to determine the size of the available pool (L-value). Results showed that, for a given soil, the L-values were similar for all plant species, showing that they all access the same Ni exchangeable pool regardless of their Ni uptake capacity. Also, L-values for a given soil were equal to the E-value calculated for a 90-day period, demonstrating that plant Ni originated from the isotopically exchangeable soil Ni. This pool can be accurately and simply determined with the isotopic exchange kinetic methods run on soil–solution batch systems without plants. Moreover, the results indicate that the plant species take up Ni as a response to ‘intensity’, ‘capacity’, and ‘quantity’ soil factors and that E-value alone is not enough to predict plant uptake. This work suggests a uniform behaviour of the plants tested towards soil Ni and may have practical applications in phytoextraction and phytomining, as the plants removed Ni exclusively from the exchangeable pool.
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Boyd, R. S., M. A. Davis, and K. Balkwill. "Elemental patterns in Ni hyperaccumulating and non-hyperaccumulating ultramafic soil populations of Senecio coronatus." South African Journal of Botany 74, no. 1 (January 2008): 158–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2007.08.013.
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Boominathan, Rengasamy, and Pauline M. Doran. "Ni-induced oxidative stress in roots of the Ni hyperaccumulator, Alyssum bertolonii." New Phytologist 156, no. 2 (November 2002): 205–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1469-8137.2002.00506.x.
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Comino, Elena, Steven N. Whiting, Peter M. Neumann, and Alan J. M. Baker. "Salt (NaCl) tolerance in the Ni hyperaccumulator Alyssum murale and the Zn hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens." Plant and Soil 270, no. 1 (March 2005): 91–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-004-1233-0.
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Wood, Bruce W., Rufus Chaney, and Mark Crawford. "Correcting Micronutrient Deficiency Using Metal Hyperaccumulators: Alyssum Biomass as a Natural Product for Nickel Deficiency Correction." HortScience 41, no. 5 (August 2006): 1231–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.41.5.1231.
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The existence of nickel (Ni) deficiency in certain horticultural crops merits development of fertilizer products suitable for specific niche uses and for correcting or preventing deficiency problems before marketability and yields are affected. The efficacy of satisfying plant nutritional needs for Ni using biomass of Ni hyperaccumulator species was assessed. Aqueous extraction of Alyssum murale (Waldst. & Kit.) biomass yielded a Ni-enriched extract that, upon spray application, corrects and prevents Ni deficiency in pecan [Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch]. The Ni-Alyssum biomass extract was as effective at correcting or preventing Ni deficiency as was a commercial Ni-sulfate salt. Foliar treatment of pecan with either source at ≥10 mg·L–1 Ni, regardless of source, prevented deficiency symptoms whereas treatment at less than 10 mg·L–1 Ni was only partially effective. Autumn application of Ni to foliage at 100 mg·L–1 Ni during leaf senescence resulted in enough remobilized Ni to prevent expression of morphologically based Ni deficiency symptoms the following spring. The study demonstrates that micronutrient deficiencies are potentially correctable using extracts of metal-accumulating plants.