Short-Term Pretreatment with Melatonin Increases the Resistance of
Barley Plants to the Subsequent Action of Cadmium

E. D. Danilova; Данилова Е. Д.; I. E. Zlobin; Злобин И. Е.; M. V. Efimova; Ефимова М. В.

doi:10.31857/S0015330323600225

Short-Term Pretreatment with Melatonin Increases the Resistance of Barley Plants to the Subsequent Action of Cadmium

Authors: Danilova E.D.¹, Zlobin I.E.¹^,2, Efimova M.V.¹
Affiliations:
1. National Research Tomsk State University
2. Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences
Issue: Vol 70, No 5 (2023)
Pages: 484-493
Section: ЭКСПЕРИМЕНТАЛЬНЫЕ СТАТЬИ
URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0015-3303/article/view/139779
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S0015330323600225
EDN: https://elibrary.ru/WWXHRG
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The effect of short-term and long-term root treatment with melatonin on growth parameters, photochemical activity of PSII, content of basic photosynthetic pigments, lipid peroxidation, and accumulation of
inorganic ions in barley plants under the action of cadmium chloride
was studied. It was shown for the first time that the protective
effect of phytomelatonin during short-term treatment is manifested in
a decrease in the toxic effect of cadmium on the content of
photosynthetic pigments and the accumulation of cadmium ions in the
shoots and roots of barley plants. The protective effect of melatonin
is based on its ability to reduce the intensity of oxidative stress by
maintaining the level of carotenoids and increasing the activity of
antioxidant enzymes. The effectiveness of short-term use of melatonin
in a number of indicators exceeds its protective effect from long-term
exposure. The data obtained indicate the possibility of using
melatonin as a substance that induces the state of plant priming upon
subsequent exposure to cadmium.

Keywords

melatonin, cadmium, Hordeum vulgare, priming, heavy metals, inorganic ions, photosynthesis

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