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RESEARCH ARTICLE

The effect of vanadium(IV) complexes on development of Arabidopsis thaliana subjected to H2O2-induced stress

Joanna Rojek https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2257-7201 A D , Małgorzata Kozieradzka-Kiszkurno A , Małgorzata Kapusta A , Anna Aksmann B , Dagmara Jacewicz C , Joanna Drzeżdżon C , Aleksandra Tesmar C , Krzysztof Żamojć C , Dariusz Wyrzykowski C and Lech Chmurzyński C
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A Department of Plant Cytology and Embryology, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland.

B Department of Plant Physiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland.

C Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland.

D Corresponding author. Email: joanna.rojek@ug.edu.pl

Functional Plant Biology 46(10) 942-961 https://doi.org/10.1071/FP18262
Submitted: 10 October 2018  Accepted: 17 May 2019   Published: 17 June 2019

Abstract

The impact of oxydiacetate oxidovanadium(IV) complexes on plants is currently unknown. This report demonstrates the influence of these complexes on Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. In the presence of 10−6 M vanadium(IV) complexes, plants proceeded through their entire life cycle, with the occurrence of proper morphological and cytological organisation of leaf and root tissues. The addition of 10−1 M H2O2 caused root damage, leaf necrosis, and plant death at around the seventh day, due to the destruction of the root system. Pretreatment of the plants with 10−6 M of vanadium(IV) compounds: VOSO4 and VO(oda), alleviated the effects of H2O2 to some extent. Plants pretreated with 10−6 M vanadium(IV) complexes survived longer despite the presence of H2O2. Considering the higher rate of plant survival in the presence of VOSO4, and the relatively high photosynthetic parameters and anthocyanin contents in the cells, we conclude that this vanadium(IV) compound can have positive effects on plants that are grown under stress conditions.

Additional keywords: hydroponic culture, H2O2, leaf and root ultrastructure, reactive oxygen species, vanadium(IV) complexes.


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