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Web URL(s): | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A%3A1026512921026 Last checked: 09/27/2017 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website Notes: Guide page |
Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Hartikainen, HelinƤ;
Xue, Tailin;
Piironen, Vieno |
Author Affiliation: | Hartikainen and Piironon: Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Finland; Xue: Institute of Geography, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China |
Title: | Selenium as an anti-oxidant and pro-oxidant in ryegrass |
Source: | Plant and Soil. Vol. 225, No. 1/2, June 2000, p. 193-200. |
Publishing Information: | Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers |
# of Pages: | 8 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Selenium; Lolium perenne; Growth; Lipids; Soil amendments; Stress factors; Stress response; Soil improvement; Application rates; Oxidation; Antioxidants; Superoxide dismutase; Total nonstructural carbohydrate content; Peroxidase; Toxicity; Dry weight
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Abstract/Contents: | "Selenium is an essential element for antioxidation reactions in human and animals. In order to study its biological role in higher plants, ryegrass (Lolium perenne) was cultivated in a soil without Se or amended with increasing dosages of H2SeO4 (0.1, 1.0, 10.0 and 30.0 mg Se kg -1). Ryegrass was harvested twice and the yields were analyzed for antioxidative systems and growth parameters. Selenium exerted dual effects: At low concentrations it acted as an antioxidant inhibiting lipid peroxidation, whereas at higher concentrations, it was a pro-oxidant, enhancing the accumulation of lipid peroxidation products. The antioxidative effect was associated with an increase in glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity, but not with the superoxide dismutase (SOD) and Ī±-tocopherol, which was the only tocopherol detected. In the second yield, the diminished lipid peroxidation due to a proper Se addition coincided with promoted plant growth. The oxidative stress found at the Se addition level ā„ 10 mg kg -1 resulted in drastic yield losses. This result indicates that the toxicity of Se can be attributed, in addition to metabolic disturbances, to its pro-oxidative effects. Neither the growth-promoting nor the toxic effect of Se could be explained by the changes in the total chlorophyll concentration." |
Language: | English |
References: | 44 |
Note: | Tables |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Hartikainen, H., T. Xue, and V. Piironen. 2000. Selenium as an anti-oxidant and pro-oxidant in ryegrass. Plant Soil. 225(1/2):p. 193-200. |
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