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Effects of methyl jasmonate on the growth and cadmium accumulation of wheat seedlings
Received:November 08, 2021  
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KeyWord:heavy metal;cadmium;methyl jasmonate(MeJA);photosynthesis;root morphology;cadmium speciation
Author NameAffiliationE-mail
FENG Wenjing College of Resources and Environment, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China  
GAO Wei College of Resources and Environment, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China gaowei_1126@163.com 
SUN Miaomiao College of Resources and Environment, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China  
ZHAO Peng College of Resources and Environment, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China zhpddy@163.com 
KANG Guozhang College of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China  
LIU Hongen College of Resources and Environment, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China  
QIN Shiyu College of Resources and Environment, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China  
LI Chang College of Resources and Environment, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China  
SUI Fuqing College of Resources and Environment, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China  
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Abstract:
      In order to explore the function and mechanism of methyl jasmonate(MeJA)on the growth and cadmium(Cd)accumulation of wheat seedlings under Cd stress, a hydroponic experiment with foliar spraying hormone was conducted. This experiment studied the effects of MeJA(1 μmol·L-1 and 100 μmol·L-1)on the dry matter accumulation, Cd concentration, root morphology, photosynthetic parameter characteristics, and Cd chemical speciation. Compared with the control group, 1 μmol · L-1 MeJA significantly increased the biomass of wheat seedlings by 15%~30%, and reduced the Cd concentration in the whole plant by 14%~43%. The treatment also increased root length, root surface area, root volume, net photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, and transpiration rate of the wheat seedlings, but reduced intercellular CO2 content. In addition, 1 μmol·L-1 MeJA significantly reduced the proportions of ionic Cd and organic acid-Cd in the roots, and increased the proportion of insoluble Cd oxalate and pectate/protein integrated Cd. It can be concluded that foliar spraying of MeJA can reduce Cd concentrations in seedlings through the inhibition of root Cd uptake ability and the enhancement of dry matter accumulation. It can also alleviate the toxicity of Cd through the improvement of transformation from active-Cd to unactive-Cd.