Synergistic effects of allantoin and Achyranthes japonica-biochar profoundly alleviate lead toxicity during barley growth
Lead (Pb), a toxic metal, causes severe health hazards to both humans and plants due to environmental pollution. Biochar addition has been efficiently utilized to enhance growth of plants as well as yield in the presence of Pb-induced stress. The present research introduces a novel use of biochar ob...
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| author | Ghulam Murtaza Najmaldin Ezaldin Hassan Muhammad Usman Gang Deng Zeeshan Ahmed Javed Iqbal Mohamed S. Elshikh Humaira Rizwana Basharat Ali Rashid Iqbal Maximilian Lackner |
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| description | Lead (Pb), a toxic metal, causes severe health hazards to both humans and plants due to environmental pollution. Biochar addition has been efficiently utilized to enhance growth of plants as well as yield in the presence of Pb-induced stress. The present research introduces a novel use of biochar obtained from the weed Achyranthes japonica to enhance the growth of plants in Pb-contaminated soil. An experiment was performed with 7 treatments: Control, Pb2+ (10 mg kg−1) only, biochar (4 %) only, allantoin (4 g kg−1) only, biochar combined with Pb2+, allantoin combined with biochar, as well as a combination of allantoin and biochar with Pb2+. Lead toxicity alone markedly diminished plant growth metrics, including root and shoot length, biomass (wet and dry), chlorophyll concentration, and grain production. The application of biochar, allantoin, or their joint administration markedly enhanced the length of shoots (by 50.3 %, 29 %, and 70 %), length of roots (by 69 %, 50 %, and 69 %), and fresh biomass of shoots (by 5 %, 29 %, and 5 %), respectively. This enhancement is ascribed to improved soil characteristics and more efficient absorption of nutrients. The application of biochar, allantoin and their combination improved the tolerance against Pb2+ by increasing the total chlorophyll level by 12 %, 16 %, and 17 %, respectively, vs. the control. Likewise, these amendments significantly (p < 0.05) improved the activity of antioxidant enzymes, including SOD, POD, and CAT by 49 %, 29 %, and 49 %, respectively. The resistance towards Pb2+ was enhanced by biochar, allantoin, and their combined application, with lower Pb2+ concentrations in shoots (59.9 %, 40.1 %, and 49.8 %), roots (48.2 %, 24.1 %, and 58.3 %), and grains (60.2 %, 29.7 %, and 40.1 %) compared to solely Pb-stress, respectively. In summary, converting the weed Achyranthes japonica into biochar and integrating it with allantoin provides an eco-friendly approach to control its proliferation while efficiently alleviating Pb-induced toxicity in plants. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e73b2e8965cb428ba263f6ae3198d9772025-02-12T05:30:20ZengElsevierEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety0147-65132025-01-01290117784Synergistic effects of allantoin and Achyranthes japonica-biochar profoundly alleviate lead toxicity during barley growthGhulam Murtaza0Najmaldin Ezaldin Hassan1Muhammad Usman2Gang Deng3Zeeshan Ahmed4Javed Iqbal5Mohamed S. Elshikh6Humaira Rizwana7Basharat Ali8Rashid Iqbal9Maximilian Lackner10School of Agriculture, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650504, China; School of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Yunnan University, Biocontrol Engineering Research Center of Crop Diseases & Pests, Yunnan Province, Kunming 650500, ChinaCollege of Engineering, Civil and Environment Department, University of Zakho, Kurdistan, IraqSchool of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Agriculture, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650504, China; Corresponding authors.Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China; Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Cele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert-Grassland Ecosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xinjiang 848300, China; College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, ChinaDepartment of Botany, Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 24420, PakistanDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahimyar Khan, Punjab 64200, PakistanDepartment of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan; Department of Life Sciences, Western Caspian University, Baku, Azerbaijan; Corresponding author at: Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan.Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien, Hoechstaedtplatz 6, Vienna 1200, Austria; Corresponding authors.Lead (Pb), a toxic metal, causes severe health hazards to both humans and plants due to environmental pollution. Biochar addition has been efficiently utilized to enhance growth of plants as well as yield in the presence of Pb-induced stress. The present research introduces a novel use of biochar obtained from the weed Achyranthes japonica to enhance the growth of plants in Pb-contaminated soil. An experiment was performed with 7 treatments: Control, Pb2+ (10 mg kg−1) only, biochar (4 %) only, allantoin (4 g kg−1) only, biochar combined with Pb2+, allantoin combined with biochar, as well as a combination of allantoin and biochar with Pb2+. Lead toxicity alone markedly diminished plant growth metrics, including root and shoot length, biomass (wet and dry), chlorophyll concentration, and grain production. The application of biochar, allantoin, or their joint administration markedly enhanced the length of shoots (by 50.3 %, 29 %, and 70 %), length of roots (by 69 %, 50 %, and 69 %), and fresh biomass of shoots (by 5 %, 29 %, and 5 %), respectively. This enhancement is ascribed to improved soil characteristics and more efficient absorption of nutrients. The application of biochar, allantoin and their combination improved the tolerance against Pb2+ by increasing the total chlorophyll level by 12 %, 16 %, and 17 %, respectively, vs. the control. Likewise, these amendments significantly (p < 0.05) improved the activity of antioxidant enzymes, including SOD, POD, and CAT by 49 %, 29 %, and 49 %, respectively. The resistance towards Pb2+ was enhanced by biochar, allantoin, and their combined application, with lower Pb2+ concentrations in shoots (59.9 %, 40.1 %, and 49.8 %), roots (48.2 %, 24.1 %, and 58.3 %), and grains (60.2 %, 29.7 %, and 40.1 %) compared to solely Pb-stress, respectively. In summary, converting the weed Achyranthes japonica into biochar and integrating it with allantoin provides an eco-friendly approach to control its proliferation while efficiently alleviating Pb-induced toxicity in plants.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651325001204AllantoinBiocharPb toxicitySoil characteristicsPhysiological reactionsAntioxidant enzyme |
| spellingShingle | Ghulam Murtaza Najmaldin Ezaldin Hassan Muhammad Usman Gang Deng Zeeshan Ahmed Javed Iqbal Mohamed S. Elshikh Humaira Rizwana Basharat Ali Rashid Iqbal Maximilian Lackner Synergistic effects of allantoin and Achyranthes japonica-biochar profoundly alleviate lead toxicity during barley growth Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety Allantoin Biochar Pb toxicity Soil characteristics Physiological reactions Antioxidant enzyme |
| title | Synergistic effects of allantoin and Achyranthes japonica-biochar profoundly alleviate lead toxicity during barley growth |
| title_full | Synergistic effects of allantoin and Achyranthes japonica-biochar profoundly alleviate lead toxicity during barley growth |
| title_fullStr | Synergistic effects of allantoin and Achyranthes japonica-biochar profoundly alleviate lead toxicity during barley growth |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synergistic effects of allantoin and Achyranthes japonica-biochar profoundly alleviate lead toxicity during barley growth |
| title_short | Synergistic effects of allantoin and Achyranthes japonica-biochar profoundly alleviate lead toxicity during barley growth |
| title_sort | synergistic effects of allantoin and achyranthes japonica biochar profoundly alleviate lead toxicity during barley growth |
| topic | Allantoin Biochar Pb toxicity Soil characteristics Physiological reactions Antioxidant enzyme |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651325001204 |
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