How Selenium Affects Berula erecta
2016
Mechora, Špela | Sotler, Metka | Krajnc, AndrejaUrbanek | Ambrožič-Dolinšek, Jana
In the presented in vitro experiment, the effect of selenite treatment (0.01, 0.1, 1, 10 and 50 mg L⁻¹ Se(IV)) on Berula erecta was investigated with respect to growth, photochemical efficiency, photosynthetic pigments, anthocyanins and low molecular weight thiols. Lower Se(IV) concentrations (0.01, 0.1 and 1 mg L⁻¹) promoted growth, while higher Se(IV) concentrations (10 and 50 mg L⁻¹) negatively affected it. The photochemical efficiency of photosystem II decreased significantly in plants treated with higher Se(IV) concentrations, compared to that in the control plants. The content of pigments decreased in all the Se(IV) treatments. Both cysteine and glutathione showed alterations in their content and redox state depending on the Se concentration. By evaluating the glutathione/cysteine system and their redox, it was possible to identify a threshold Se content (1-mg Se(IV) L⁻¹ treatment), above which the nature of the effects induced changes from antioxidant to pro-oxidant.
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