Transcriptomic analysis of Verbena bonariensis roots in response to cadmium stress.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cadmium (Cd) is a serious heavy metal (HM) soil pollutant. To alleviate or even eliminate HM pollution in soil, environmental-friendly methods are applied. One is that special plants are cultivated to absorb the HM in the contaminated soil. As an excellent economical plant with ornamental value and sound adaptability, V. bonariensis could be adapted to this very situation. In our study, the Cd tolerance in V. bonariensis was analyzed as well as an overall analysis of transcriptome.

Results

In this study, the tolerance of V. bonariensis to Cd stress was investigated in four aspects: germination, development, physiological changes, and molecular alterations. The results showed that as a non-hyperaccumulator, V. bonariensis did possess the Cd tolerance and the capabi

SUBMITTER: Wang MQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6868873 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature