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. 2024 Feb 21;112(3):40.
doi: 10.1007/s00128-024-03864-3.

Study of the Toxicity and Translocation of Chromium (VI) in Vicia faba Plant

Mohammed Bouhadi  1   2 , Ayoub Lahmidi  3 , Amira Am  3 , Houda Elhajjouji  4 , M'hammed Elkouali  3 , Mohammed Talbi  3 , Hassan Fougrach  4
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Study of the Toxicity and Translocation of Chromium (VI) in Vicia faba Plant

Mohammed Bouhadi et al. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. .

Abstract

In soil, chromium can be found in two main valence forms: hexavalent Cr (VI) and trivalent Cr (III). In terms of toxicity, the most toxic form to plants is Cr (VI). In the present study, we investigated the impact of Cr (VI) (0, 25, 50, 75 and 100 ppm) on growth, physiological parameters and the translocation kinetics of Cr (VI) in the faba bean plant (Vicia faba L.). The results showed that Cr (VI) negatively affects growth parameters (- 15% to - 72%), tolerance index (- 34.05% to - 64.7%), and reduce the total chlorophyll content (until 40%) compared to control plants without Cr (VI). However, the increase of Cr (VI) concentration in the soil, stimulated the synthesis of sugars (max 6,97 mg/g FM), proteins (max 62.89 µg/mg FM) and proline (max 98.57 µg/mg FM) and increased the electrolyte leakage (+ 2.5% to + 9%) compared to control plants. Cr (VI) concentrations in shoots and roots increased significantly for all Cr (VI) doses applied. The translocation factor results showed that the majority of the Cr (VI) absorbed by the plant is stored in the roots, with a very low bioaccumulation factor, which does not exceed 0.4. The findings show that Cr (VI) negatively affects the morpho-physiological parameters of Vicia faba, the bioaccumulation of organic solutes and the low bioaccumulation factor of Cr (VI) can be considered as a strategy of tolerance to Cr(V).

Keywords: Chromium VI; Faba bean; Plant physiology; Soil pollution; Toxicity.

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