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2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Why toxic elements can be beneficial in some plant species

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 15K14673
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Plant nutrition/Soil science
Research InstitutionHokkaido University

Principal Investigator

Watanabe Toshihiro  北海道大学, 農学研究院, 准教授 (60360939)

Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Keywords有害元素 / 有用元素 / アルミニウム / ナトリウム
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In the present study, as one of the mechanisms responsible for the "beneficial effects" of toxic elements on plant growth, we expected the involvement of the activation of antioxidative stress responses induced by these toxic elements. We focused on aluminum and sodium, which are well known as toxic and beneficial elements. No direct result supporting this hypothesis was observed for aluminum in experiments using Melastoma. For sodium, by contrast, the hypothesis was supported in sugar beet under light-induced oxidative stress. However, chlorophyll fluorescence analysis suggested no involvement of photosynthesis in this phenomenon. Further studies such as measurement of antioxidants seems necessary.

Free Research Field

植物栄養学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

酸性土壌と塩類土壌は世界の主要な不良(問題)土壌である。アルミニウムは酸性土壌で、ナトリウムは塩類土壌で植物の生育を制限する有害元素である一方、一部の植物種では生育を促進する有用元素としても知られている。しかし、これら有害元素の有用性を示す要因についてはよくわかっていなかった。本研究は、アルミニウムやナトリウムが他の要因によるストレスを直接的あるいは間接的に軽減することを示すものであった。この成果は酸性土壌や塩類土壌における作物生産の向上や森林の保全に貢献できるものである。

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Published: 2020-03-30  

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