Effect of heavy metals and environmental variables on the assimilation of CO2 and stomatal conductance of Ligustrum lucidum, an urban tree from Mexico City

García-Sánchez, Irma Estefanía; Barradas, Vı́ctor L.; Hill, Claudia A. Ponce de León; Esperón-Rodríguez, Manuel; Pérez, Isaac Enríquez; Ballinas, Mónica

doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2019.05.002

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“…Furthermore, plants close their stomata in response to stress conditions, such as air pollution. Stomatal responses to major air pollution sources entering the leaf stomata are complex and vary widely among individual species and depend on other environmental factors [18,56,57]. Traffic-derived air pollutants can induce changes in stomatal features and may lead to a decrease in plant physiological activities such as transpiration and photosynthesis [58].…”

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Morpho-Physio-Biochemical Attributes of Roadside Trees as Potential Tools for Biomonitoring of Air Quality and Environmental Health in Urban Areas

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Environmental pollution is an important issue in metropolitan areas, and roadside trees are directly affected by various sources of pollution to which they exhibit numerous responses. The aim of the present study was to identify morpho-physio-biochemical attributes of maidenhair tree (Ginkgo biloba L.) and American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis L.) growing under two different air quality conditions (roadside with high air pollution, RH and roadside with low air pollution, RL) and to assess the possibility of using their physiological and biochemical parameters as biomonitoring tools in urban areas. The results showed that the photosynthetic rate, photosynthetic nitrogen-use efficiencies, and photochromic contents were generally low in RH in both G. biloba and P. occidentalis. However, water-use efficiency and leaf temperature showed high values in RH trees. Among biochemical parameters, in G. biloba, the lipid peroxide content was higher in RH than in RL trees, but in P. occidentalis, this content was lower in RH than in RL trees. In both species, physiological activities were low in trees planted in areas with high levels of air pollution, whereas their biochemical and morphological variables showed different responses to air pollution. Thus, we concluded that it is possible to determine species-specific physiological variables affected by regional differences of air pollution in urban areas, and these findings may be helpful for monitoring air quality and environmental health using trees.

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Morpho-Physio-Biochemical Attributes of Roadside Trees as Potential Tools for Biomonitoring of Air Quality and Environmental Health in Urban Areas

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“…In the present study, leaf transpiration, stomatal water conductance and photosynthetic rates (but not leaf greenness) were significantly reduced by application of 5 mg/L cadmium in irrigation water. Changes in leaf morphophysiological traits including greenness, stomata size and density, stomata hydraulic conductivity, transpiration and photosynthesis rates have been shown under heavy metal particularly cadmium treatment (Wang et al, 2019;Wang and Zhou, 2005;Yang et al, 2004;Shahid Umar and Iqbal, 2006;García-S anchez et al, 2019). Reduction in hydraulic conductance of plant tissues is a common effect of heavy metals (Singh and Tewari, 2003;Poschenrieder and Barcel o, 2004).…”

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Nitrate improves hackberry seedling growth under cadmium application

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The environmental toxicity of heavy metals in particular cadmium is a public concern. Cadmium is toxic for all living organisms including plants; however, plant species may show different tolerance to the presence of cadmium in their root medium. Adopting practical strategies may reduce cadmium bioavailability or increase the plant tolerance. In the present study, interaction of nitrate was investigated on cadmium treatment in hackberry (Celtis australis L.) seedlings. Different levels of nitrate (0, 50 and 100 mg/L) and cadmium (0 and 5 mg/L) were applied to seedlings via irrigation water during two consequence years. The treatments were arranged in a factorial with completely randomized design in four replications. The results of ANOVA showed that the cadmium-nitrate interaction was significant on leaf Cd concentration and root dry weight at P ¼ 0.01, and on carotenoids and leaf dry weight at P ¼ 0.05, while it was not significant on the rest of traits. Application of cadmium had no significant effect on new shoot growth, leaf chlorophyll and leaf fresh weight; however, it significantly reduced stomatal water conductance and photosynthesis rate, while it increased leaf transpiration rate, root and stem fresh weights, leaf Cd and proline concentrations. Application of nitrate levels, on the other hand, constantly increased the leaf nitrate concentration, new shoot growth, leaf fresh and dry weights, root fresh weight, stomatal water conductance and photosynthesis rate, whereas it reduced the necrotic points of leaves. The results indicated that the growth characteristics of hackberry seedlings were mainly influenced by nitrate but not cadmium application, and this ornamental tree is a tolerant species to high soil Cd levels.

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“…L. lucidum shows resistance to low temperatures and ample humidity tolerance (Dascanio et al 1994 ; Guilhermetti et al 2013 ; Brixner Dreyer et al 2019 ). Its rapid adaptation to the cities is possible partially because L. lucidum has tolerance to pollution (McGregor 2000 ; Oliva and Valdés 2004 ; García-Sánchez et al 2019 ). This capacity is relevant because cities are often a source of propagules promoting the invasion of L. lucidum into neighboring natural landscapes (Montti et al 2017 ).…”

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“… Dascanio et al ( 1994 ); Hoyos et al ( 2010 ); Guilhermetti et al ( 2013 ); Ayup et al ( 2014 ) Faster diameter growth rates than other tree species (0.69 mm yr¯ 1 ). Malizia et al ( 2017 ) Tolerance of the pollution of the cities McGregor ( 2000 ); Oliva and Valdez ( 2004 ); García-Sánchez et al, ( 2019 ) Recruitment in open sites and in closed-canopy forests (shade-tolerance). Grau and Aragón ( 2000 ); Aragón and Morales ( 2003 ); Gurvich et al ( 2005 ); Hoyos et al ( 2010 ); Guilhermetti et al ( 2013 ); de Souza Nogueira ( 2017 ); Franco et al ( 2018 ); Whitworth Hulse ( 2018 ) …”

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A Global Review of Ligustrum Lucidum (OLEACEAE) Invasion

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Ligustrum lucidum is a highly invasive East Asian tree that successfully colonizes several subtropical and temperate areas around the world. Its invasion capacity results from a widespread human use mostly in urban and periurban settings, very abundant fruit and seed production, small bird-dispersed fruits, high germination rates, resprouting capacity, fast growth rates, low herbivory levels and tolerance to a wide range of light, temperature and soil. All these traits contribute to its ability to rapidly increase in abundance, alter biodiversity, landscape ecology and limit its management. This paper reviews the current knowledge on L. lucidum with particular focus on its uses, distribution, invasiveness, ecological and economic impacts and control measures. Most relevant aspect of the review highlight the negative ecological impacts of L. lucidum, its potential to continue expanding its range of distribution and the need of further studies on the eco-physiology of the species, economic impact and social perception of its invasion and early warning systems.

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Effect of heavy metals and environmental variables on the assimilation of CO2 and stomatal conductance of Ligustrum lucidum, an urban tree from Mexico City

Cited by 17 publications

References 51 publications

Morpho-Physio-Biochemical Attributes of Roadside Trees as Potential Tools for Biomonitoring of Air Quality and Environmental Health in Urban Areas

Morpho-Physio-Biochemical Attributes of Roadside Trees as Potential Tools for Biomonitoring of Air Quality and Environmental Health in Urban Areas

Nitrate improves hackberry seedling growth under cadmium application

A Global Review of Ligustrum Lucidum (OLEACEAE) Invasion

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