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Effect of seed priming by taurine on growth and chromium (Cr) uptake in canola (Brassica napus L.) under Cr stress

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Taurine is a recently recognized plant growth regulator under abiotic stress. However, the information on taurine-mediated plant defense responses is scarce, particularly on taurine-mediated regulation of the glyoxalase system. There is currently no report available on the use of taurine as seed priming under stress. Chromium (Cr) toxicity considerably subsided growth characteristics, photosynthetic pigments, and relative water content. Furthermore, plants encountered intensified oxidative injury due to a significant increase in relative membrane permeability, H2O2, O2•‒, and MDA production. The amount of antioxidant compounds and the functioning of antioxidant enzymes rose, but imbalance due to over ROS generation frequently depleted antioxidant compounds. Taurine seed priming (50, 100, 150, and 200 mg L‒1) notably diminished oxidative injury, strengthened the antioxidant system, and conspicuously subsided methylglyoxal levels through enhanced activities of glyoxalase enzymes. The accumulation of Cr content was minimal in plants administered taurine as seed priming. In conclusion, our research demonstrates that taurine priming effectively mitigated the adverse effects of Cr toxicity on canola. Taurine reduced oxidative damage, leading to improved growth, enhanced chlorophyll levels, optimized ROS metabolism, and enhanced methylglyoxal detoxification. These findings highlight the potential of taurine as a promising strategy to enhance the tolerance of canola plants to Cr toxicity.

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This work was supported by Researchers Supporting Project number (RSP2023R100), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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  1. Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan

    Muhammad Arslan Ashraf, Rizwan Rasheed & Iqbal Hussain

  2. Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia

    Sobhy M. Ibrahim

  3. Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan

    Muhammad Rizwan & Shafaqat Ali

  4. Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan

    Shafaqat Ali

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MA Ashraf conceived and designed the experiment; SM Ibrahim assisted in software and statistical analyses of data; Hussain I. and Rasheed R performed the experiment; MA Ashraf wrote the manuscript; M. Rizwan contributed to reagents/analysis/materials; S Ali assisted in review, editing, and software use for graphical representation of data.

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Ashraf, M.A., Ibrahim, S.M., Rasheed, R. et al. Effect of seed priming by taurine on growth and chromium (Cr) uptake in canola (Brassica napus L.) under Cr stress. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 87851–87865 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-28471-3

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