Abstract
Seed germination is the earliest process in plant development and is crucial for further plant growth and fitness. The process is regulated by various internal and external factors, including soil pollutants such as nonessential metals. In the present study, we examined in detail the impact of short-term imbibition in Cd solutions at several concentrations (5, 10, and 25 mg/L) on germination rate and physiological state of soybean seeds. The results showed that although Cd was readily absorbed by the seeds, the metal had no effect on seeds cell viability, oxidative stress intensity, or germination percentage. In contrast, imbibition in Cd solution led to slight reduction in antioxidant capacity of seeds. Seedlings grown from seeds pretreated with metal showed no differences in growth in relation to the control. Taken together, the results indicate that soybean seeds are relatively tolerant even to high Cd concentration (up to 25 mg/L).
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Claim · model-written summary
Cadmium was readily absorbed by soybean seeds.
- Taxon
- Soybean
Glycine maxt0 - Organ / stage
- seedse0
- Outcome
- Cd was readily absorbede0
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e0“Cd was readily absorbed by the seeds”
t0“Soybean”
Claim · model-written summary
Cadmium had no effect on soybean seed cell viability, oxidative stress intensity, or germination percentage.
- Taxon
- SoybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- Cadmiumt0
- Outcome
- seeds cell viability, oxidative stress intensity, or germination percentagee0
- Direction
- no effecte0
Not reportedComparator
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e0“the metal had no effect on seeds cell viability, oxidative stress intensity, or germination percentage.”
t0“Cadmium on Physiological State and Germination Rate of Soybean”
Claim · model-written summary
Cadmium imbibition slightly reduced soybean seed antioxidant capacity.
- Taxon
- SoybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- imbibition in Cd solutione0
- Outcome
- antioxidant capacity of seedse0
- Direction
- reductione0
- Qualifier
- slighte0
Not reportedComparator
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e0“imbibition in Cd solution led to slight reduction in antioxidant capacity of seeds.”
t0“Soybean”
Claim · model-written summary
Seedlings from cadmium pretreated soybean seeds had no growth difference from controls.
- Taxon
- SoybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- seeds pretreated with metale0
- Outcome
- growthe0
- Direction
- no differencese0
- Comparator
- the controle0
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Verbatim
e0“Seedlings grown from seeds pretreated with metal showed no differences in growth in relation to the control.”
t0“Soybean”
Claim · model-written summary
Soybean seeds were interpreted as relatively tolerant to cadmium concentrations up to 25 mg/L.
- Taxon
- soybeanGlycine maxe0
- Outcome
- relatively tolerante0
- Value
- 25 mg/Le0
- Qualifier
- high Cd concentratione0
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Verbatim
e0“soybean seeds are relatively tolerant even to high Cd concentration (up to 25 mg/L).”
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