Abstract
Silicon (Si) and selenium (Se) have been found to reduce chromium (Cr) toxicity in plants, which is important for crop production and human health. However, there is limited understanding of the interaction between Si and Se in mitigating Cr toxicity and its mechanisms. This study investigated the impact of Si and Se on Cr-treated Chinese cabbage growth, Cr content, and biochemical parameters in a hydroponic experiment. The results showed that both Si and Se effectively alleviate Cr toxicity and have a strong synergistic effect. They reduced Cr content in cabbage by 73.99% and increased photosynthetic pigments by 62.50% and 47.51%, respectively. Antioxidant enzyme activity increased by 28.20 and 21.37%, while non-enzyme antioxidants such as proline and GSH decreased by 27.44 and 28.51%. It was observed that the addition of Si and Se to Chinese cabbage under Cr stress resulted in a 29.58 and 134.37% increase in soluble protein and soluble sugar, respectively, as well as improved nutrient contents (N, P, K, Ca, and Mg). This suggests that Si and Se can improve the physiological ecology of Chinese cabbage, reducing the effects of Cr stress and contributing to the global control of heavy metal pollution in food crops.
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Claim · model-written summary
Both Si and Se effectively alleviated Cr toxicity in Chinese cabbage and had a strong synergistic effect.
- Taxon
- Chinese Cabbage
Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensist0 - Treatment
- both Si and See0
- Outcome
- Cr toxicitye0
- Direction
- alleviatee0
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Verbatim
t0“Chinese Cabbage”
e0“both Si and Se effectively alleviate Cr toxicity and have a strong synergistic effect”
Claim · model-written summary
Si and Se reduced Cr content in cabbage by 73.99%.
- Taxon
- cabbage
Brassica oleracea var. capitatae1 - Treatment
- Si and See0
- Outcome
- Cr contente1
- Direction
- reducede1
- Value
- 73.99%e1
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Verbatim
e0“both Si and Se”
e1“They reduced Cr content in cabbage by 73.99%”
Claim · model-written summary
Si increased photosynthetic pigments by 62.50% in Cr-stressed cabbage.
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e0“both Si and Se”
e1“increased photosynthetic pigments by 62.50% and 47.51%, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Se increased photosynthetic pigments by 47.51% in Cr-stressed cabbage.
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e0“both Si and Se”
e1“increased photosynthetic pigments by 62.50% and 47.51%, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Antioxidant enzyme activity increased by 28.20 and 21.37%.
- Taxon
- Chinese CabbageBrassica rapa subsp. pekinensist0
- Treatment
- Si and See0
- Outcome
- Antioxidant enzyme activitye1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Value
- 28.20 and 21.37%e1
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Verbatim
t0“Chinese Cabbage”
e0“both Si and Se”
e1“Antioxidant enzyme activity increased by 28.20 and 21.37%”
Claim · model-written summary
Proline decreased by 27.44% with Si and Se in Cr-stressed Chinese cabbage.
- Taxon
- Chinese CabbageBrassica rapa subsp. pekinensist0
- Treatment
- Si and See0
- Outcome
- prolinee1
- Direction
- decreasede1
- Value
- 27.44e1
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Verbatim
t0“Chinese Cabbage”
e0“both Si and Se”
e1“non-enzyme antioxidants such as proline and GSH decreased by 27.44 and 28.51%”
Claim · model-written summary
GSH decreased by 28.51% with Si and Se in Cr-stressed Chinese cabbage.
- Taxon
- Chinese CabbageBrassica rapa subsp. pekinensist0
- Treatment
- Si and See0
- Outcome
- GSHe1
- Direction
- decreasede1
- Value
- 28.51%e1
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Verbatim
t0“Chinese Cabbage”
e0“both Si and Se”
e1“non-enzyme antioxidants such as proline and GSH decreased by 27.44 and 28.51%”
Claim · model-written summary
Addition of Si and Se to Chinese cabbage under Cr stress increased soluble protein by 29.58%.
- Taxon
- Chinese cabbageBrassica rapa subsp. pekinensise0
- Treatment
- addition of Si and See0
- Outcome
- soluble proteine0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- 29.58e0
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Verbatim
e0“the addition of Si and Se to Chinese cabbage under Cr stress resulted in a 29.58 and 134.37% increase in soluble protein and soluble sugar, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Addition of Si and Se to Chinese cabbage under Cr stress increased soluble sugar by 134.37%.
- Taxon
- Chinese cabbageBrassica rapa subsp. pekinensise0
- Treatment
- addition of Si and See0
- Outcome
- soluble sugare0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- 134.37%e0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the addition of Si and Se to Chinese cabbage under Cr stress resulted in a 29.58 and 134.37% increase in soluble protein and soluble sugar, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Si and Se improved the contents of N, P and K in Cr-stressed Chinese cabbage.
- Taxon
- Chinese cabbageBrassica rapa subsp. pekinensise0
- Treatment
- Si and See0
- Outcome
- N, P, Ke1
- Direction
- improvede1
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Verbatim
e0“Si and Se to Chinese cabbage under Cr stress”
e1“improved nutrient contents (N, P, K, Ca, and Mg)”
Claim · model-written summary
Si and Se improved the contents of Ca and Mg in Cr-stressed Chinese cabbage.
- Taxon
- Chinese cabbageBrassica rapa subsp. pekinensise0
- Treatment
- Si and See0
- Outcome
- Ca, and Mge1
- Direction
- improvede1
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Si and Se to Chinese cabbage under Cr stress”
e1“improved nutrient contents (N, P, K, Ca, and Mg)”
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