Study of tolerance mechanisms to cadmium in tomato accessions: molecular approaches

• Grant number: 15/26640-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
• Start date: April 30, 2016
• End date: December 30, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Agronomy
• Principal Investigator: Ricardo Antunes de Azevedo
• Grantee: Marcia Eugenia Amaral de Carvalho
• Supervisor: Ann Cuypers
• Host Institution: Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium
• Associated to the scholarship: 13/15217-5 - INTEGRATED APPROACH OF ANATOMICAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL, BIOCHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR PARAMETERS FOR THE STUDY OF TOLERANCE MECHANISMS TO CADMIUM IN TOMATO ACCESSION, BP.DR

Abstract

The problems of plant toxicity to cadmium (Cd) have been increasing every year, however the range of species that have some degree of tolerance to this metal is extremely limited. Cd is a heavy metal, which is harmful to human and animal health as well as to agriculture, impairing yield and quality of edible portion of plants. In this context, the discovery of tomato accessions tolerant to this metal is a relevant issue, since the knowledge of mechanisms that support it can be used in crop managing and plant breeding programs. For this purpose, tomato accessions with different levels of tolerance to Cd are being evaluated through anatomical, physiological and biochemical analysis. In 2016, the intention is to perform molecular analysis in order to complement the results already obtained or those ones that will be gotten until the moment of the internship. Therefore, we propose a partnership with Prof. Ann Cuypers (Hasselt University, Belgium), who is a reference for researchers that study the effects of heavy metals on plants. We have chosen Prof. Ann Cuypers's research group for their relevant works using multidisciplinary approaches (physiological, biochemical and specially genomic evaluations) to discover mechanisms of plant adaptation to Cd, resulting in papers that have been published in high impact scientific journals. This project is relevant because it will deepen our understanding about plant tolerance to Cd, and this information can be used to maintain or even improve plant productivity under heavy metal stress, also reducing risks related to introduction of Cd into food chain. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

KATO, FABIANA HIBARY; CARVALHO, MARCIA EUGENIA AMARAL; GAZIOLA, SALETE APARECIDA; PIOTTO, FERNANDO ANGELO; AZEVEDO, RICARDO ANTUNES. Lysine metabolism and amino acid profile in maize grains from plants subjected to cadmium exposure. Scientia Agricola, v. 77, n. 1, 2020. (12/23981-4, 09/54676-0, 15/26640-1, 13/15217-5)

PIOTTO, FERNANDO ANGELO; AMARAL CARVALHO, MARCIA EUGENIA; SOUZA, LUCAS ANJOS; SILVA RABELO, FLAVIO HENRIQUE; FRANCO, MONICA REGINA; BATAGIN-PIOTTO, KATHERINE DERLENE; AZEVEDO, RICARDO ANTUNES. Estimating tomato tolerance to heavy metal toxicity: cadmium as study case. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, v. 25, n. 27, SI, p. 27535-27544, SEP 2018. (12/03861-4, 13/15217-5, 16/05788-3, 09/54676-0, 15/26640-1)

AMARAL CARVALHO, MARCIA EUGENIA; PIOTTO, FERNANDO ANGELO; FRANCO, MONICA REGINA; ROSSI, MONICA LANZONI; MARTINELLI, ADRIANA PINHEIRO; CUYPERS, ANN; AZEVEDO, RICARDO ANTUNES. Relationship between Mg, B and Mn status and tomato tolerance against Cd toxicity. Journal of Environmental Management, v. 240, p. 84-92, JUN 15 2019. (09/54676-0, 15/26640-1, 13/15217-5)

CARVALHO, MARCIA E. A.; CASTRO, PAULO R. C.; KOZAK, MARCIN; AZEVEDO, RICARDO A.. The sweet side of misbalanced nutrients in cadmium-stressed plants. Annals of Applied Biology, v. 176, n. 3, JAN 2020. (09/54676-0, 15/26640-1, 16/14349-3, 13/15217-5)

CARVALHO, MARCIA E. A.; CASTRO, PAULO R. C.; AZEVEDO, RICARDO A.. Hormesis in plants under Cd exposure: From toxic to beneficial element?. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, v. 384, FEB 15 2020. (09/54676-0, 15/26640-1, 13/15217-5)

KATO, FABIANA HIBARY; AMARAL CARVALHO, MARCIA EUGENIA; GAZIOLA, SALETE APARECIDA; AZEVEDO, RICARDO ANTUNES. Maize plants have different strategies to protect their developing seeds against cadmium toxicity. THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, v. 32, n. 3, MAY 2020. (09/54676-0, 13/15217-5, 12/23981-4, 15/26640-1)

PIOTTO, FERNANDO ANGELO; AMARAL CARVALHO, MARCIA EUGENIA; SOUZA, LUCAS ANJOS; SILVA RABELO, FLAVIO HENRIQUE; FRANCO, MONICA REGINA; BATAGIN-PIOTTO, KATHERINE DERLENE; AZEVEDO, RICARDO ANTUNES. Estimating tomato tolerance to heavy metal toxicity: cadmium as study case. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, v. 25, n. 27, p. 10-pg., 2018-09-01. (13/15217-5, 09/54676-0, 15/26640-1, 16/05788-3, 12/03861-4)

CARVALHO, MARCIA E. A.; GAZIOLA, SALETE A.; CARVALHO, LILIAN A.; AZEVEDO, RICARDO A.. Cadmium effects on plant reproductive organs: Physiological, productive, evolutionary and ecological aspects. Annals of Applied Biology, v. 178, n. 2, SI, JUN 2020. (13/15217-5, 09/54676-0, 16/14349-3, 15/26640-1)

ALCANTARA, BERENICE KUSSUMOTO; CARVALHO, MARCIA EUGENIA AMARAL; GAZIOLA, SALETE APARECIDA; BORGES, KARINA LIMA REIS; PIOTTO, FERNANDO ANGELO; JACOMINO, ANGELO PEDRO; AZEVEDO, RICARDO ANTUNES. Tolerance of tomato to cadmium-induced stress: analyzing cultivars with different fruit colors. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, v. 28, n. 20, p. 26172-26181, MAY 2021. (09/54676-0, 15/26640-1, 13/15217-5)

REIS BORGES, KARINA LIMA; RIEGER HIPPLER, FRANZ WALTER; AMARAL CARVALHO, MARCIA EUGENIA; NALIN, RAFAEL STORTO; MATIAS, FILIPE INACIO; AZEVEDO, RICARDO ANTUNES. Nutritional status and root morphology of tomato under Cd-induced stress: Comparing contrasting genotypes for metal-tolerance. Scientia Horticulturae, v. 246, p. 518-527, FEB 27 2019. (09/54676-0, 15/26640-1, 16/14349-3, 13/15217-5)

KATO, FABIANA HIBARY; CARVALHO, MARCIA EUGENIA AMARAL; GAZIOLA, SALETE APARECIDA; PIOTTO, FERNANDO ANGELO; AZEVEDO, RICARDO ANTUNES. Lysine metabolism and amino acid profile in maize grains from plants subjected to cadmium exposure. CIENTIA AGRICOL, v. 77, n. 1, p. 11-pg., 2020-01-01. (09/54676-0, 12/23981-4, 13/15217-5, 15/26640-1)

CARVALHO, MARCIA E. A.; GAZIOLA, SALETE A.; CARVALHO, LILIAN A.; AZEVEDO, RICARDO A.. Cadmium effects on plant reproductive organs: Physiological, productive, evolutionary and ecological aspects. Annals of Applied Biology, v. 178, n. 2, p. 17-pg., 2020-06-24. (09/54676-0, 16/14349-3, 13/15217-5, 15/26640-1)