In this study, we used an in vitro model system of p. Pteris vittata sporophytes hyperaccumulate arsenic to 1% to 2% of their dry weight. A vacuolar arsenite transporter necessary for arsenic tolerance in the arsenic hyperaccumulating fern pteris vittata is missing in flowering plants w oa emily indriolo,a gunnam na,b danielle ellis,c david. Potential of pteris vittata, international journal of phytoremediation, 16. The effects of different concentrations of arsenic contamination on the growth and spore viability of pteris vittata and p. An arsenic hyperaccumulating fern, pteris vittata l. Evidence for exocellular arsenic in fronds of pteris vittata scientific. Pteris vittata ufifas center for aquatic and invasive. Lay and collie, and other officers of the expedition, during the voyage to the pacific and behrings 19783050494. The arsenic hyperaccumulating pteris vittata expresses two.
It is the first report on complete chloroplast genome of pteris vittata, an arsenic hyperaccumulating fern. The arsenic as hyperaccumulating fern species pteris vittata pv is capable of accumulating large quantities of as in its aboveground tissues. The existence of the as hyperaccumulating fern species, pteris vittata pv was first reported in 2001 1. The functional advantages of arsenic as hyperaccumulation by plants are poorly understood. Emission, kinetic and ash conversion patterns article pdf available in journal of cleaner production. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of weeds of the u. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Both species are similar in having 1pinnateimparipinnate laminae, entire and linear pinnae, and free venation with simple or furcate veins. It is indigenous to asia, southern europe, tropical africa and australia. The problem of the heavy metal, arsenic, in the soil is much wider than this, of course, since it is a byproduct of many industrial and mining activities, and has been a common component of weed killers and. Some of these ferns are popular in cultivation as houseplants.
The objective of this study was to describe a wide spectrum of surface structural and anatomical details of the chinese brake fern pteris vittata using scanning electron microscopy sem. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. One proposed benefit, termed elemental allelopathy, occurs when hyperaccumulated as is cycled from the plant back into the top layer of soil, allowing as hyperaccumulators to gain an advantage over intolerant species by increasing soil as concentrations as underneath their canopy. Arsenite asiii antiporter acr3 protein is critical for as metabolism in organisms, but it is lost in flowering plants. Arsenic redox transformations and cycling in the rhizosphere of. Furthermore, the bioconcentration factor, defined as the ratio of shoot as concentration to soil as concentration, was greater than 10. Arsenic is a naturally occurring, metalloid element that is potentially toxic to most organisms.
Learn more about the greater grison with amazing greater grison photos and facts on arkive. However, little is known about its response to cocontamination with arsenic and copper cu. The phytochemical composition of the extract was investigated using liquid chromatographymass spectrometry lcms techniques. The mechanisms of arsenic as hyperaccumulation in pteris vittata, the first identified as hyperaccumulator, are unknown. Pdf catalytic effects of cao, al 2 o 3, fe 2 o 3, and. Even though it has the beneficial quality of being a natural bioaccumulator, it is still considered an invasive plant and should be managed as such. Electrophysiological techniques including electroretinography erg were used in the present study. In an 18d hydroponic experiment with varying concentrations of arsenate and phosphate, p. Arsenic from ascontaminated soils by pteris vittata. With over 150 airports logistics projects spanning across 6 continents and more than 40 countries, pteris global has proven track records to be the leading airport logistics provider in the provision of outstanding airport baggage handling systems bhs for international airports around the world. Recently, the brake fern pteris vittata has been found to be able to hyperaccumulate as from soil ma et al.
Chinese brake to cadmium cd and its feasibility for remediating sites cocontaminated with cd and arsenic as. Phytochemical analysis and effects of pteris vittata extract on visual processes fazli wahid 1 taous khan 2 omer shehzad 3 adeeb shehzad 4 you young kim 5. More than a decade after its discovery, we have made great progress in understanding the uptake, transport, and. The type specimen was collected in china by pehr osbeck. The first complete chloroplast genome of pteris vittata. Xlviiinfeccao natural do furao, galictis vittata braziliensis thunberg, pelo t. The largest genus, pteris brakes, consists of about 300 species distributed throughout tropical and warm temperate parts of the world and is known for the large number of hybrids between various species.
Pteris vittata is the first identified naturally evolving as hyperaccumulator. Response to letter to the editor regarding first evidence on different transportation modes of arsenic and phosphorus in arsenic hyperaccumulator pteris vittata by lei et al. The chinese brake fern pteris vittata l pteridaceae can accumulate up to 27 000 mg kg. Pdf the discovery of the arsenic hyperaccumulator, pteris vittata chinese brake. Pot experiments were performed to evaluate the phytoextraction efficiency of as by pteris vittata, a known as hyperaccumulating fern, from soil amended with different concentrations of arsenate. Karl kramer of zurich, at a stage when the manuscript was probably quite incomplete, so the pteris information can be probably considered quite sketchy.
Heterologous expression of pteris vittata arsenite antiporter. They like a steady supply of water and average temperatures, but will quickly show signs of stress in very dry environments. Pteris vittata in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. A novel arsenate reductase from the arsenic hyperaccumulating fern pteris vittata1 danielle r. Pdf arsenic reactions and brake fern pteris vittata l. Pityrogramma, or the gold and silverbacked ferns, consists of about 16 tropical species, which are occasionally. Five sample locations were randomly selected from each site, and soils from the base and 3 m away from each fern were collected to examine the effects of naturally occurring soil as on the. We investigated the interactions of arsenate and phosphate on the uptake and distribution of as and phosphorus p, and as speciation in p. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above.
This is to ascertain the potentiality of these plants. Pteris definition of pteris by the free dictionary. In hawaii, past use of arsenical pesticides has left elevated levels of arsenic in some soils. Application has vernacular full name chinese brake name id 53116756b32142efb9547695c92f7d36 according to department of conservation ed. Phytoremediation of arsenic and lead in contaminated soil using chinese brake ferns pteris vittata and indian mustard brassica juncea international journal of phytoremediation.
Design and parameters optimization of pteris vittata. A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns pdf. Although the presence of one mrna arsenate reductase pvacr2 has been characterized in gametophytes of p. Transformation to asiii and vacuolar sequestration. The key to growing good pteris is to provide enough humidity and bright, filtered light to keep the plant thriving. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of arsenic. The record derives from tropicos data supplied on 20120418 which reports it as an accepted name record 26602473 with original publication details.
Learn about pteris vittata benzilan benzilan chinese table. Hybrid plants resemble a narrow, skeletonized form of p. I must confess that i went through a quite long period where i turned my nose up at aucuba japonica i had seen too many ugly specimens around rundown trailers along country roads. Phytochemical analysis and effects of pteris vittata. Pdf the objective of this study was to describe a wide spectrum of surface structural and anatomical. Coenosori are marginal, borne continuously on a vascular commissure connected with vein ends. These signs include brown leaf margins and dropping leaves, although some leaf drop is typical. The present study was designed to explore the possible effects of pteris vittata on visual sensitivity, erg waves, and other components of the visual system. To understand how microbial communities and functional genes respond to arsenic contamination in the rhizosphere of pteris vittata, five soil samples with different arsenic contamination levels were collected from the rhizosphere of p. Pteris synonyms, pteris pronunciation, pteris translation, english dictionary definition of pteris.
Galictis vittata occurs at elevations as high as 1, m above sea level, though it is usually found at lower elevations, most often below m. In this study, we focused on polyploidy displayed by a specific fern taxon, the genus pteris l. Ghanthi kumar s, neethu kannan b and kanagarajan a. Pteris vittata, commonly known variously as the chinese brake, chinese ladder brake. The genus pteris pteridaceae is remarkable in that it has several species, including pteris vittata, that hyperaccumulate arsenic visoottiviseth et al. Pteris vittata is a rapidly growing, highly productive and widely geodistributed plant, and thus, presents a great potential as the biofeedstock for bioenergy generation abid et al. The problem of the heavy metal, arsenic, in the soil is much wider than. On the basis of the existing seeder, a mixing mechanism is designed to mix spores and water evenly and then spray sowing, so as to improve the sowing efficiency of pteris vittata.
Photomorphogenesis in pteris vittata plant and cell. Pteris vittata commonly known as brake fern was discovered to have the ability to hyperaccumulate absorb large amounts of arsenic from soil. Mechanisms of arsenic hyperaccumulation in pteris vittata. Posts about pteris vittata written by mark weathington. Compared to the 34% level of polyploidy in all leptosporangiate ferns, polyploid speciation is apparently. The germination was most effectively induced by red light and somewhat by green and farred, but not at all by blue light. Pteris vittata was the first identified hyperaccumulator for arsenic. Letter to the editor regarding, first evidence on different transportation modes of arsenic and phosphorus in arsenic hyperaccumulator pteris vittata by lei et al. The fern was growing at a central florida site contaminated with large amounts of copper arsenate in the soil. Catalytic effects of cao, al 2 o 3, fe 2 o 3, and red mud on pteris vittata combustion. Evidence for exocellular arsenic in fronds of pteris vittata. They like a steady supply of water and average temperatures, but will quickly show signs of. These smaller species are often called table ferns.
Mcgratha, fangjie zhaoa, arothamsted research, harpenden, hertfordshire al5 2jq, uk b school of earth and space sciences, university of science and technology of china, hefei, anhui 230026, china. Pteris vittata has the ability to uptake and translocate large amounts of as to its. This study compared the roles of root exudates collected from two fern species, the as hyperaccumulating chinese brake fern pteris vittata l. The fern pteris vittata is an arsenic as hyperaccumulator and can take up very high concentrations of arsenic from the soil. Accumulation and speciation of arsenic in pteris vittata. Leafblade ellipticoblong in outline, up to 115 x 40 cm, simply pinnate, tapering towards the base. Among the remaining 40 polyploid species 38%, there are triploids, 26 tetraploids, and 1 octoploid. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Pdf letter to the editor regarding, first evidence on. The highest frequency of polyploidy among plants is considered to occur in the pteridophytes. Arsenate reduces copper phytotoxicity in gametophytes of. Pteris large genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics.
Pteris vittata, chinese brake fern, soil, arsenic, hyperaccumulation, elemental allelopathy, plantplant competition. Pteris vittata ufifas center for aquatic and invasive plants. Pages in category pteris the following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. T r yon and t r yon 1982 is a subtropical fern of the old w orld, with disjunct outliers in the southern. In pteris longifolia, however, the pinnae are articulated to the rachis, whereas in p. Isolation and identification of flavonoids components from. Elemental allelopathy by an arsenic hyperaccumulating fern, pteris. Pteris vittata the danger of arsenic leaching from treated woods into childrens play areas has made the news in south florida recently. When grown in areas with elevated levels of arsenic, more than 1% of the dry weight of a p. Expression of new pteris vittata phosphate transporter.
Even though it has the beneficial quality of being a natural bioaccumulator. A novel arsenate reductase from the arsenic hyperaccumulating. Bacteria from the rhizosphere and tissues of ashyperaccumulator pteris vittata and their role in arsenic transformation yonghe han a, b, mengru jia a, xue liu a, ying zhu c, yue cao a, denglong chen b. Here, a novel acr3 gene from ashyperaccumulator pteris vittata, pvacr3. Pteris vittata a1c202c this amazing fern was collected on our 1996 yunnan, china trip in benzilan english for hotel from hell. Pteris vittata spore is relatively small, and the existing hole disk seeder is not suitable for pteris vittata sowing requirements. Enzymatic reduction of arsenate to arsenite is the first known step in arsenate metabolism in all organisms. A vacuolar arsenite transporter necessary for arsenic. Among the 106 pteris species examined, 43 40% are diploid, the most common cytotype in this genus figure 1. Phytoremediation of arsenic contaminated paddy soils with pteris vittata markedly reduces arsenic uptake by rice wenling yea,b, m. Phytoremediation of arsenic contaminated paddy soils with. Microbial communities and functional genes associated with. Thus the sporangia of pteris form a continuous linear sorus along the margin, hence the individuality of sori is lost.
Polyploids are frequently found in pteris vittata the danger of arsenic leaching from treated woods into childrens play areas has made the news in south florida recently. It has been praised for its potential to remediate soils contaminated with arsenic. Flora of australia volume 48 does not record it as introduced, but the treatment of pteris was taken over by the editor of the volume following the death of prof. Pteris vittata commonly known as brake fern was discovered. Growing on a dry rocky cliff, it was spindly and less than 1 tall, but in our garden the fern has made a stunning deciduous clump 3 tall x 8 wide in 10 years. Spores of the fern pteris vittata did not germinate under total dark conditions, while an exposure of the spores to continuous white light brought about germination. Surface structure and anatomical aspects of chinese brake fern pteris vittata. Arsenichyperaccumulator pteris vittata is efficient in as uptake, probably through phosphate transporters pht. Pteris vittata, commonly known variously as the chinese brake, chinese ladder brake, or simply ladder brake, is a fern species in the pteridoideae subfamily of the pteridaceae.
In order to investigate the flavonoids components of p. Phytoremediation of arsenic and lead in contaminated soil. Zhao, dunham, and mcgrath, 2002, as well as a non pteris. Uptake and translocation of arsenite and arsenate by pteris vittata l effects of silicon, boron and mercury. Field investigation and greenhouse experiments were conducted to study the tolerance of pteris vittata l. Chemicals management and environmental assessment of. Anatomical and antibacterial studies on pteris vittata l. Although it grows readily in the wild, pteris vittata is sometimes cultivated. Elemental allelopathy by an arsenic hyperaccumulating fern.
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