Influence of wheat straw and rhizosphere on seed germination, early seedling growth and bio-chemical attributes of Trianthema portulacastrum

Influência de palha de trigo e rizosfera sobre a germinação de sementes, crescimento precoce das mudas e atributos bioquímicos do Trianthema portulacastrum

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Influence of wheat straw and rhizosphere on seed germination, early seedling growth and bio-chemical attributes of Trianthema portulacastrum

Influência de palha de trigo e rizosfera sobre a germinação de sementes, crescimento precoce das mudas e atributos bioquímicos do Trianthema portulacastrum

Khaliq, A.^I; Matloob, A.^I; Aslam, F.^I; Bismillah Khan, M.^II

^IDepartment of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, <[e-mail]>

^IIDepartment of Agronomy, University College of Agriculture, B.Z.U, Multan, Pakistan

ABSTRACT

Decomposing wheat (Triticum aestivum) straw and rhizosphere-infested soil were evaluated for their suppressive activity against horse purslane (Trianthema portulacastrum), a noxious summer weed in Pakistan. Two separate pot studies were carried out. Wheat straw was incorporated at 4, 6 and 8 g kg^-1 soil five days before the sowing of horse purslane. Pots without straw incorporation were maintained as control. In a second study, soil was taken from 15 and 30 cm depths from a previously cropped wheat field immediately after its harvest and was used as growing medium. Soil from an intentionally uncropped area of the same field was used as control. Suppressive activity was measured in terms of germination dynamics, seedling growth, and biochemical attributes such as chlorophyll contents, total soluble phenolics, soluble protein and antioxidant enzymes. Germination, seedling growth, chlorophyll contents and soluble protein of horse purslane were all negatively influenced. Higher phenolics and enhanced activities of antioxidant enzymes were noticed in response to wheat residues incorporation and its rhizosphere soil. Both studies established that the phytotoxic influence of wheat straw and wheat-infested rhizosphere soil on horse purslane can further be exploited for horse purslane management as a sustainable approach.

Keywords: allelopathic rhizosphere, chlorophyll, phenolics, antioxidants.

RESUMO

Restos culturais de trigo (Triticum aestivum) em decomposição e o solo da rizosfera foram avaliados quanto à supressão da atividade contra Trianthema portulacastrum, uma planta daninha de verão comum no Paquistão. Dois estudos independentes foram realizados em vasos. Palha de trigo foi incorporada ao solo em taxas de 4, 6 e 8 g kg^-1, cinco dias antes da semeadura de P. trianthema. Vasos sem incorporação de palha foram mantidas como testemunha. No segundo estudo, o solo foi coletado das profundidades de 15 e 30 cm de profundidade de um campo recentemente cultivado com trigo imediatamente após a sua colheita e foi usado como meio de cultura. Solo de uma área intencionalmente não cultivada do mesmo campo foi utilizado como controle. A atividade supressora foi medida em termos de dinâmica de germinação, crescimento de plântulas, e atributos bioquímicos como o conteúdo de clorofila, fenólicos totais solúveis, proteínas solúveis e enzimas antioxidantes. Germinação, crescimento, teores de clorofila e proteína solúvel de P. trianthema foram todos influenciados negativamente. Teores mais altos de fenólicos e maiores atividades de enzimas antioxidantes foram observadas em resposta à incorporação de resíduos de trigo e seu solo rizosférico. Ambos os estudos estabeleceram influência fitotóxica de palha de trigo e do solo da rizosfera de trigo sobre P. trianthema, o que pode ser explorado no futuro para o manejo desta espécie com uma abordagem sustentável.

Palavras-chave: alelopatia, clorofila, fenólicos, antioxidantes.

INTRODUCTION

Modern agriculture is productivity oriented and relies predominantly on synthetic inputs to tackle weeds and other pest problems. The intensive herbicide use for controlling weeds over last few decades is posing serious ecological and environmental threats to planet and its inhabitants. Herbicide residues in products and their accumulation in soil and ground water, changes in weed populations, evolution of resistant weed biotypes and associated health hazards have diverted the research attention to discover and establish alternative weed management strategies.

Allelopathy, an important ecological phenomenon explaining the interference among species through bio-chemical pathways, seems to be one such tool that can be manipulated to manage weeds in agro-ecosystems (Khanh et al., 2005). The utilization of allelopathic properties of native plant/crop species offers promising opportunities for this purpose. Allelopathic effects are manifested in the form of retarded germination and impaired seedling growth of receiver species which are in turn a secondary expression of malfunctioning of metabolic events, damage to cellular compartments and disruption of physiological processes. Allelochemicals can interfere with basic processes of receiver plants as photosynthesis, cell division, respiration and protein synthesis (Duke & Dayan, 2006) and indirectly provoke other forms of stresses. Another important effect of these allelochemicals is the activation of cellular antioxidant system in response to uncontrolled production and accumulation of reactive oxygen species (Bogatek & Gniazdowska, 2007). Thus, allelopathy can also indirectly trigger a cross-stress, most possibly an oxidative burst.

Allelopathic plant residues on decomposition are reported to produce a variety of phytotoxins in the soil causing adverse effects on the other plants (Nelson, 1996), and have potential to cater chemical as well as physical effects on the growth and development of neighboring crop and weed species (Reddy, 2001). Such residues can be exploited for weed suppression, and thus can be helpful in reducing reliance on herbicides (Weston, 1996). Such an approach can also help to bring down the undesirable effects of current agricultural practices and the cost of high energy inputs in agro-ecosystems (Singh et al., 2003).

Wheat (Triticum aestivum) has been extensively studied for its allelopathic potential. The allelopathic activity of wheat has been attributed to hydroxamic acids and related compounds (Blum et al., 1991; Wu et al., 2000a) and phenolic acids (Copaja et al., 1999; Wu et al., 2001). Wheat seedlings, straw, aqueous extracts of residues and root exudates exerted allelopathic effects on a number of agricultural weeds (Steinsiek et al., 1982; Shilling et al., 1985; Muminovic, 1991; Wu et al., 2000a, b). Wheat is the main winter crop grown throughout Pakistan. In rotation, it is followed by maize, rice and cotton as summer crops. Horse purslane (Trianthema portulacastrum) is a predominant weed in almost all of these summer crops. Decomposing straw and stubbles of wheat are supposed to release phytotoxins in the rhizosphere that might suppress the germination of the weeds and/or the succeeding crop. Present study aims at investigating the allelopathic potential of decomposing wheat straw and its rhizosphere infested soil on the germination, early seedling growth and its biochemical attributes of horse purslane.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

Bioassays studies

Horse purslane seeds were collected and cleaned manually to ensure physical purity. These seeds were surface sterilized with water: bleach solution (10:1) for 15 minutes and rinsed with distilled water four times. Plastic pots measuring 29 x 18 cm (10 kg) were filled with air dried and well mixed field soil collected from the Agronomic Research Area. Soil belongs to the Lyallpur soil series (Aridisol-fine-silty, mixed, hyperthermic Ustalfic, Haplargid in USDA classification, and Haplic Yermosols in FAO's classification scheme). The pH of saturated soil paste and electrical conductivity of the saturation extract were 7.6 and 0.79 dS m^-1, respectively. The soil was sandy clay loam with sand, silt and clay in proportion of 48.20, 23.47 and 28.33%, respectively. Twenty horse purslane seeds were sown in each pot. The pots were placed in a screen house under natural conditions with a 14/10 h light/dark photoperiod. Pots were irrigated as and when required to avoid water stress.

Germination counts were recorded on a daily basis according to AOSA (1990) until a constant count was achieved. Seeds were considered to be germinated when the radicle and hypocotyl length was over 2 mm. The time taken to 50% emergence of seedlings (E₅₀) was calculated according to the modified formulae of Farooq et al., (2005).

where, N is the final number of emerged seeds, and nand nare the cumulative number of seeds emerged by adjacent counts at times t_i and twhere n< N/2 < nMean emergence time (MET) was calculated according to Ellis & Robert (1981):

where, n is the number of seeds, which were emerged on day D, and D is the number of days counted from the beginning of emergence. Emergence Index (EI) was calculated as described by AOSA (1983):

Root and shoot lengths were measured 21 days after sowing with a measuring tape. All roots and shoots from each pot were cut separately and oven dried at 70 ºC for 48 h to get dry biomass of root and shoot; total seedling biomass of seedling was calculated as the sum of the biomass of root and shoot. The number of leaves, lateral branches, nodes and secondary roots were counted manually and averaged. A sub-sample of 2 g leaves was used to measure the leaf area using a Leaf Area Mater (Licor, Model LI-3000).

Experiment-I: Incorporation of wheat straw for germination and seedling suppression of horse purslane

Whole-wheat straw residue was evaluated to establish germination and growth inhibition of horse purslane. Wheat straw (cv. Sehar-2006) was collected from crop harvested during the 2008-09 growing season and dried under shade. The straw was chopped with an electric fodder cutter into about 2-3 cm pieces. Chopped wheat straw was mixed into the soil in situ at 4, 6 and 8 g kg^-1 of soil (8, 12, 16 t ha^-1, respectively). Control treatment contained bare soil. Seeds of horse purslane were sown after 5 days of straw incorporation.

Experiment-II: Wheat-infested rhizosphere soil for germination and seedling suppression of horse purslane

The allelopathic effects of preceding wheat crop were studied by growing horse purslane in wheat infested rhizosphere soil from depths of 15 cm (top) and 30 cm (sub-soil). Soil was taken from the field that was previously cropped with wheat. Soil was also collected from an intentionally un-cropped area of same field to be used as control treatment. Ten soil samples were taken from each depth and mixed thoroughly to achieve homogeneity. Mixed soil was used as a growing medium for the sowing of twenty horse purslane seeds in each pot.

Wheat infested rhizosphere soil analyses

Soil to be used in this experiment was collected from respective depths and field, air-dried, sieved and stored in paper bags. The same soil was analyzed for various physical-chemical properties in an effort to separate allelopathic interference from resource competition. The pHs of saturated soil paste and electrical conductivity of the saturation extract were determined with the help of digital pH and conductivity meter (HI-9811, Hannah, USA). Organic matter was determined by rapid titration method (Walkley & Black, 1934). Total water-soluble phenolic contents were determined as per Swain & Hillis (1959) using Folin-cicalteu reagent and are expressed as ferullic acid equivalents. Available nitrogen (Kjeldahl's method), available phosphorus (molybdenum blue method) and potassium (ammonium acetate extract, pH 7) were measured as per Allen (1989).

Biochemical analyses

Total soluble phenolics were determined as described by Randhir & Shetty (2005) and are expressed as gallic acid equivalents. Photosynthetic pigments (Chl.a and Chl.b) were extracted in 80% ice cold acetone and read out at 663 and 645 nm wavelength in a UV-spectrophotometer (UV-4000, ORI, Germany). These are expressed as mg g^-1 fresh leaf weight (Lichtenthaler, 1987). Soluble proteins were measured as per Bradford (1976) using crystalline bovine albumin as a reference. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity was calculated as described by Giannopotitis & Ries (1977) at 560 nm. One unit of SOD activity was defined as the amount of enzyme inhibiting the photochemical reduction of NBT by 50% per minute. Catalase (CAT) activity based on the consumption of H₂O₂ was determined using the method of Dhindsa et al., (1981). The consumption of HOwas observed at 240 nm and one unit of CAT was defined as the amount of enzyme required to oxidize 1µM H₂O₂ min^-1. Peroxidase (POX) activity was recorded as described by Egley et al. (1983). The increase in absorbance due to guaiacol oxidation was measured at 470 nm. One unit of enzyme activity was defined as the amount of enzyme required to oxidize 1 µM guaiacol min^-1 .

Experimental design and statistical analysis

All the experiments were conducted using a completely randomized design with five replications. Following a Fisher's analysis of variance technique (Steel et al., 1997), mean values were separated using least significant differences (LSD) at p<0.05 using the computer statistical program MSTAT-C (Freed & Scott, 1986).

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Experiment-I: Incorporation of wheat straw for germination and seedling suppression of horse purslane

The incorporation of wheat straw delayed germination of horse purslane by about one to one and a half day, while the time taken to 50% emergence also varied amongst the treatments (Table 1). The final germination of this weed was suppressed by 36.3% by wheat straw incorporation. Mean germination time remained non-significant, while significantly lower emergence index of horse purslane over control was recorded for different levels of straw used in present studies (Table 1).

According to the data in Table 2, the incorporation of wheat straw at various rates exerted phytotoxic effects on seedling growth of horse purslane that increased with the quantity of incorporated wheat straw. Shoot and root length of horse purslane were reduced to similar extent by wheat straw over control and maximum reduction (60 and 46%) was recorded with wheat straw incorporated at 6 and 8 g kg^-1 of soil respectively. Highest suppression (65 and 64%) in shoot and root dry weight was associated with wheat straw incorporated at 8 g kg^-1 of soil.

Total chlorophyll content in horse purslane leaves declined with increasing rate of wheat straw incorporation and 40, 45 and 65% reduction over control was recorded for wheat straw used at 4, 6 and 8 g kg^-1 of soil (Table 3). Horse purslane seedling developing under increasing stress of wheat residue phytotoxicity recorded increasing levels of water soluble phenolics (Table 3). Wheat straw incorporation at 4, 6 and 8 g kg^-1 of soil showed an increase of 18, 30 and 47% increase in total soluble phenolics over control. Soluble protein in seedling of horse purslane decreased, but the difference over control (51%) was significant only for wheat straw used at 8 g kg^-1 of soil. Higher CAT and POX activity was associated with the incorporation of wheat straw as compared with control (Table 3), and the increasing levels of straw were more stimulatory to such an activity. Albeit an increase in its activity (70%) at lower straw incorporation rate (4 g kg^-1 of soil), the SOD activity exhibited a decline (7 and 16%) at failure of this antioxidant to cope with higher straw rates tested, possibly due to oxidative stress.

Khanh et al., (2005) found that inhibition germination and seedling growth became more pronounced with increasing rate of wheat straw that may be explained by increased concentration of individual allelochemicals or their compound effect Phytotoxic compounds namely phenolics (p-hydroxybenzoic, vanillic, pcoumaric, syringic and ferulic acids - being more frequent, and trans-ferulic and transpcoumaric acids-dominant acids), cyclic hydroxamic acids (alkaloids) and short chain fatty acids are reported in wheat straw (Wu et al., 2001; Ma, 2005). Most of these allelochemicals are water soluble and can be imbibed by the germinating weed seeds or can be taken up by roots, thus hampering germination and subsequent seedling growth. This results in an overall decline in the density, vigor and establishment of the weeds (Gallandt et al., 1999). The suppression of germination and seedling growth of horse purslane in present experiments was reflective of the inhibitory effects of wheat straw mediated by the release of above mentioned compounds. Thilsted & Murray (1980) found that the suppression of Amaranthus spp. in wheat straw-mulched plots was around the one obtained with herbicides in bare-soil plots, while Banks & Robinson (1980) reported that wheat straw mulch suppressed the growth of spiny amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus), tall morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea) and volunteer wheat even to a greater extent than herbicides. Our results also substantiated previous findings reporting suppression of broad-leaved weeds owing to wheat straw (Shilling et al., 1985; Alsaadawi, 2001; Blum et al., 2002).

Experiment-II: Wheat-infested rhizosphere soil for germination and seedling suppression of horse purslane

Wheat infested rhizosphere soil from 15 and 30 cm depth did not influence the time taken to start germination, 50% emergence and mean germination as compared to the control (Table 4). The final germination percentage of horse purslane was inhibited by 43.5% when grown in wheat-infestedrhizosphere-soil (Table 4). The emergence index mean of the weed was also depressed by 48% over control. Soil taken from a higher depth inhibited both germination and emergence index to a lesser extent, albeit both exhibited lower values over control (Table 4).

Soil collected from different depths of wheat field significantly inhibited the seedling growth of horse purslane (Table 5). Soil taken from 15 cm depth appeared more suppressive than that from 30 cm depth, being that seedling shoot and root length was suppressed by 29-22 and 38-25% by soil from 15 and 30 cm depth, respectively. Seedling dry weight inhibition of 49.5% was recorded for rhizosphere soil over control while root dry weight was significantly reduced over control by 50% with rhizosphere soil only from 15 cm depth. Leaf score was reduced by 38% by rhizosphere soil over control. Seedling grown in soil from 15 cm depth also developed minimum secondary roots, while lateral branches and leaf area were lowest for 30 cm soil depth (Table 5). Chlorophyll "a" was similar for both soil depths (Table 6), while chlorophyll "b" was reduced by 51% when determined for soil from 15 cm depth. Lower total chlorophyll content (29%) and higher total phenolics (32%) were observed for soil taken from 15 cm depth. Wheat infested soil suppressed soluble protein contents in horse purslane by 52% for soil taken from 30 cm depth. The activity of CAT was highest when observed for soil from 30 cm depth while the activity of SOD remained higher for soil from 15 cm depth (Table 6). Significantly higher phenolic content, lower pH, ECe and organic matter over control soil were noted for wheat infested rhizosphere soil (Table 7).

Results of the second experiment suggested that wheat infested rhizosphere soil contained phytotoxic compounds capable of inhibiting germination and early seedling growth of horse purslane (Tables 4, 5). The detection of phenolics in wheat infested soil provided additional insight of quantitative basis of such bio-chemical suppression (Table 7). Total phenolic content of soil from non-till wheat field were significantly higher than that from other systems (Table 7). Most of the phenolic acids appeared to be accumulated in the top 2.5 cm of the soil and occurred in bound forms in the soil (Blum et al., 1991). Rhizosphere is an active zone where most of the bio-chemical interactions take place and it acts as reservoir of most of the Siddiqui, 2009). Wheat is also a rich source of active inhibitory compounds that accumulate hydroxamic acids like 2, 4-dihydroxy-(2H)-1, 4by root exudation, leaching and/or microbial benzoxazin-3(4H)-one (DIBOA) and 2, 4degradation. Rhizosphere allelochemicals can dihydroxy-7-methoxy-(2H)-1, 4-benzoxazinregulate the biotic communities of soil beside 3(4H)-one (DIMBOA) (Macias et al., 2004, their physical and chemical effects (Sisodia & 2005). These occur as glycosides in plant, being released as aglycones by the activity of the enzyme β-glycosidase and are unstable in solution and soil, being transformed to 2benzoxazolinone (BOA), 7-methoxy-2benzoxazolinone (MBOA), and other degradation products. These transformations are dependent on the chemical and biological conditions and some of these transformation products are biologically more active than the original ones (Villagrasa et al., 2009). Soil analyses revealed that phenolics constituted an active portion of phytotoxic compounds of wheat rhizosphere that accounted for horse purslane suppression (Table 7). Lower inorganic ions can be explained by the influence of phenolics on the accumulation of inorganic ions (Inderjit & Mallik, 1997). Phenolics are known to affect the pH, organic matter and nutrients and are also qualitatively and quantitatively affected by these factors (Inderjit, 1996). Sisodia & Siddiqui (2009) also noticed growth inhibition of other test species when grown on infested rhizosphere soil of donor allelopathic species.

Chlorophyll content in horse purslane leaves decreased in response to wheat allelopathicity (Tables 3, 6). Wheat allelochemicals might have inhibited chlorophyll in horse purslane by interfering with biosynthesis of photosynthetic pigments or enhancing their degradation by inducing oxidative stress via ROS or through the integration of both (Huang et al., 2010). Reduction in chlorophyll was associated with higher total phenolics in horse purslane seedling (Figure 1). Allelochemical-mediated reduction in seedling photosynthetic pigments primarily due to phenolic acids is also reported by Inderjit & Dakshini (1992).

Disturbances in germination and alteration in seedling morphology under allelopathic stress in our studies (Tables 1, 2, 4 and 5) have been attributed to induced oxidative damage and the activation of cellular anti-oxidant system (Bogatek & Gniazdowska, 2007). Oxidative stress can alter permeability and fluxes across plasma membrane causing oxidative burst, enzyme inactivation and root growth and uptake. Plants tend to overcome this situation by activating enzymes of defense systems and increased activity of stress enzymes is regarded as stress marker. SOD, an upstream metalloenzyme is involved in the detoxification of superoxide radicals (Apel & Hirt, 2004). Decreased activity of SOD at higher straw incorporation rates in present studies indicated the possible failure of antioxidant system to cope with oxidative damage. CAT is an antioxidant that prevents the HOaccumulation in cells while POX also scavenges H₂O₂ and protects cell organelles. The increased expression of CAT and POX under allelopathic stress in these experiments is also supported by Niakan & Mazandrani (2009). Increased POD activity coupled with reduction in root growth strengthens the phenolic acid synthesis by the phenylpropanoid pathway (Ng et al., 2003). The induction and activation of antioxidant system in horse purslane seedlings grown under wheat allelopathy compared with those of control suggested an oxidative nature of damage caused by wheat allelochemicals and at the same time implies that horse purslane possess the ability to activate its antioxidant defense upon exposure to allelopathic or possibly any other stress.

In conclusion, present investigations demonstrated the phytotoxic potential of wheat straw and infested rhizosphere soil against horse purslane germination and seedling growth. Under field conditions, such suppression may vary with the amount of wheat straw available for incorporation at the time of primary tillage for subsequent summer crops, and residual phenolic content of wheat infested rhizosphere soil. Influence of soil and environmental factors on the release and subsequent activity of wheat allelochemicals, and also the root exudates in rhizosphere need to be investigated further. Screening of wheat cultivars of indigenous and exotic origin with greater allelopathic potential and their inclusion into crop rotation is required for developing a natural weed management strategy.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Financial support of Higher Education Commission, Government of Pakistan under National Research Program is highly acknowledged.

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Recebido para publicação em 23.2.2011 e aprovado em 25.4.2011.

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Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  10 Oct 2011
• Date of issue
  Sept 2011

History

• Received
  23 Feb 2011
• Accepted
  25 Apr 2011