Impact of MXene Application on the Growth and Pb Accumulation in Chia ( <i>Salvia hispanica</i> L.) Seedlings
Increasing level of lead (Pb)‐polluted agricultural soils jeopardizes chia ( Salvia hispanica L.) sustainable cultivation. A pot trial was carried out to explore impact of MXene on the growth and Pb uptake of S. hispanica seedlings, aiming to reduce Pb buildup in S. hispanica . Pb treatment resulted in the reduction of photosynthetic pigment levels and biomass of S. hispanica seedlings, in addition to an elevation in the antioxidant enzyme activities. Under Pb stress, MXene treatment enhanced photosynthetic pigments, biomass, and activity of antioxidant enzyme in S. hispanica seedlings. MXene application reduced root and shoot Pb levelsas well as translocation factor (TF) in S. hispanica seedlings under Pb stress. In contrast to Pb treatment, MXene diminished root Pb concentration by 15%. The TF, carotenoid level, total Chl (a + b), and Chl‐a exhibited strong correlation with shoot Pb under Pb stress. Consequently, MXene utilization can enhance growth, impede Pb uptake in roots of S. hispanica seedlings under Pb stress.
Authors
- Humaira Rizwana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9292-6502)
- Faisal Zulfiqar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5428-5695)
- Zeeshan Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3139-4650)
- Özhan Şimşek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5552-095X)
- Tolga İzgü (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3754-7694)
- Ghulam Murtaza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5649-5768)
- Razia Iqbal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0473-889X)
- Mohamed S. Elshikh
- Muhammad Rizwan
- Gang Deng
- Saltanat Aghayeva
- Muhammad Usman
- Najmaldin Ezaldin Hassan
- Javed Iqbal
- Muhammad Azam
Institutions
- Bacha Khan University (PK)
- Islamia University of Bahawalpur (PK)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Yunnan University (CN)
- Yunnan Agricultural University (CN)
- Korea University (KR)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- King Saud University (SA)
- Western Caspian University (AZ)
- University of Zakho (IQ)
- Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (CN)
- Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources (IT)
- National Research Council (IT)
- Changsha University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Erciyes University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science
- Published
- 2026-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/nzc2.70001
- Primary Topic
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00