Paper · 2025 · Scientific Reports

Phytohormonal modulation alleviates arsenic toxicity in rice by enhancing antioxidant defenses, proline metabolism, and arsenic detoxification mechanisms

Hiba Shaghaleh; Yousef Alhaj Hamoud; Muhammad Hamzah Saleem; et al.

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Abstract

Utilizing phytohormones—brassinosteroids (BRs), jasmonic acid (JA), and strigolactones (SLs) presents a novel approach to overcome toxicity of arsenic (As) in agricultural settings. The present study investigates the role of three phytohormones BRs, JA, and SLs in ameliorating As-induced stressed in Oryza sativa L. (rice) seedlings. s In the present study, we have used different levels of BRs (0.1 µM), JA (1 µM), and SLs (0.05 µM) every 7 days to O. sativa seedlings when exposed to different levels of As levels of 100 mg −1 kg and 200 mg kg −1 (as sodium arsenate) to examine various growth and biochemical parameters in O. sativa . The results showed that the As toxicity in the soil showed a significantly ( P < 0.05) declined in the growth, gas exchange attributes, sugars, AsA-GSH cycle, cellular fractionation, proline metabolism in O. sativa . However, As toxicity significantly ( P < 0.05) increased oxidative stress biomarkers, enzymatic and nonenzymatic antioxidants including their gene expression in O. sativa . Although, the application of phytohormones including BRs, JA, and SLs showed a significant ( P < 0.05) increase in the plant growth and biomass, gas exchange characteristics, enzymatic and non-enzymatic compounds and their gene expression and also decreased the oxidative stress, and As uptake. In addition, individual or combined application of phytohormones including BRs, JA, and SLs enhanced the cellular fractionation and decreases the proline metabolism and AsA − GSH cycle in O. sativa . These results open new insights for sustainable agriculture practices and hold immense promise in addressing the pressing challenges of heavy metal contamination in agricultural soils.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Arsenic significantly reduced rice growth and gas exchange attributes.

Taxon
O. sativaOryza sativae0
Treatment
As toxicitye0
Outcome
growth, gas exchange attributese0
Direction
declinede0
Value
P < 0.05e0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“As toxicity in the soil showed a significantly ( P < 0.05) declined in the growth, gas exchange attributes, sugars, AsA-GSH cycle, cellular fractionation, proline metabolism in O. sativa”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Arsenic significantly reduced rice sugars and AsA-GSH cycle measures.

Taxon
O. sativaOryza sativae0
Treatment
As toxicitye0
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sugars, AsA-GSH cyclee0
Direction
declinede0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“As toxicity in the soil showed a significantly ( P < 0.05) declined in the growth, gas exchange attributes, sugars, AsA-GSH cycle, cellular fractionation, proline metabolism in O. sativa”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Arsenic significantly reduced rice cellular fractionation and proline metabolism measures.

Taxon
O. sativaOryza sativae0
Treatment
As toxicitye0
Outcome
cellular fractionation, proline metabolisme0
Direction
declinede0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“As toxicity in the soil showed a significantly ( P < 0.05) declined in the growth, gas exchange attributes, sugars, AsA-GSH cycle, cellular fractionation, proline metabolism in O. sativa”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Arsenic significantly increased oxidative stress biomarkers in rice.

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O. sativaOryza sativae0
Treatment
As toxicitye0
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oxidative stress biomarkerse0
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increasede0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“As toxicity significantly ( P < 0.05) increased oxidative stress biomarkers, enzymatic and nonenzymatic antioxidants including their gene expression in O. sativa”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

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Arsenic significantly increased enzymatic and nonenzymatic antioxidants and their gene expression in rice.

Taxon
O. sativaOryza sativae0
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As toxicitye0
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enzymatic and nonenzymatic antioxidants including their gene expressione0
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increasede0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“As toxicity significantly ( P < 0.05) increased oxidative stress biomarkers, enzymatic and nonenzymatic antioxidants including their gene expression in O. sativa”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Brassinosteroid application significantly increased rice growth, biomass and gas exchange under arsenic stress.

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BRse0
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plant growth and biomass, gas exchange characteristicse0
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increasee0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“application of phytohormones including BRs, JA, and SLs showed a significant ( P < 0.05) increase in the plant growth and biomass, gas exchange characteristics, enzymatic and non-enzymatic compounds and their gene expression and also decreased the oxidative stress, and As uptake”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Jasmonic acid application significantly increased rice growth, biomass and gas exchange under arsenic stress.

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JAe0
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plant growth and biomass, gas exchange characteristicse0
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increasee0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“application of phytohormones including BRs, JA, and SLs showed a significant ( P < 0.05) increase in the plant growth and biomass, gas exchange characteristics, enzymatic and non-enzymatic compounds and their gene expression and also decreased the oxidative stress, and As uptake”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Strigolactone application significantly increased rice growth, biomass and gas exchange under arsenic stress.

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SLse0
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plant growth and biomass, gas exchange characteristicse0
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increasee0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“application of phytohormones including BRs, JA, and SLs showed a significant ( P < 0.05) increase in the plant growth and biomass, gas exchange characteristics, enzymatic and non-enzymatic compounds and their gene expression and also decreased the oxidative stress, and As uptake”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1043–1322 · show in text ↑
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“rice”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Phytohormone application significantly increased antioxidant compounds and their gene expression.

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phytohormones including BRs, JA, and SLse0
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enzymatic and non-enzymatic compounds and their gene expressione0
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increasee0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“application of phytohormones including BRs, JA, and SLs showed a significant ( P < 0.05) increase in the plant growth and biomass, gas exchange characteristics, enzymatic and non-enzymatic compounds and their gene expression and also decreased the oxidative stress, and As uptake”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1043–1322 · show in text ↑
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“rice”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Phytohormone application decreased oxidative stress in rice.

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phytohormones including BRs, JA, and SLse0
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oxidative stresse0
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decreasede0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“application of phytohormones including BRs, JA, and SLs showed a significant ( P < 0.05) increase in the plant growth and biomass, gas exchange characteristics, enzymatic and non-enzymatic compounds and their gene expression and also decreased the oxidative stress, and As uptake”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1043–1322 · show in text ↑
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“rice”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Phytohormone application decreased arsenic uptake in rice.

Treatment
phytohormones including BRs, JA, and SLse0
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As uptakee0
Direction
decreasede0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“application of phytohormones including BRs, JA, and SLs showed a significant ( P < 0.05) increase in the plant growth and biomass, gas exchange characteristics, enzymatic and non-enzymatic compounds and their gene expression and also decreased the oxidative stress, and As uptake”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1043–1322 · show in text ↑
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“rice”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Individual or combined phytohormone application enhanced cellular fractionation in rice.

Taxon
O. sativaOryza sativae0
Treatment
individual or combined application of phytohormones including BRs, JA, and SLse0
Outcome
cellular fractionatione0
Direction
enhancede0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“individual or combined application of phytohormones including BRs, JA, and SLs enhanced the cellular fractionation and decreases the proline metabolism and AsA − GSH cycle in O. sativa”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Individual or combined phytohormone application decreased proline metabolism in rice.

Taxon
O. sativaOryza sativae0
Treatment
individual or combined application of phytohormones including BRs, JA, and SLse0
Outcome
proline metabolisme0
Direction
decreasese0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“individual or combined application of phytohormones including BRs, JA, and SLs enhanced the cellular fractionation and decreases the proline metabolism and AsA − GSH cycle in O. sativa”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1337–1521 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Individual or combined phytohormone application decreased the AsA-GSH cycle in rice.

Taxon
O. sativaOryza sativae0
Treatment
individual or combined application of phytohormones including BRs, JA, and SLse0
Outcome
AsA − GSH cyclee0
Direction
decreasese0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“individual or combined application of phytohormones including BRs, JA, and SLs enhanced the cellular fractionation and decreases the proline metabolism and AsA − GSH cycle in O. sativa”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1337–1521 · show in text ↑

arsenic atom · physiology: osmolytes · Oryza sativa (rice)Positive and negative results

3 papers: 1 positive, 2 negative or no effect

1 paper in the same direction as this paper · 1 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
  2. negative
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jasmonic acid · physiology: oxidative · Oryza sativa (rice)Positive and negative results

7 papers: 6 positive, 1 negative or no effect

5 papers in the same direction as this paper · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. no effect
  2. positive
  3. positive

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arsenic atom · physiology: oxidative · Oryza sativa (rice)Positive and negative results

15 papers: 2 positive, 13 negative or no effect

12 papers in the same direction as this paper · 2 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
  2. positive
  3. negative

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arsenic atom · molecular: metabolites · Oryza sativa (rice)Positive and negative results

15 papers: 8 positive, 7 negative or no effect

6 papers in the same direction as this paper · 8 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
  2. positive
  3. positive

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jasmonic acid · molecular: expression · Oryza sativa (rice)Positive and negative results

29 papers: 24 positive, 5 negative or no effect

23 papers in the same direction as this paper · 5 in the opposite direction

  1. no effect
  2. negative
  3. no effect

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arsenic atom · physiology: gas exchange · Oryza sativa (rice)Results agree

2 papers: 0 positive, 2 negative or no effect

1 paper in the same direction as this paper

  1. negative
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jasmonic acid · nutrient: content · Oryza sativa (rice)Results agree

7 papers: 7 positive, 0 negative or no effect

6 papers in the same direction as this paper

  1. positive
  2. positive
  3. positive

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class · nutrient: content · Oryza sativa (rice)Positive and negative results

5 papers: 3 positive, 2 negative or no effect

2 papers in the same direction as this paper · 2 in the opposite direction

  1. negative
  2. negative
    Cytokinin inhibited sucrose uptake activity in rice roots.

    OsDOF11 Promotes Crown Root Formation via Cytokinin in Oryza Sativa · 2022 · compared with Murashige-Skoog medium with 3.0% sucrose (MS30)

    Opposite direction

  3. positive

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