BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC ECOSYSTEMS Trends in Diagnosis of Environmental Stress BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC ECOSYSTEMS Trends in Diagnosis of Environmental Stress Edited by Eugene M. Lisitsyn, DSc Larissa I. Weisfeld, PhD Anatoly I. Opalko, PhD Reviewers and Advisory Board Members: Gennady E. Zaikov, DSc, and Alexander N. Goloshchapov, PhD First edition published 2022 Apple Academic Press Inc. CRC Press 1265 Goldenrod Circle, NE, 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Palm Bay, FL 32905 USA Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 USA 4164 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, 2 Park Square, Milton Park, ON, L7L 1A4 Canada Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN UK © 2022 Apple Academic Press, Inc. 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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Title: Biological assessment of natural and anthropogenic ecosystems : trends in diagnosis of environmental stress / edited by Eugene M. Lisitsyn, DSc, Larissa I. Weisfeld, PhD, Anatoly I. Opalko, PhD. Names: Lisitsyn, Eugene M., editor. | Weisfeld, Larissa I., editor. | Opalko, Anatoly I., editor. Description: First edition. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 20210239883 | Canadiana (ebook) 20210239905 | ISBN 9781771889773 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781774639344 (softcover) | ISBN 9781003145424 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Indicators (Biology) Classification: LCC QH541.15.I5 B53 2022 | DDC 363.73/63—dc23 Library of Congress Cataloging‑in‑Publication Data CIP data on file with US Library of C o ngress ISBN: 978-1-77188-977-3 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-77463-934-4 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-00314-542-4 (ebk) About the Editors Eugene M. Lisitsyn, DSc Eugene M. Lisitsyn, DSc of Biological Sciences, is an Assistant Professor at the N.V. Rudnitsky North-East Agricultural Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences in Kirov, Russia, and a professor of ecology and zoology at Vyatka State Agricultural Academy, also in Kirov, Russia. He is a member of the N.I. Vavilov Society of Geneticists and Breeders. Dr. Lisitsyn is the author of over 230 publications in scientific journals and conference proceedings, as well as the cobreeder of oats variety Krechet. His research interests concern the basic problems of plant adaptation to environmental stressors such as soil acidity, aluminum and heavy metals, and other ecological problems. He has published chapters in several books in Apple Academic Press, including Barley: Production, Cultiva­ tion and Uses; Biological Systems, Biodiversity and Stability of Plant Communities; Chemical and Structure Modification of Polymers; Mate­ rials Chemistry: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Innovative Methods; Temperate Crop Science and Breeding: Ecological and Genetic Studies; Antioxidants in Systems of Varying Complexity: Chemical, Biochemical and Biological Aspects. Larissa I. Weisfeld, PhD Chief Specialist, Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia Larissa I. Weisfeld, PhD, is a Chief Specialist at the Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; and a member of the All-Russia Vavilov Society of Geneticists and Breeders. She is also the author of more than 300 articles published in scientific journals and conference proceedings and holds seven patents for inventions. She is the co-author of four new winter wheat cultivars registered in the State Register of the Russian Federation. Her main field of interest concerns basic problems of chemical mutagenesis, vi About the Editors mutational selection, and the mechanism of action of p-aminobenzoic acid. She has worked as a scientific editor in the publishing house Nauka (“Sciences” in Russian) (Moscow, Russia) and with the journals Genetics and Ontogenesis. She is the author of several book chapters and has co-edited several books with Apple Academic Press, including Ecological Consequences of Increasing Crop Productivity: Plant Breeding and Biotic Diversity (2015); Biological Systems, Biodiversity, and Stability of Plant Communities (2015); Temperate Crop Science and Breeding Ecological and Genetic Study (2016); Heavy Metals and Other Pollutants in the Environment: Biological Aspects (2017); Chemistry and Technology of Plant Substances: Chemical and Biochemical Aspects (2017); Temperate Horticulture for Sustainable Development and Environment: Ecological Aspects (2019), and Antioxidants in Systems of Varying Complexity (2020). Anatoly I. Opalko, PhD Anatoly I. Opalko, PhD in Agriculture, Professor, is Leading Researcher of the Genetics, Plant Breeding and Reproductive Biology Division at the National Dendrological Park “Sofiyivka” of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. He is also Head of the Cherkassy Regional Branch of the Vavilov Society of Geneticists and Breeders of Ukraine. He is a prolific author, researcher, and lecturer. He has received several awards for his work, including the badge of honor, “Excellence in Agricultural Education,” and the badge of honor of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine “for professional achievement.” He has also received the Nikolai Cholodny Prize in Botany and Plant Physiology. He is member of many professional organizations and is on the editorial boards of the Ukrainian and International Biological and Agricultural Science Journals. He is the author and co-editor of the books with Apple Academic Press: Ecological Consequences of Increasing Crop Productivity: Plant Breeding and Biotic Diversity; Biological Systems, Biodiversity, and Stability of Plant Communities; and Temperate Crop Science and Breeding. He was also a reviewer and advisory board member for the book Heavy Metals and Other Pollutants in the Environment: Biological Aspects; and Temperate Horticulture for Sustainable Development and Environment: Ecological Aspects. Contents Contributors ......................................................................................................... ix Abbreviations .....................................................................................................xiii Introduction (A. A. Soloviev) .............................................................................. xix Preface .............................................................................................................xxvii PART I: Bioindication of Natural and Anthropogenic Ecosystems ... 1 1. Possibility of Using Cutover Peat Bogs in Bioindication of Environmental State ................................................................................... 3 Elena S. Novoselova, Lyudmila N. Shikhova, and Eugene M. Lisitsyn 2. Paleopalinology Studies of Conditions of Peatlands Formation on European Northeast of Russia ............................................................27 Ksenya A. Zubkova, Lyudmila N. Shikhova, and Eugene M. Lisitsyn 3. Use of Artemia salina Biomarkers for the Evaluation of the Effect of Static Magnetic Fields ...............................................................49 Irina I. Rudneva and Valentin G. Shaida PART II: Genetic Diversity: Experimental Induction and Evaluation of Ecosystems in the Modern Natural Environments ................................................................... 67 4. Theoretical and Applied Aspects of Mutations Induction for Improving Agricultural Plants ................................................................. 69 Nina A. Bome, Larissa I. Weisfeld, Natalia N. Kolokolova, Nikolay V. Tetyannikov, Maral U. Utebayev, and Alexander Y. Bome 5. Enzymatic Activity of Bacteria Bacillus subtilis: Assessment Using Phosphemidum ............................................................................... 93 Irina V. Pak, Oleg V. Trofimov, Larissa I. Weisfeld, and Rizvan D. Rustamov 6. Cytogenetic Characteristics of Seed Seedlings of Rhododendron ledebourii, Introduced in the Botanical Garden of Voronezh State University ....................................................................................... 107 Tatyana V. Vostrikova, Juliya V. Burmenko, and Vladislav N. Kalaev viii Contents 7. Anthropogenic Pollution Influence on the Antioxidant Activity in Leaves and on the Cytogenic Structures in the Seedlings of the Representatives of the Rhododendron Genus ....................................... 121 Tatyana V. Vostrikova, Juliya V. Burmenko, Vladislav N. Kalaev, and Vladimir N. Sorokopudov 8. Cytogenetic Indices, Germination Ability, and Content of Total Protein in Seed Progeny of Betula pendula from Various Areas of Voronezh City with Different Levels of Anthropogenic Pressure ......... 137 Tatyana V. Vostrikova, Olga A. Zemlyanukhina, and Vladislav N. Kalaev PART III: Diagnosis of Environmental Status and the Adaptive Potential of Plants ........................................................... 157 9. Photoindication of Plant Nitrogen Nutrition ........................................... 159 Rafail A. Afanas’ev, Genrietta E. Merzlaya, and Michail O. Smirnov 10. Revegetation and Launching Self‑Restoration Process of the Disturbed Landscape Along the Transport Corridor in Western Siberia .............. 177 Nina A. Bome, Nikolai G. Ivanov, Marina V. Semenova, Lee A. Newman, and Alexander Y. Bome 11. Pigment Content in Plant Leaves as a Bio‑Indicator of Adaptability to Growing Conditions ........................................................ 197 Eugene M. Lisitsyn 12. Some Indirect Methods for Predicting the Rooting Ability of Apple Tree (Malus spp) Stem Cuttings ..................................................... 219 Olga A. Opalko and Anatoly I. Opalko Glossary ............................................................................................................ 253 Index ................................................................................................................. 267 Contributors Rafail A. Afanas’ev DSc of Agricultural Sciences, Professor, Project Leader, M. D. Pryanishnikov All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Agrochemistry, 31A Pryanishnikov St., Moscow, 127550, Russia. Tel.: +74999764757, +74999761531, +79191040585. E-mail: [email protected] Alexander Y. Bome PhD of Agricultural Sciences, Professor, Sr. Manager, Exeter Produce and Storage Ltd., 149A Thames Rd. W, Exeter, ON, Canada N0M 1S3. Tel.: +1 5196368612. E-mail: [email protected] Nina A. Bome DSc of Agriculture Sciences, Professor, Tyumen State University, Head of Department of Botany, Biotechnology and Landscape Architecture, Institute of Biology, Tyumen State University, 6 Volodarsky St., Tyumen 625003, Russia. Tel.: +79129236177. E-mail: [email protected] Juliya V. Burmenko PhD of Biological Sciences, Senior Scientist, Department of Fruit and Berry Crops, All-Russian Selection and Technology Institute of Horticulture and Nursery, 4 Zagor’evskaya, St., Moscow 115598, Russia. Tel.: +79803922524. E-mail: [email protected] Nikolai G. Ivanov Postgraduate Student, Department of Botany, Biotechnology and Landscape Architecture, Institute of Biology, Tyumen State University, Department of Botany, Biotechnology and Landscape Architecture, 6 Volodarsky St., Tyumen 625003, Russia. Tel.: +79123932814. E-mail: [email protected] Vladislav N. Kalaev Professor, DSc of Biological Sciences, Professor, Voronezh State University, Department of Genetics, Cytology and Bioengineering, 1 University Sq., Voronezh 394018, Russia. Tel.: +79103450072. E-mail: [email protected] Natalia N. Kolokolova Associate Professor, PhD of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Botany, Biotechnology and Landscape Architecture, Institute of Biology, University of Tyumen, 6 Volodarsky St., Tyumen 625003, Russia. Tel.: +79129234499. E-mail: [email protected] Eugene M. Lisitsyn DSc of Biological Sciences, Assistant Professor, Head of Department of Plant Edaphic Resistance, N.V. Rudnitsky Federal Agricultural Research Center of North-East, 116a Lenin St., Kirov 610007, Russia; Professor of Department of Ecology and Zoology, Vyatka State Agricultural Academy, 133 Oktyabrsky Av., Kirov 610017, Russia. Tel.: +79123649822. E-mail: [email protected] Genrietta E. Merzlaya Project Leader, DSc of Agricultural Sciences, Professor, MD Pryanishnikov All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Agrochemistry, 31A Pryanishnikov St., Moscow 127550, Russia. Tel.: +74999761191, +74999761531, +79623694197. E-mail: [email protected]