biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Němec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 60:686-694, 2016 | DOI: 10.1007/s10535-016-0622-6

Salicylic acid and nitric oxide increase photosynthesis and antioxidant defense in wheat under UV-B stress

F. Yan1, Y. Liu1, H. Sheng3, Y. Wang3, H. Kang3, J. Zeng1,2,*
1 College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
2 Institute of Natural Resources and Geographic Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
3 Institute of Triticeae Research, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China

The effects of exogenous salicylic acid (SA), sodium nitropusside (SNP, a nitric oxide donor), or their combination on dwarf polish wheat (Triticum polonicum L.) seedlings under UV-B stress were studied. The UV-B stress significantly decreased plant height, shoot dry mass, pigment content, net photosynthetic rate, intercellular CO2 concentration, stomatal conductance, transpiration rate, and variable to maximum chlorophyll fluorescence ratio (Fv/Fm) in all plants, but less in the presence of SA, SNP, and their combination. On the other hand, there were considerable increases in malondialdehyde (MDA), proline, O2 *-, and H2O2 content under the UV-B stress. When SA, SNP, and their combination were applied, content of MDA, proline, H2O2, and O2 *- were less increased. Moreover, there were considerable increases in activities of superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, ascorbate peroxidase, and glutathione reductase under the UV-B stress and more in the presence of SA, SNP, and their combination. Therefore, it is considered that SA, SNP, and especially their combination could alleviate UV-B stress in dwarf polish wheat.

Keywords: antioxidants; chlorophyll fluorescence; lipid peroxidation; net photosynthetic rate; stomatal conductance; transpiration rate; Triticum polonicum
Subjects: salicylic acid; nitric oxide; UV-B radiation; growth; chlorophyll content; chlorophyll fluorescence; net photosynthetic rate; stomatal conductance; transpiration rate; proline; hydrogen peroxide; ascorbate peroxidase; glutathione reductase; superoxide dismutase; wheat

Received: August 3, 2015; Revised: December 20, 2015; Accepted: December 22, 2015; Published: December 1, 2016  Show citation

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Yan, F., Liu, Y., Sheng, H., Wang, Y., Kang, H., & Zeng, J. (2016). Salicylic acid and nitric oxide increase photosynthesis and antioxidant defense in wheat under UV-B stress. Biologia plantarum, 60(4), 686-694. doi: 10.1007/s10535-016-0622-6
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