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Aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) ameliorates waterlogging-induced damage in cotton by inhibiting ethylene synthesis and sustaining photosynthetic capacity

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In this glasshouse study, we investigated the mechanisms of aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG)-induced waterlogging tolerance in cotton. Two cotton cultivars Sicot 71BRF (moderately waterlogging tolerant) and LA 887 (waterlogging sensitive) were grown in a clay-loam soil, and exposed to waterlogging at early squaring stage (53 days after sowing). One day prior to waterlogging, shoots were sprayed with AVG (ReTain®, 830 ppm). Continuous waterlogging for 2 weeks accelerated the shedding of leaves and fruits. As the duration of waterlogging increased, shoot growth rate, biomass accumulation, photosynthesis (P n) and stomatal conductance (g s) were all reduced. Growth of LA 887 was more severely impaired than Sicot 71BRF, with a decline in leaf P n and g s after just 4 h of waterlogging. Waterlogging inhibited allocation of nitrogen (N) to the youngest fully expanded leaves, photosynthesis and biomass accumulation, while it accelerated ethylene production promoting leaf and fruit abscission. AVG blocked ethylene accumulation in leaves and subsequently improved leaf growth, N acquisition and photosynthetic parameters. In addition, AVG enhanced fruit production of both cotton cultivars under waterlogged and non-waterlogged conditions. Higher ethylene production in cotton is linked with fruit abscission, implying that AVG-induced ethylene inhibition could potentially limit yield losses in waterlogged cotton.

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Abbreviations

ACC:

1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid

AVG:

Aminoethoxyvinylglycine

DAS :

Days after sowing

DAW :

Day of waterlogging

FID:

Flame ionisation detector

g s :

Stomatal conductance

LAR :

Leaf area ratio

LWC :

Leaf water content

N area :

Nitrogen concentration per unit leaf area

NWL:

Non-waterlogged

PAM:

Pulse-amplitude modulated

PAR :

Photosynthetically active radiation

P n :

Rate of photosynthesis

Post-WL:

Post waterlogging

SLA :

Specific leaf area

TDM :

Total plant dry biomass

WL:

Waterlogged

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Acknowledgments

This study was financially supported by the Cruiser R&D fund co-funded by Syngenta Crop Protection Australia and Cotton Seed Distributors, and the Cotton Research and Development Corporation. The authors are thankful to the University of Sydney, Australia for a USYDIS research grant and Macquarie University, Australia for technical support and glasshouse/laboratory facilities. We are also thankful to CSIRO Plant Industry for providing cotton seeds, Phil Glover, Sumitomo Chemicals, Australia for the supply of AVG and Floris Van Ogtrop, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, the University of Sydney for advice on data analysis.

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  1. Department of Plant and Food Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia

    Ullah Najeeb, Brian J. Atwell, Michael P. Bange & Daniel K. Y. Tan

  2. Department of Biological Food Sciences, Faculty of Science, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia

    Brian J. Atwell

  3. CSIRO Agriculture Flagship, Australian Cotton Research Institute, Narrabri, NSW, 2390, Australia

    Michael P. Bange

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Najeeb, U., Atwell, B.J., Bange, M.P. et al. Aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) ameliorates waterlogging-induced damage in cotton by inhibiting ethylene synthesis and sustaining photosynthetic capacity. Plant Growth Regul 76, 83–98 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10725-015-0037-y

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