Journal
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
Volume 12, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.628251
Keywords
drying temperature; fatty acid; phytohormones; ROS; seed germination; seed storage; sunflower
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- Key Research and Development Program of Zhejiang Province [2019C02004]
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The drying temperature of sunflower seeds significantly affects seed vigor and deterioration during storage. A temperature of 40 degrees Celsius is safe for sunflower seeds, but higher drying temperatures reduce seed vigor by regulating metabolism and balance. High drying temperatures increase activities that lead to over-accumulation of harmful substances and inhibit crucial enzyme activities during germination.
Sunflower seed storage is accompanied by the loss of seed vigor. Seed drying is a key link between seed harvest and seed storage; however, to date, the effect of seed drying on sunflower seed deterioration during storage remains unclear. The present study performed hot air drying for sunflower seeds with an initial moisture content of 30% to examine the manner in which drying temperature (35, 40, 45, 50, and 55 degrees C) affects the drying performance and seed vigor following storage process (6 and 12 months). A drying temperature of 40 degrees C was evidently safe for sunflower seeds, whereas the high drying temperatures (HTD, 45, 50, and 55 degrees C) significantly lowered sunflower seed vigor by regulating the fatty acid metabolism, glycometabolism, and abscisic acid (ABA)/gibberellin (GA) balance. HDT significantly increased the seed damage rate and accelerated sunflower seed deterioration during natural and artificial aging process. Further biochemical analysis indicated that HDT significantly increased lipoxygenase and dioxygenase activities, leading to malonaldehyde and reactive oxygen species over-accumulation during storage. During early seed germination, HDT significantly inhibited fatty acid hydrolysis and glycometabolism by decreasing triacylglycerol lipase, CoA-SH oxidase, and invertase activities. Moreover, HDT remarkably increased ABA levels but reduced GA levels by regulating gene expressions and metabolic enzyme activities during early imbibitions. Cumulatively, the seed drying effect on sunflower seed vigor deterioration during the storage process may be strongly related to fatty acid oxidation and hydrolysis metabolism, toxic substance accumulation, and ABA/GA balance.
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