Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
Volume 199, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2022.104868
Keywords
Melatonin; Photosynthesis; Carotenoid compositions; Hormone; Low-temperature combined with low-light; tolerance
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Funding
- Scientific Research Startup Funds for Openly-Recruited Doctors [GAU-KYQD-2018-35]
- Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province [20JR10RA515]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [32072657]
- Special Fund for Technical System of Melon and Vegetable Industry of Gansu Province [GARS-GC-1]
- Special Fund for Sci. & Tech. Innovation and Development Guided by Gansu Province [2018ZX-02]
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2016YFD0201005]
- Star of Innovation Project of Excellent Graduate Students of Department of Education of Gansu Province [2021CXZX-409]
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The application of melatonin (MT) can mitigate the negative effects of low temperature combined with low light (LL) stress on pepper seedlings by improving photosynthesis, regulating carotenoids and hormone metabolism. This study provides insights into the physiological mechanisms of MT involved in the adaptation of pepper to LL stress. (Summary complete)
Low temperature combined with low light (LL) is severe abiotic stress to plant growth and yield. However, little is known about the physiological mechanisms of the melatonin (MT) involved in the adaptation of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) to LL. In this study, pepper seedlings subjected to LL stress (15 degrees C/5 degrees C, 100 mu mol photons m-2 s-1) were pre-sprayed with 200 mu mol L-1 MT to investigate the protective role of MT in photosynthesis, carotenoid metabolism, as well as hormones of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) seedling. Our results indicated that the application of exogenous MT reduced the negative effect on plant growth inhibition of pepper seedlings caused by LL stress, significantly increased chlorophyll contents and photosynthetic capacity as result of improved photosynthesis rate, upregulated the relative expressions of PS pi reaction center proteins genes (CaPsb A, CaPsb B, CaPsb C, and CaPsb S), reduced NPQ, 1-qP, and qN, as well as increased Fv/Fm, qP, Y(II), and electron transport rate (ETR) after 7 days. In addition, MT significantly enhanced abscisic acid metabolism and biosynthesis of indoleacetic acid, gibberellin 3, and zeatin-type cytokinins after 6 h, 12 h, 24 h, 48 h, and 168 h. Markedly, MT increased the contents of zeaxanthin, which is induced by the down-regulation of CaZEP, by 149.55%. Our findings confirmed the mitigating potential of MT application for LL stress by maintaining plant growth, improving the photosynthetic characteristics, regulating carotenoids, and hormone metabolism.
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