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THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 30, Issue 1, Pages 57-70Publisher
BRAZILIAN SOC PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1007/s40626-018-0102-9
Keywords
Cadmium stress; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Oxidative stress; Photochemical activity; Pigments; Rice; Salicylic acid
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- Bulgarian Academy of Sciences [137/12.05.2016]
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The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of exogenous salicylic acid (SA) added to the nutrient solution on the growth parameters and the functions of the photosynthetic apparatus of rice plants under cadmium (Cd) stress. Our investigations have shown that 10 A mu M SA has an optimal effect in rice plants grown hydroponically. Pulse amplitude modulated chlorophyll fluorescence, low-temperature chlorophyll fluorescence, oxygen evolution (measured with Clark-type and Joliot-type electrodes) and P700 photo-oxidation measurements were carried out to assess the effect of SA on the activity of the photosynthetic apparatus. The levels of three important parameters associated with oxidative stress (hydrogen peroxide, lipid peroxidation and proline content) were measured. The application of low concentration of SA significantly decreased the levels of hydrogen peroxide, lipid peroxidation and proline under Cd stress. The results revealed that low concentration of SA, applied in plants exposed to 150 A mu M CdCl2, significantly improves plant growth, photochemical activities of both photosystems, the electron flow from Q(A) to plastoquinone, energetic distribution between pigment-protein complexes and the kinetic parameters of oxygen-evolving reactions. This study suggests that exogenous application of 10 A mu M SA through the rooting medium has a protective effect against Cd toxicity in rice plants. The possible molecular mechanisms involved in the defence effect of SA on the function of photosynthetic apparatus are discussed.
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