Journal
JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 186, Issue -, Pages 50-58Publisher
ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2015.07.013
Keywords
Lagenaria siceraria Standl.; Rootstock; Salt tolerance; Stomatal limitations; Non-stomatal limitations; Citrullus lanatus [Thunb.] Mansf.
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31401919, 31471869, 31272209, 31401858]
- National Key Technology RD Program [2013BAD20B05]
- Central Research Institutes of Basic Research Fund [6J0745]
- Jiangsu Province Scientific and Technological Achievements into Special Fund [BA2014147]
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD)
- Guangxi Natural Science Foundation Program [2014GXNSFBA118082]
- Scientific Research Foundation of GuangXi University [XJZ140317]
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Previously, we found that the amelioration of photosynthetic capacity by bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria Standl.) rootstock in watermelon seedlings (Citrullus lanatus [Thunb.] Mansf.) with salt treatment might be closely related to the enzymes in Calvin cycle such as ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) (Yang et ad, 2012). We confirmed this and showed more details in this study that improved photosynthesis of watermelon plants by bottle gourd rootstock was associated with the decreased stomata resistance and the increased photochemical activity and photosynthetic metabolism with or without 100 mM NaCl stress for 3 days. The analysis of gas exchange parameters showed that self-grafted plants suffered serious non-stomatal limitation to photosynthesis under salt stress while rootstock-grafted plants were mainly affected by stomata limitation in stress conditions. Further, results showed that NaCl stress markedly reduced the chlorophyll content, damaged the structure of photosynthetic apparatus, and inhibited photochemical activity and CO2 assimilation in self-grafted plants. In contrast, rootstock-grafting increased the chlorophyll content, especially chlorophyll b, and minimized the harmful effects on photosystem II (PSII) reaction center and the thylakoids structure induced by NaCl stress. Furthermore, rootstock-grafting enhanced the content and activity of Rubisco and thus elevated carbon fixation in the leaves of watermelon scions under salt stress. The gene expressions of enzymes related to ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate (RuBP) regeneration were also up-regulated by rootstock and this probably guaranteed the sufficient supply of RuBP for the operation of Calvin cycle in watermelon scions under salt stress. Thus, bottle gourd rootstock promoted photosynthesis by the activation of stomatal and non-stomatal abilities, especially the regulation of a variety of photosynthetic enzymes, including Rubisco in grafted watermelon plants under NaCl stress. (C) 2015 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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