Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
Volume 64, Issue 3, Pages 286-294Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2008.06.005
Keywords
Freezing stress; Lipid peroxidiation; Oxidative stress; Silicon; Wheat
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [30471030]
- Natural Science Foundation of Beijing [6052023]
- Ministry of Education, P.R. China
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The main objective of this study was to elucidate the roles of silicon (Si) in enhancing tolerance to freezing stress (-5 degrees C) in two contrasting wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars: i.e. cv. Yangmai No. 5, a freezing-susceptible cultivar and cv. Linmai No. 2, a freezing-tolerant cultivar. Shoot dry weight of the freezing-susceptible wheat was significantly lower under freezing stress than in controls, but increased significantly with Si amendment. The freezing treatment did not affect shoot dry weight of the freezing-tolerant cultivar. The leaf water content was considerably decreased by freezing stress in the freezing-susceptible cultivar, but was significantly increased by Si amendment. In contrast. freezing treatment did not significantly reduce leaf water content in the freezing-tolerant cultivar and Si played no role in water retention in this cultivar. The concentrations of H2O2 and free proline along with malondialdehyde (MDA) were progressively enhanced by freezing stress in the two wheat cultivars used, but were significantly suppressed by amendment with Si. The major antioxidant enzyme activities and non-enzymatic antioxidants (i.e. glutathione and ascorbic acid) in the leaves of freezing-stressed plants were decreased, but were stimulated significantly by the exogenous Si. The possible mechanisms for Si-enhanced freezing stress may be attributed to the higher antioxidant defense activity and lower lipid peroxidation through water retention in leaf tissues. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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