Effects of Calcium on Photosynthesis, Antioxidant System, and Chloroplast Ultrastructure in Tomato Leaves Under Low Night Temperature Stress
Effects of Calcium on Photosynthesis, Antioxidant System, and Chloroplast Ultrastructure in Tomato Leaves Under Low Night Temperature Stress
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DOI:
10.1007/s00344-014-9462-9
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发表时间:
2015-06
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Yu-feng Liu;Guoxian Zhang;M. Qi;Tianlai Li
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作者:
Yu-feng Liu;Guoxian Zhang;M. Qi;Tianlai Li
The effect of exogenous CaCl2on photosynthesis, antioxidant system, and chloroplast ultrastructure of tomato leaves under low night temperature (LNT) was investigated. Tomato seedlings were pretreated with 27 mM CaCl2, 5 mM EGTA, respectively, for 4 days and then exposed to LNT treatment at 6 °C for 7 days. Plants treated with CaCl2showed higher photosynthesis, increased stomatal aperture and chloroplast area, and decreased number of starch grains under LNT stress than those treated with distilled water. LNT increased the contents of superoxide radicals, hydrogen peroxide, and malondialdehyde, whereas calcium application reduced the contents of these compounds. The increase in antioxidant activities caused by LNT stress was also enhanced by the application of exogenous calcium. The opposite effects were observed with ethylene glycol-bis-(2-aminoethyl) tetraacetic acid pretreatment. CaCl2application improved photosynthesis in LNT-stressed plants. Such improvement was associated with increased stomatal conductance, improved antioxidant activities, and adjusted chloroplast structure. These results suggest that CaCl2application improved photosynthesis in LNT-stressed plants. It provided fundamental information for further molecular mechanism research.