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HERO ID
837273
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Nitric oxide is involved in dehydration/drought tolerance in Poncirus trifoliata seedlings through regulation of antioxidant systems and stomatal response
Author(s)
Fan, QJ; Liu, JH
Year
2012
Is Peer Reviewed?
1
Journal
Plant Cell Reports
ISSN:
0721-7714
EISSN:
1432-203X
Volume
31
Issue
1
Page Numbers
145-154
Language
English
PMID
21938448
DOI
10.1007/s00299-011-1148-1
Web of Science Id
WOS:000299124700014
Abstract
Nitric oxide (NO) is a component of the repertoire of signals implicated in plant responses to environmental stimuli. In the present study, we investigated the effects of exogenous application of NO-releasing donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and nitric oxide synthase inhibitor N (G)-nitro-L: -arginine-methyl ester (L: -NAME) on dehydration and drought tolerance of Poncirus trifoliata. The endogenous NO level was enhanced by SNP pretreatment, but decreased by L: -NAME, in the hydroponic or potted plants with or without stresses. Under dehydration, leaves from the SNP-treated hydroponic seedlings displayed less water loss, lower electrolyte leakage and reactive oxygen species accumulation, higher antioxidant enzyme activities and smaller stomatal apertures as compared with the control (treated with water). In addition, pretreatment of the potted plants with SNP resulted in lower electrolyte leakage, higher chlorophyll content, smaller stomatal conductance and larger photosynthetic rate relative to the control. By contrast, the inhibitor treatment changed these physiological attributes or phenotypes in an opposite way. These results indicate that NO in the form of SNP enhanced dehydration and drought tolerance, whereas the inhibitor makes the leaves or plants more sensitive to the stresses. The stress tolerance by NO might be ascribed to a combinatory effect of modulation of stomatal response and activation of the antioxidant enzymes. Taken together, NO is involved in dehydration and drought tolerance of P. trifoliata, implying that manipulation of this signal molecule may provide a practical approach to combat the environmental stresses.
Keywords
Drought tolerance; Nitric oxide; Poncirus trifoliata; Reactive oxygen species; Sodium nitroprusside; Stomatal response
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