Silicon-induced postponement of leaf senescence is accompanied by modulation of antioxidative defense and ion homeostasis in mustard (Brassica juncea) seedlings exposed to salinity and drought stress

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第一作者： Alamri, Saud

作者： Alamri, Saud;Siddiqui, Manzer H.;Hu, Yanbo;Mukherjee, Soumya;Aftab, Tariq;Fahad, Shah;Fahad, Shah;Raza, Ali;Ahmad, Manzoor

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关键词： Premature leaf senescence; Silicon; Nutrients balance; Protease; Chlorophyll metabolism; Proline metabolism

期刊名称：PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY （ 影响因子：4.27； 五年影响因子：4.816 ）

ISSN： 0981-9428

年卷期： 2020 年 157 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Soil salinity and drought stress (DS) are the massive problem for worldwide agriculture. Both stresses together become more toxic to the plant growth and development. Silicon (Si) being the second most abundant element in the earth's crust, exerts beneficial effects on plants under both stress and non-stress conditions. However, limited information is available to substantiate the beneficial role of Si in delaying the premature leaf senescence and imparting tolerance of mustard (Brassica juncea L.) plants to salinity and DS. Therefore, the present study aimed to explore the role of Si (source K2SiO3) in chlorophyll (Chl) biosynthesis, nutrients uptake, relative water content (RWC), proline (Pro) metabolism, antioxidant system and delaying of premature leaf senescence in mustard plants under sodium chloride (NaCl) and DS conditions. Results of this study show that exogenous Si (1.7 mM) significantly delayed the salt plus DS-induced premature leaf senescence. This was further accompanied by the enhanced nutrients accumulation and activity of chlorophyll metabolizing enzymes [delta-aminolevulinic acid (delta-ALA) dehydratase and porphobilinogen deaminase] and levels of delta-ALA, and Chls a and b and also by decreased the Chl degradation and Chl degrading enzymes (Chlorophyllase, Chl-degrading peroxidase, pheophytinase) activity. Exogenous Si treatment induced redox homoeostasis in B. juncea L. plants, which is evident by a reduced generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) resulting due to suppressed activity of their generating enzymes (glycolate oxidase and NADPH oxidase) and enhanced defence system. Furthermore, application of Si inhibited the activity of protease and triggered the activity of antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase, catalase, ascorbate peroxidase and glutathione reductase) and plasma membrane H+-ATPase activity. In conclusion, all these results reveal that Si could help in the modulation of Chl metabolism, redox hemostasis, and the regulation of nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, Si and potassium) uptake in the mustard plants that lead to the postponement of premature leaf senescence under salinity plus DS.

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