Morpho-anatomical traits of root and non-enzymatic antioxidant system of leaf tissue contribute to waterlogging tolerance in Brachiaria grasses

Soil waterlogging is a major abiotic stress that affects the growth and yield of forage grasses in the tropics. Brachiaria forage grasses are widely planted in the tropics to sustain livestock production. An outdoor study was conducted using plastic cylinders under drained and waterlogged soil condi...

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Autores principales: Jiménez Serna, Juan de la Cruz, Cardoso Arango, Juan Andrés, Domínguez, Moralba, Fischer, Gerhard, Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Publicado: Wiley 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67428
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author Jiménez Serna, Juan de la Cruz
Cardoso Arango, Juan Andrés
Domínguez, Moralba
Fischer, Gerhard
Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Domínguez, Moralba
Fischer, Gerhard
Jiménez Serna, Juan de la Cruz
Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Cardoso Arango, Juan Andrés
Domínguez, Moralba
Fischer, Gerhard
Rao, Idupulapati M.
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description Soil waterlogging is a major abiotic stress that affects the growth and yield of forage grasses in the tropics. Brachiaria forage grasses are widely planted in the tropics to sustain livestock production. An outdoor study was conducted using plastic cylinders under drained and waterlogged soil conditions in order to identify root and shoot traits associated with waterlogging tolerance in Brachiaria ruziziensis (waterlogging sensitive) and Brachiaria humidicola (waterlogging tolerant). For that reason, dry mass, leaf chlorophyll content, photosynthetic efficiency, root morpho‐anatomical traits (aerenchyma, stele proportion, suberin deposition) and total non‐enzymatic antioxidant activity in leaf tissue were determined. Under waterlogging, reductions of shoot biomass, chlorophyll loss, impairment of photosynthetic efficiency and diminution of antioxidant system were found in B. ruziziensis but not in B. humidicola. In B. humidicola an increase of the antioxidant system in response to waterlogging was found. Under waterlogging, both grasses showed an increase in root aerenchyma, reduction of root stele proportion and shorter roots than plants grown under drained conditions. We conclude that a combination of greater aerenchyma formation, smaller stele proportions, increased suberin deposition in the outer part of the root and an escalation of the non‐enzymatic antioxidant system acts to enhance root aeration and prevent the deleterious effect of reactive oxygen species in plants of B. humidicola subjected to waterlogged conditions.
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spelling CGSpace674282025-03-13T09:43:59Z Morpho-anatomical traits of root and non-enzymatic antioxidant system of leaf tissue contribute to waterlogging tolerance in Brachiaria grasses Jiménez Serna, Juan de la Cruz Cardoso Arango, Juan Andrés Domínguez, Moralba Fischer, Gerhard Rao, Idupulapati M. feed crops abiotic stress adaptation antioxidants morphology brachiaria humidicola estrés abiótico adaptación antioxidantes morfología pastos tropicales Soil waterlogging is a major abiotic stress that affects the growth and yield of forage grasses in the tropics. Brachiaria forage grasses are widely planted in the tropics to sustain livestock production. An outdoor study was conducted using plastic cylinders under drained and waterlogged soil conditions in order to identify root and shoot traits associated with waterlogging tolerance in Brachiaria ruziziensis (waterlogging sensitive) and Brachiaria humidicola (waterlogging tolerant). For that reason, dry mass, leaf chlorophyll content, photosynthetic efficiency, root morpho‐anatomical traits (aerenchyma, stele proportion, suberin deposition) and total non‐enzymatic antioxidant activity in leaf tissue were determined. Under waterlogging, reductions of shoot biomass, chlorophyll loss, impairment of photosynthetic efficiency and diminution of antioxidant system were found in B. ruziziensis but not in B. humidicola. In B. humidicola an increase of the antioxidant system in response to waterlogging was found. Under waterlogging, both grasses showed an increase in root aerenchyma, reduction of root stele proportion and shorter roots than plants grown under drained conditions. We conclude that a combination of greater aerenchyma formation, smaller stele proportions, increased suberin deposition in the outer part of the root and an escalation of the non‐enzymatic antioxidant system acts to enhance root aeration and prevent the deleterious effect of reactive oxygen species in plants of B. humidicola subjected to waterlogged conditions. 2015-12 2015-07-28T19:17:39Z 2015-07-28T19:17:39Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67428 en Limited Access Wiley Jiménez Serna, Juan de la Cruz; Cardoso, Juan Andrés; Dominguez, Moralba; Fischer, Gerhard; Rao, Idupulapati Madhusudana. 2015. Morpho-anatomical traits of root and non-enzymatic antioxidant system of leaf tissue contribute to waterlogging tolerance in Brachiaria grasses. Grassland Science 10 p.
spellingShingle feed crops
abiotic stress
adaptation
antioxidants
morphology
brachiaria humidicola
estrés abiótico
adaptación
antioxidantes
morfología
pastos tropicales
Jiménez Serna, Juan de la Cruz
Cardoso Arango, Juan Andrés
Domínguez, Moralba
Fischer, Gerhard
Rao, Idupulapati M.
Morpho-anatomical traits of root and non-enzymatic antioxidant system of leaf tissue contribute to waterlogging tolerance in Brachiaria grasses
title Morpho-anatomical traits of root and non-enzymatic antioxidant system of leaf tissue contribute to waterlogging tolerance in Brachiaria grasses
title_full Morpho-anatomical traits of root and non-enzymatic antioxidant system of leaf tissue contribute to waterlogging tolerance in Brachiaria grasses
title_fullStr Morpho-anatomical traits of root and non-enzymatic antioxidant system of leaf tissue contribute to waterlogging tolerance in Brachiaria grasses
title_full_unstemmed Morpho-anatomical traits of root and non-enzymatic antioxidant system of leaf tissue contribute to waterlogging tolerance in Brachiaria grasses
title_short Morpho-anatomical traits of root and non-enzymatic antioxidant system of leaf tissue contribute to waterlogging tolerance in Brachiaria grasses
title_sort morpho anatomical traits of root and non enzymatic antioxidant system of leaf tissue contribute to waterlogging tolerance in brachiaria grasses
topic feed crops
abiotic stress
adaptation
antioxidants
morphology
brachiaria humidicola
estrés abiótico
adaptación
antioxidantes
morfología
pastos tropicales
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67428
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