Salt-tolerant rootstock increases yield of pepper under salinity through maintenance of photosynthetic performance and sinks strength

The performance of a salt-tolerant pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) accession (A25) utilized as a rootstock was assessed in two experiments. In a first field experiment under natural salinity conditions, we observed a larger amount of marketable fruit (+75%) and lower Blossom-end Root incidence (-31%) in...

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Autores principales: Penella, Consuelo, Landi, Marco, Guidi, Lucia, Nebauer, Sergio G., Pellegrini, Elisa, San Bautista, Alberto, Remorini, Damiano, Nali, Cristina, López-Galarza, Salvador, Calatayud, Ángeles
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Publicado: 2017
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4345
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0176161716000262?via%3Dihub
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author Penella, Consuelo
Landi, Marco
Guidi, Lucia
Nebauer, Sergio G.
Pellegrini, Elisa
San Bautista, Alberto
Remorini, Damiano
Nali, Cristina
López-Galarza, Salvador
Calatayud, Ángeles
author_browse Calatayud, Ángeles
Guidi, Lucia
Landi, Marco
López-Galarza, Salvador
Nali, Cristina
Nebauer, Sergio G.
Pellegrini, Elisa
Penella, Consuelo
Remorini, Damiano
San Bautista, Alberto
author_facet Penella, Consuelo
Landi, Marco
Guidi, Lucia
Nebauer, Sergio G.
Pellegrini, Elisa
San Bautista, Alberto
Remorini, Damiano
Nali, Cristina
López-Galarza, Salvador
Calatayud, Ángeles
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description The performance of a salt-tolerant pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) accession (A25) utilized as a rootstock was assessed in two experiments. In a first field experiment under natural salinity conditions, we observed a larger amount of marketable fruit (+75%) and lower Blossom-end Root incidence (-31%) in commercial pepper cultivar Adige (A) grafted onto A25 (A/A25) when compared with ungrafted plants. In order to understand this behavior a second greenhouse experiment was conducted to determine growth, mineral partitioning, gas exchange and chlorophyll a fluorescence parameters, antioxidant systems and proline content in A and A/A25 plants under salinity conditions (80 mM NaCl for 14 days). Salt stress induced significantly stunted growth of A plants (-40.6% of leaf dry weight) compared to the control conditions, while no alterations were observed in A/A25 at the end of the experiment. Accumulation of Na+ and Cl- in leaves and roots was similar in either grafted or ungrafted plants. Despite the activation of protective mechanisms (increment of superoxide dismutase, catalase, ascorbate peroxidase activity and non-photochemical quenching), A plants showed severely reduced photosynthetic CO2 assimilation (-45.6% of A(N390)) and substantial buildup of malondialdehyde (MDA) by-product, suggesting the inability to counteract salt-triggered damage. In contrast, A/A25 plants, which had a constitutive enhanced root apparatus, were able to maintain the shoot and root growth under salinity conditions by supporting the maintained photosynthetic performance. No increases in catalase and ascorbate peroxidase activities were observed in response to salinity, and MDA levels increased only slightly; indicating that alleviation of oxidative stress did not occur in A/A25 plants. In these plants the increased proline levels could protect enzymatic stability from salt-triggered damage, preserving the photosynthetic performance. The results could indicate that salt stress was vanished by the lack of negative effects on photosynthesis that support the maintained plant growth and increased marketable yield of the grafted plants. (c) 2016 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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spelling ReDivia43452025-04-25T14:42:54Z Salt-tolerant rootstock increases yield of pepper under salinity through maintenance of photosynthetic performance and sinks strength Penella, Consuelo Landi, Marco Guidi, Lucia Nebauer, Sergio G. Pellegrini, Elisa San Bautista, Alberto Remorini, Damiano Nali, Cristina López-Galarza, Salvador Calatayud, Ángeles The performance of a salt-tolerant pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) accession (A25) utilized as a rootstock was assessed in two experiments. In a first field experiment under natural salinity conditions, we observed a larger amount of marketable fruit (+75%) and lower Blossom-end Root incidence (-31%) in commercial pepper cultivar Adige (A) grafted onto A25 (A/A25) when compared with ungrafted plants. In order to understand this behavior a second greenhouse experiment was conducted to determine growth, mineral partitioning, gas exchange and chlorophyll a fluorescence parameters, antioxidant systems and proline content in A and A/A25 plants under salinity conditions (80 mM NaCl for 14 days). Salt stress induced significantly stunted growth of A plants (-40.6% of leaf dry weight) compared to the control conditions, while no alterations were observed in A/A25 at the end of the experiment. Accumulation of Na+ and Cl- in leaves and roots was similar in either grafted or ungrafted plants. Despite the activation of protective mechanisms (increment of superoxide dismutase, catalase, ascorbate peroxidase activity and non-photochemical quenching), A plants showed severely reduced photosynthetic CO2 assimilation (-45.6% of A(N390)) and substantial buildup of malondialdehyde (MDA) by-product, suggesting the inability to counteract salt-triggered damage. In contrast, A/A25 plants, which had a constitutive enhanced root apparatus, were able to maintain the shoot and root growth under salinity conditions by supporting the maintained photosynthetic performance. No increases in catalase and ascorbate peroxidase activities were observed in response to salinity, and MDA levels increased only slightly; indicating that alleviation of oxidative stress did not occur in A/A25 plants. In these plants the increased proline levels could protect enzymatic stability from salt-triggered damage, preserving the photosynthetic performance. The results could indicate that salt stress was vanished by the lack of negative effects on photosynthesis that support the maintained plant growth and increased marketable yield of the grafted plants. (c) 2016 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved. 2017-06-01T10:09:53Z 2017-06-01T10:09:53Z 2016 APR 1 2016 article acceptedVersion Penella, Consuelo, Landi, Marco, Guidi, Lucia, Nebauer, Sergio G., Pellegrini, Elisa, Bautista, A. San, Remorini, Damiano, Nali, C., Lopez-Galarza, Salvador, Calatayud, Angeles (2016). Salt-tolerant rootstock increases yield of pepper under salinity through maintenance of photosynthetic performance and sinks strength. Journal of Plant Physiology, 193, 1-11. 0176-1617 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4345 10.1016/j.jplph.2016.02.007 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0176161716000262?via%3Dihub en openAccess Impreso
spellingShingle Penella, Consuelo
Landi, Marco
Guidi, Lucia
Nebauer, Sergio G.
Pellegrini, Elisa
San Bautista, Alberto
Remorini, Damiano
Nali, Cristina
López-Galarza, Salvador
Calatayud, Ángeles
Salt-tolerant rootstock increases yield of pepper under salinity through maintenance of photosynthetic performance and sinks strength
title Salt-tolerant rootstock increases yield of pepper under salinity through maintenance of photosynthetic performance and sinks strength
title_full Salt-tolerant rootstock increases yield of pepper under salinity through maintenance of photosynthetic performance and sinks strength
title_fullStr Salt-tolerant rootstock increases yield of pepper under salinity through maintenance of photosynthetic performance and sinks strength
title_full_unstemmed Salt-tolerant rootstock increases yield of pepper under salinity through maintenance of photosynthetic performance and sinks strength
title_short Salt-tolerant rootstock increases yield of pepper under salinity through maintenance of photosynthetic performance and sinks strength
title_sort salt tolerant rootstock increases yield of pepper under salinity through maintenance of photosynthetic performance and sinks strength
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4345
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0176161716000262?via%3Dihub
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