Grafting Enhances Pepper Water Stress Tolerance by Improving Photosynthesis and Antioxidant Defense Systems

Currently, limited water supply is a major problem in many parts of the world. Grafting peppers onto adequate rootstocks is a sustainable technique used to cope with water scarcity in plants. For 1 month, this work compared grafted peppers by employing two rootstocks (H92 and H90), with different se...

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Main Authors: Gara-Padilla, Yaiza, Gisbert-Mullor, Ramón, López-Serrano, Lidia, López-Galarza, Salvador, Calatayud, Ángeles
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/7269
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/10/4/576
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author Gara-Padilla, Yaiza
Gisbert-Mullor, Ramón
López-Serrano, Lidia
López-Galarza, Salvador
Calatayud, Ángeles
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Gara-Padilla, Yaiza
Gisbert-Mullor, Ramón
López-Galarza, Salvador
López-Serrano, Lidia
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Gisbert-Mullor, Ramón
López-Serrano, Lidia
López-Galarza, Salvador
Calatayud, Ángeles
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description Currently, limited water supply is a major problem in many parts of the world. Grafting peppers onto adequate rootstocks is a sustainable technique used to cope with water scarcity in plants. For 1 month, this work compared grafted peppers by employing two rootstocks (H92 and H90), with different sensitivities to water stress, and ungrafted plants in biomass, photosynthesis, and antioxidant response terms to identify physiological–antioxidant pathways of water stress tolerance. Water stress significantly stunted growth in all the plant types, although tolerant grafted plants (variety grafted onto H92, Var/H92) had higher leaf area and fresh weight values. Var/H92 showed photosynthesis and stomata conductance maintenance, compared to sensitive grafted plants (Var/H90) and ungrafted plants under water stress, linked with greater instantaneous water use efficiency. The antioxidant system was effective in removing reactive oxygen species (ROS) that could damage photosynthesis; a significant positive and negative linear correlation was observed between the rate of CO2 uptake and ascorbic acid (AsA)/total AsA (AsAt) and proline, respectively. Moreover, in Var/H92 under water stress, both higher proline and ascorbate concentration were observed. Consequently, less membrane lipid peroxidation was quantified in Var/H92.
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spelling ReDivia72692025-04-25T14:48:14Z Grafting Enhances Pepper Water Stress Tolerance by Improving Photosynthesis and Antioxidant Defense Systems Gara-Padilla, Yaiza Gisbert-Mullor, Ramón López-Serrano, Lidia López-Galarza, Salvador Calatayud, Ángeles Grafted plants F30 Plant genetics and breeding F60 Plant physiology and biochemistry F40 Plant ecology Capsicum annuum Gas exchange Drought Oxidative stress Rootstocks Currently, limited water supply is a major problem in many parts of the world. Grafting peppers onto adequate rootstocks is a sustainable technique used to cope with water scarcity in plants. For 1 month, this work compared grafted peppers by employing two rootstocks (H92 and H90), with different sensitivities to water stress, and ungrafted plants in biomass, photosynthesis, and antioxidant response terms to identify physiological–antioxidant pathways of water stress tolerance. Water stress significantly stunted growth in all the plant types, although tolerant grafted plants (variety grafted onto H92, Var/H92) had higher leaf area and fresh weight values. Var/H92 showed photosynthesis and stomata conductance maintenance, compared to sensitive grafted plants (Var/H90) and ungrafted plants under water stress, linked with greater instantaneous water use efficiency. The antioxidant system was effective in removing reactive oxygen species (ROS) that could damage photosynthesis; a significant positive and negative linear correlation was observed between the rate of CO2 uptake and ascorbic acid (AsA)/total AsA (AsAt) and proline, respectively. Moreover, in Var/H92 under water stress, both higher proline and ascorbate concentration were observed. Consequently, less membrane lipid peroxidation was quantified in Var/H92. 2021-04-14T08:25:28Z 2021-04-14T08:25:28Z 2021 article publishedVersion Gara-Padilla, Y., Gisbert-Mullor, R., López-Serrano, L., López-Galarza, S., & Calatayud, Á. (2021). Grafting Enhances Pepper Water Stress Tolerance by Improving Photosynthesis and Antioxidant Defense Systems. Antioxidants, 10(4), 576. 2076-3921 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/7269 10.3390/antiox10040576 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/10/4/576 en info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/Programa estatal de i+D+i Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad/RTA2017-00030-C02//GENERACIÓN DE PATRONES DE PIMIENTO DIRIGIDOS A LA RESILIENCIA Y ADAPTACIÓN AL ESTRÉS ABIOTICO This work has been financed by the INIA (Spain) and the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades through Project RTA-2017-00030-C02 and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ openAccess MDPI electronico
spellingShingle Grafted plants
F30 Plant genetics and breeding
F60 Plant physiology and biochemistry
F40 Plant ecology
Capsicum annuum
Gas exchange
Drought
Oxidative stress
Rootstocks
Gara-Padilla, Yaiza
Gisbert-Mullor, Ramón
López-Serrano, Lidia
López-Galarza, Salvador
Calatayud, Ángeles
Grafting Enhances Pepper Water Stress Tolerance by Improving Photosynthesis and Antioxidant Defense Systems
title Grafting Enhances Pepper Water Stress Tolerance by Improving Photosynthesis and Antioxidant Defense Systems
title_full Grafting Enhances Pepper Water Stress Tolerance by Improving Photosynthesis and Antioxidant Defense Systems
title_fullStr Grafting Enhances Pepper Water Stress Tolerance by Improving Photosynthesis and Antioxidant Defense Systems
title_full_unstemmed Grafting Enhances Pepper Water Stress Tolerance by Improving Photosynthesis and Antioxidant Defense Systems
title_short Grafting Enhances Pepper Water Stress Tolerance by Improving Photosynthesis and Antioxidant Defense Systems
title_sort grafting enhances pepper water stress tolerance by improving photosynthesis and antioxidant defense systems
topic Grafted plants
F30 Plant genetics and breeding
F60 Plant physiology and biochemistry
F40 Plant ecology
Capsicum annuum
Gas exchange
Drought
Oxidative stress
Rootstocks
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/7269
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/10/4/576
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