Short-term water stress responses of grafted pepper plants are associated with changes in the hormonal balance

Phytohormones play an important role in regulating the plant behavior to drought. In previous studies, NIBER® pepper rootstock showed tolerance to drought in terms of production and fruit quality compared to ungrafted plants. In this study, our hypothesis was that short-term exposure to water stress...

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Main Authors: Padilla, Yaiza Gara, Gisbert-Mullor, Ramón, López-Galarza, Salvador, Albacete, Alfonso, Martínez-Melgarejo, Purificación A., Calatayud, Ángeles
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8614
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1170021/full
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author Padilla, Yaiza Gara
Gisbert-Mullor, Ramón
López-Galarza, Salvador
Albacete, Alfonso
Martínez-Melgarejo, Purificación A.
Calatayud, Ángeles
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Calatayud, Ángeles
Gisbert-Mullor, Ramón
López-Galarza, Salvador
Martínez-Melgarejo, Purificación A.
Padilla, Yaiza Gara
author_facet Padilla, Yaiza Gara
Gisbert-Mullor, Ramón
López-Galarza, Salvador
Albacete, Alfonso
Martínez-Melgarejo, Purificación A.
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description Phytohormones play an important role in regulating the plant behavior to drought. In previous studies, NIBER® pepper rootstock showed tolerance to drought in terms of production and fruit quality compared to ungrafted plants. In this study, our hypothesis was that short-term exposure to water stress in young, grafted pepper plants would shed light on tolerance to drought in terms of modulation of the hormonal balance. To validate this hypothesis, fresh weight, water use efficiency (WUE) and the main hormone classes were analyzed in self-grafted pepper plants (variety onto variety, V/V) and variety grafted onto NIBER® (V/N) at 4, 24, and 48h after severe water stress was induced by PEG addition. After 48h, WUE in V/N was higher than in V/V, due to major stomata closure to maintain water retention in the leaves. This can be explained by the higher abscisic acid (ABA) levels observed in the leaves of V/N plants. Despite the interaction between ABA and the ethylene precursor, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC), in relation to stomata closure is controversial, we observed an important increase of ACC at the end of the experiment in V/N plants coinciding with an important rise of the WUE and ABA. The maximum concentration of jasmonic acid and salicylic acid after 48h was found in the leaves of V/N, associated with their role in abiotic stress signaling and tolerance. Respect to auxins and cytokinins, the highest concentrations were linked to water stress and NIBER®, but this effect did not occur for gibberellins. These results show that hormone balance was affected by water stress and rootstock genotype, where NIBER® rootstock displayed a better ability to overcome short-term water stress.
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spelling ReDivia86142025-04-25T14:49:09Z Short-term water stress responses of grafted pepper plants are associated with changes in the hormonal balance Padilla, Yaiza Gara Gisbert-Mullor, Ramón López-Galarza, Salvador Albacete, Alfonso Martínez-Melgarejo, Purificación A. Calatayud, Ángeles F30 Plant genetics and breeding F62 Plant physiology - Growth and development P10 Water resources and management U10 Mathematical and statistical methods Water stress Capsicum annuum Drought stress Leaves Phytohormones Roots Water use efficiency Cytokinins Gibberellins Abscisic acid Salicylic acids Jasmonic acid Phytohormones play an important role in regulating the plant behavior to drought. In previous studies, NIBER® pepper rootstock showed tolerance to drought in terms of production and fruit quality compared to ungrafted plants. In this study, our hypothesis was that short-term exposure to water stress in young, grafted pepper plants would shed light on tolerance to drought in terms of modulation of the hormonal balance. To validate this hypothesis, fresh weight, water use efficiency (WUE) and the main hormone classes were analyzed in self-grafted pepper plants (variety onto variety, V/V) and variety grafted onto NIBER® (V/N) at 4, 24, and 48h after severe water stress was induced by PEG addition. After 48h, WUE in V/N was higher than in V/V, due to major stomata closure to maintain water retention in the leaves. This can be explained by the higher abscisic acid (ABA) levels observed in the leaves of V/N plants. Despite the interaction between ABA and the ethylene precursor, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC), in relation to stomata closure is controversial, we observed an important increase of ACC at the end of the experiment in V/N plants coinciding with an important rise of the WUE and ABA. The maximum concentration of jasmonic acid and salicylic acid after 48h was found in the leaves of V/N, associated with their role in abiotic stress signaling and tolerance. Respect to auxins and cytokinins, the highest concentrations were linked to water stress and NIBER®, but this effect did not occur for gibberellins. These results show that hormone balance was affected by water stress and rootstock genotype, where NIBER® rootstock displayed a better ability to overcome short-term water stress. 2023-05-11T07:29:54Z 2023-05-11T07:29:54Z 2023 article publishedVersion Padilla, Y. G., Gisbert-Mullor, R., Lopez-Galarza, S., Albacete, A., Martínez-Melgarejo, P. A. & Calatayud, A. (2023). Short-term water stress responses of grafted pepper plants are associated with changes in the hormonal balance. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 1170021. 1664-462X https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8614 10.3389/fpls.2023.1170021 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1170021/full en This work has been financed by Grant PID2020-118824RR-C21 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033. RG-M is a beneficiary of a doctoral fellowship (FPU-MEFP (Spain)). YP is a beneficiary of grant PRE2018-086374 funded by MCIN/AEI/ 10.13039/501100011033 and, as appropriate, by “ESF Investing in your future”. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Programa Estatal de I+D+i Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad/PID2020-118824RR-C21/ES/IDENTIFICACION Y CARACTERIZACION DE LAS BASES MOLECULARES Y FISIOLOGICAS EN LA UTILIZACION DE PATRONES DE PIMIENTO TOLERANTES A TEMPERATURAS NO OPTIMAS Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ openAccess Frontiers Media electronico
spellingShingle F30 Plant genetics and breeding
F62 Plant physiology - Growth and development
P10 Water resources and management
U10 Mathematical and statistical methods
Water stress
Capsicum annuum
Drought stress
Leaves
Phytohormones
Roots
Water use efficiency
Cytokinins
Gibberellins
Abscisic acid
Salicylic acids
Jasmonic acid
Padilla, Yaiza Gara
Gisbert-Mullor, Ramón
López-Galarza, Salvador
Albacete, Alfonso
Martínez-Melgarejo, Purificación A.
Calatayud, Ángeles
Short-term water stress responses of grafted pepper plants are associated with changes in the hormonal balance
title Short-term water stress responses of grafted pepper plants are associated with changes in the hormonal balance
title_full Short-term water stress responses of grafted pepper plants are associated with changes in the hormonal balance
title_fullStr Short-term water stress responses of grafted pepper plants are associated with changes in the hormonal balance
title_full_unstemmed Short-term water stress responses of grafted pepper plants are associated with changes in the hormonal balance
title_short Short-term water stress responses of grafted pepper plants are associated with changes in the hormonal balance
title_sort short term water stress responses of grafted pepper plants are associated with changes in the hormonal balance
topic F30 Plant genetics and breeding
F62 Plant physiology - Growth and development
P10 Water resources and management
U10 Mathematical and statistical methods
Water stress
Capsicum annuum
Drought stress
Leaves
Phytohormones
Roots
Water use efficiency
Cytokinins
Gibberellins
Abscisic acid
Salicylic acids
Jasmonic acid
url https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8614
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1170021/full
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