Photosynthetica 2014, 52(3):377-385 | DOI: 10.1007/s11099-014-0041-x

Photosynthetic responses of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to combined effects of drought and exogenous methyl jasmonate

C. Ma1,2, Z. Q. Wang1, L. T. Zhang1, M. M. Sun1, T. B. Lin1,*
1 Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Grain Crops, National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, College of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
2 College of Agriculture, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China

Drought stress limits wheat growth and productivity. The response of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to different water supply conditions (well-watered and drought-stressed) and exogenous methyl jasmonate (MeJA; 0 and 0.25 μM) was studied. The application of MeJA enhanced wheat adaptability to drought stress by physiological and metabolic adjustments. Drought stress reduced net photosynthetic rate (P N), stomatal conductance (g s), transpiration rate (E), and water-use efficiency (WUE) in wheat. The application of exogenous MeJA decreased also g s and E, but stimulated WUE. Meanwhile, MeJA mitigated the decline of P N, g s, and WUE induced by drought stress and midday depression by 6-183%. Both drought stress and exogenous MeJA induced stomatal closure, which improved water status and delayed plant senescence. MeJA enhanced the activities of superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, catalase, and reduced malondialdehyde content. P N-PAR response curves showed that MeJA mitigated the decline of maximum P N, apparent quantum yield, and saturation irradiance, and the increase of compensation irradiance. Drought stress and exogenous MeJA increased dark respiration rate and showed an additive effect. These results indicated that 0.25 μM MeJA enhanced the photosynthesis under drought stress mainly by improving the water status and antioxidant capacity of wheat.

Keywords: antioxidant enzyme; gas exchange; stomatal behavior; water stress

Received: December 4, 2012; Accepted: November 8, 2013; Published: September 1, 2014Show citation

ACS AIP APA ASA Harvard Chicago IEEE ISO690 MLA NLM Turabian Vancouver
Ma, C., Wang, Z.Q., Zhang, L.T., Sun, M.M., & Lin, T.B. (2014). Photosynthetic responses of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to combined effects of drought and exogenous methyl jasmonate. Photosynthetica, 52(3), 377-385. doi: 10.1007/s11099-014-0041-x.
Download citation
  • BibTeX (.bib)
  • Bookends (.ris)
  • EasyBib (.ris)
  • EndNote (.enw)
  • EndNote 8 (.xml)
  • ISI WoS (.isi)
  • Medlars (.medlars)
  • Mendeley (.ris)
  • MODS (.xml)
  • Papers (.ris)
  • RefWorks (.txt)
  • RefManager (.ris)
  • RIS (.ris)
  • MS Word (.xml)
  • Zotero (.ris)

    • Open full article

    References

    1. Anjum, S.A., Wang, L., Farooq, M., Khan, I., Xue, L.: Methyl jasmonate-induced alteration in lipid peroxidation, antioxidative defence system and yield in soybean under drought. - J. Agron. Crop Sci. 197: 269-301, 2011. Go to original source...
    2. Avanci, N.C., Luche, D.D., Goldman, G.H., Goldman, M.H.S.: Jasmonates are phytohormones with multiple functions, including plant defense and reproduction. - Genet. Mol. Res. 9: 484-505, 2010. Go to original source...
    3. Baly, E.C.: The kinetics of photosynthesis. - P. Roy. Soc. Lond. B Bio. 117: 218-239, 1935. Go to original source...
    4. Bandurska, H., Stroiński, A., Kubiś, J.: The effect of jasmonic acid on the accumulation of ABA, proline and spermidine and its influence on membrane injury under water deficit in two barley genotypes. - Acta Physiol. Plant. 25: 279-285, 2003. Go to original source...
    5. Beauchamp, C., Fridovich, I.: Superoxide dismutase: improved assays and an assay applicable to acrylamide gels. - Anal. Biochem. 44: 276-286, 1971. Go to original source...
    6. Berlett, B.S., Stadtman, E.R.: Protein oxidation in aging, disease, and oxidative stress. - J. Biol. Chem. 272: 20313-20316, 1997. Go to original source...
    7. Berry, J., Bjorkman, O.: Photosynthetic response and adaptation to temperature in higher plants. - Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol. 31:491-543, 1980. Go to original source...
    8. Bota, J., Medrano, H., Flexas, J.: Is photosynthesis limited by decreased Rubisco activity and RuBP content under progressive water stress? - New Phytol. 162: 671-681, 2004. Go to original source...
    9. Boyer, J.S.: Plant productivity and environment. - Science 218: 443-448, 1982. Go to original source...
    10. Bradford, M.M.: A rapid sensitive method for the quantification of microgram quantities of protein utilizing the principle of protein-dye binding. - Anal. Biochem. 72: 248-254, 1976. Go to original source...
    11. Cakmak, I., Marschner, H.: Magnesium deficiency and high light intensity enhance activities of superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase and glutathione reductase in bean leaves. - Plant Physiol. 98: 1222-1227, 1992. Go to original source...
    12. Cao, S.F., Zheng, Y.H., Wang, K.T., Jin, P., Rui, H.J.: Methyl jasmonate reduces chilling injury and enhances antioxidant enzyme activity in postharvest loquat fruit. - Food Chem. 115: 1458-1463, 2009. Go to original source...
    13. Colom, M.R., Vazzana, C.: Photosynthesis and PSII functionality of drought-resistant and drought-sensitive weeping love-grass plants. - Environ. Exp. Bot. 49: 135-144, 2003. Go to original source...
    14. Cornic, G.: Drought stress inhibits photosynthesis by decreasing stomatal aperture: not by affecting ATP synthesis. - Trends Plant Sci. 5: 187-188, 2000. Go to original source...
    15. Dhindsa, R.S., Plumb-Dhindsa, P., Thorpe, T.A.: Leaf senescence: correlated with increase leaves of membrane permeability and lipid peroxidation and decreased levels of superoxide dismutase and catalase. - J. Exp. Bot. 32: 93-101, 1981. Go to original source...
    16. Ding, C.K., Wang, C.Y., Gross, K.C., Smith, D.L.: Reduction of chilling injury and transcript accumulation of heat shock proteins in tomato fruit by methyl jasmonate and methyl salicylate. - Plant Sci. 161: 1153-1159, 2001. Go to original source...
    17. Dizengremel, P., Gérant, D.: Interactions between ozone, climatic and nutritional factors on coniferous tree physiology. - Final Scientific Report, Synthesis Report, Contract EV 5V CT 93 0263, 1997.
    18. Du, Y.L., Wang, Z.Y., Fan, J.W. et al.: Exogenous abscisic acid reduces water loss and improves antioxidant defence, desiccation tolerance and transpiration efficiency in two spring wheat cultivars subjected to a soil water deficit. - Funct. Plant Biol. 40: 494-506, 2013. Go to original source...
    19. Egley, G.H., Paul, R.N., Vaughn, K.C., Duke, S.O.: Role of peroxidase in the development of water-impermeable seed coats in Sida spinosa L. - Planta 157: 224-232, 1983. Go to original source...
    20. Gupta, N.K., Gupta, S., Kumar, A.: Exogenous cytokinin application increases cell membrane and chlorophyll stability in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). - Cereal Res. Commun. 28: 287-291, 2000.
    21. Hu, Y.R., Maskey, S., Uhlenbrook, S.: Trends in temperature and rainfall extremes in the Yellow River source region, China. - Climatic Change 110: 403-429, 2012. Go to original source...
    22. Ishida, A., Toma, T., Marjenah.: Limitation of leaf carbon gain by stomatal and photochemical processes in the top canopy of Macaranga conifera, a tropical pioneer tree. - Tree Physiol. 19: 467-473, 1999. Go to original source...
    23. Jubany-Marí, T., Prinsen, E., Munné-Bosch, S., Alegre, L.: The timing of methyl jasmonate, hydrogen peroxide and ascorbate accumulation during water deficit and subsequent recovery in the Mediterranean shrub Cistus albidus L. - Environ. Exp. Bot. 69: 47-55, 2010. Go to original source...
    24. Kang, G.Z., Li, G.Z., Xu, W. et al.: Proteomics reveals the effects of salicylic acid on growth and tolerance to subsequent drought stress in wheat. - J. Proteome Res. 11: 6066-6079, 2012. Go to original source...
    25. Li, L., Staden, J.V.: Effects of plant growth regulators on the antioxidant system in callus of two maize cultivars subjected to water stress. - Plant Growth Regul. 24: 55-66, 1998. Go to original source...
    26. Liu, X., Chi, H., Yue, M., Zhang, X.F., Li, W.J., Jia, E.P.: The regulation of exogenous jasmonic acid on UV-B stress tolerance in wheat. - J. Plant Growth Regul. 31: 436-447, 2012. Go to original source...
    27. Lu, C.M., Zhang, J.H.: Effects of water stress on photosynthesis, chlorophyll fluorescence and photoinhibition in wheat plants. - Aust. J. Plant. Physiol. 25: 883-892, 1998. Go to original source...
    28. Ludlow, M.M., Muchow, R.C.: A critical evaluation of traits for improving crop yields in water-limited environments. - Adv. Agron. 43: 107-153, 1990. Go to original source...
    29. Ma, C., Wang, Z.Q., Kong, B.B., Lin, T.B.: Exogenous trehalose differentially modulate antioxidant defense system in wheat callus during water deficit and subsequent recovery. - Plant Growth Regul. 70: 275-285, 2013. Go to original source...
    30. Ma, Q.Q., Wang, W., Li, Y.H., Li, D.Q., Zou, Q.: Alleviation of photoinhibition in drought-stressed wheat (Triticum aestivum) by foliar-applied glycinebetaine. - J. Plant Physiol. 163: 165-175, 2006. Go to original source...
    31. Ma, R., Zhang, M., Li, B. et al.: The effects of exogenous Ca2+ on endogenous polyamine levels and drought-resistant traits of spring wheat grown under arid conditions. - J. Arid Environ. 63: 177-190, 2005. Go to original source...
    32. Mahouachi, J., Arbona, V., Gómez-Cadenas, A.: Hormonal changes in papaya seedlings subjected to progressive water stress and re-watering. - Plant Growth Regul. 53: 43-51, 2007. Go to original source...
    33. Morgan, P.W.: Effects of abiotic stresses on plant hormone systems. - Plant Biol. 12: 113-146, 1990.
    34. Pons, T.L., Welschen, R.A.M.: Midday depression of net photosynthesis in the tropical rainforest tree Eperua grandiflora: contributions of stomatal and internal conductances, respiration and Rubisco functioning. - Tree Physiol. 23: 937-947, 2003. Go to original source...
    35. Suhita, D., Raghavendra, J., Kwak, J.M., Vavasseur, A.: Cytoplasmic alkalinization precedes reactive oxygen species production during methyl jasmonate- and abscisic acidinduced stomatal closure. - Plant Physiol. 134: 1536-1545, 2004. Go to original source...
    36. Tsonev, T.D., Lazova, G.N., Stoinova, Z.G., Popova, L.P.: A possible role for jasmonic acid in adaptation of barley seedlings to salinity stress. - J. Plant Growth Regul. 17:153-159, 1998. Go to original source...
    37. Wahid, A., Rasul, E.: Photosynthesis in leaf, stem, flower and fruit. - In: M. Pessarakli (ed.): Handbook of Photosynthesis, 2nd edition. Pp.479-497. CRC Press, Boca Raton 2005. Go to original source...
    38. Wang, S.Y.: Methyl jasmonate reduces water stress in strawberry. - J. Plant Growth Regul. 18: 127-134, 1999. Go to original source...
    39. Wasternack, C.: Jasmonates: an update on biosynthesis, signal transduction and action in plant stress response, growth and Development. - Ann. Bot.-London 100: 681-697, 2007. Go to original source...
    40. Wu, H.L., Wu, X.L., Li, Z.H., Duan, L.S., Zhang, M.C.: Physiological evaluation of drought stress tolerance and recovery in cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L.) seedlings treated with methyl jasmonate and coronatine. - J. Plant Growth Regul. 31: 113-123, 2012. Go to original source...
    41. Xia, L.Q., Ma, Y.Z., He, Y., Jones, H.D.: GM wheat development in China: current status and challenges to commercialization. - J. Exp. Bot. 63: 1785-1790, 2012. Go to original source...
    42. Yin, C.Y., Berninger, F., Li, C.Y.: Photosynthetic responses of Populus przewalski subjected to drought stress. - Photosynthetica 44: 62-68, 2006. Go to original source...
    43. Yokota, A., Kawasaki, S., Iwano, M. et al.: Citrulline and DRIP-1 protein (ArgE Homologue) in drought tolerance of wild watermelon. - Ann. Bot. 89: 825-832, 2002. Go to original source...
    44. Zhang, H., Wang, X., You, M., Liu, C.: Water-yield relations and water-use efficiency of winter wheat in the North China Plain. - Irrigation Sci. 19: 37-45, 1999. Go to original source...
    45. Zheng, Y.X., Wu, J.C., Cao, F.L., Zhang, Y.P.: Effects of water stress on photosynthetic activity, dry mass partitioning and some associated metabolic changes in four provenances of neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss). - Photosynthetica 48: 361-369, 2010. Go to original source...

    Return to the content