Photosynthetica, 2016 (vol. 54), issue 2

Photosynthetica 2016, 54(2):275-287 | DOI: 10.1007/s11099-016-0082-4

Submergence-tolerant rice withstands complete submergence even in saline water: Probing through chlorophyll a fluorescence induction O-J-I-P transients

R. K. Sarkar1,*, Anuprita Ray1
1 Division of Crop Physiology and Biochemistry, ICAR-Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, India

Plants experience multiple abiotic stresses during the same growing season. The implications of submergence with and without saline water on growth and survival were investigated using four contrasting rice cultivars, FR13A (submergence-tolerant, salinity-susceptible), IR42 (susceptible to salinity and submergence), and Rashpanjor and AC39416 (salinity-tolerant, submergence-susceptible). Though both FR13A and IR42 showed sensitivity to salinity, FR13A exhibited higher initial biomass as well as maintained greater dry mass under saline condition. Greater reduction of chlorophyll (Chl) contents due to salinity was observed in the susceptible cultivars, including FR13A, compared to the salinity-tolerant cultivars. Exposure of plants to salinity before submergence decreased the survival chance under submergence. Yet, survival percentage under submergence was greater in FR13A compared to other cultivars. Generally, the reduction in the Chl content and damage to PSII were higher under the submergence compared to salinity conditions. The submergence-tolerant cultivar, FR13A, maintained greater quantities of Chl during submergence compared to other cultivars. Quantification of the Chl a fluorescence transients (JIP-test) revealed large cultivar differences in the response of PSII to submergence in saline and nonsaline water. The submergence-tolerant cultivar maintained greater chloroplast structural integrity and functional ability irrespective of the quality of flooding water.

Keywords: energy flux; Oryza sativa; performance index; saline flooding water; stress tolerance

Received: January 30, 2015; Accepted: October 20, 2015; Published: June 1, 2016Show citation

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Sarkar, R.K., & Ray, A. (2016). Submergence-tolerant rice withstands complete submergence even in saline water: Probing through chlorophyll a fluorescence induction O-J-I-P transients. Photosynthetica, 54(2), 275-287. doi: 10.1007/s11099-016-0082-4.
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