Photosynthetica, 2017 (vol. 55), issue 4

Photosynthetica 2017, 55(4):716-722 | DOI: 10.1007/s11099-017-0705-4

Expression of genes encoding key components of chlororespiration and cyclic electron transfer in soybean under different light qualities

X. Sun1,*, X. F. Chen1, J. B. Du1,2, W. Y. Yang2,*
1 College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
2 Key Laboratory of Crop Eco-physiology and Farming System in Southwest China (Ministry of Agriculture), Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China

Our present work showed that the expression of genes encoding PTOX (terminal oxidase of chlororespiration) and PGR5 (one essential component of cyclic electron transfer) were stimulated by red and blue light, but the stimulation under red light was soon reversed by subsequent far-red light. The expression levels of PTOX and PGR5 under simulated light quality conditions in line with maize-soybean relay strip intercropping (SRI) were obviously lower than those under simulated soybean monocropping (SM), since the lower red:far-red ratio under SRI. Measurements on photosynthetic and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters suggested a decline of assimilatory power supply and a lower nonphotochemical quenching under SRI as compared to SM. In this case, weaker PGR-dependent cyclic electron transfer and chlororespiration under SRI, suggested by lower expression levels of PGR5 and PTOX, could be considered as means of reducing excitation energy dissipation to allocate more power toward CO2 assimilation.

Keywords: chlorophyll fluorescence; NAD(P)H dehydrogenase; photosynthesis; shade

Received: May 30, 2016; Accepted: December 8, 2016; Published: December 1, 2017Show citation

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Sun, X., Chen, X.F., Du, J.B., & Yang, W.Y. (2017). Expression of genes encoding key components of chlororespiration and cyclic electron transfer in soybean under different light qualities. Photosynthetica, 55(4), 716-722. doi: 10.1007/s11099-017-0705-4.
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