Photosynthetica, 2020 (vol. 58), SPECIAL ISSUE

Photosynthetica 2020, 58(2):585-594 | DOI: 10.32615/ps.2019.143

Special issue in honour of Prof. Reto J. Strasser – Effects of exogenous abscisic acid on the photosynthetic function andreactive oxygen species metabolism of tobacco leaves under drought stress

H.H. ZHANG1,†, N. XU2,†, X. LI1, Y. HAN1, J.W. REN1, M.B. LI1, S. ZHAI1, R.Y. YANG1, Z.Y. TENG3, G.Y. SUN3
1 College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
2 Natural Resources and Ecology Institute, Heilongjiang Sciences Academy, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
3 Key Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

In this study, water solutions with different concentrations of abscisic acid (ABA) (10, 20, and 40 μmol L-1) were sprayed on leaves of drought-stressed tobacco seedlings. The results showed that under drought stress, both water content and photosynthetic carbon assimilation ability were reduced, PSII activity was also inhibited. Drought stress also led to the outbreak of reactive oxygen species in tobacco leaves and increased the degree of membrane peroxidation. However, spraying exogenous ABA significantly alleviated the damage caused by drought stress on the leaves. The potential mechanisms by which drought resistance in tobacco is improved by spraying exogenous ABA include: (1) regulation of the stomatal limitation of leaves, which is beneficial to water retention ability and can enhance photosynthetic function; (2) reduction of the energy pressure of the PSII reaction center by increasing nonphotochemical quenching (NPQ); and (3) effective reduction of the production of reactive oxygen species in the leaves and reducing the degree of membrane peroxidation.

Keywords: chlorophyll fluorescence; oxidative damage; photoinhibition.

Received: May 14, 2019; Accepted: October 23, 2019; Prepublished online: March 29, 2020; Published: April 7, 2020Show citation

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ZHANG, H.H., XU, N., LI, X., HAN, Y., REN, J.W., LI, M.B., ... SUN, G.Y. (2020). Special issue in honour of Prof. Reto J. Strasser – Effects of exogenous abscisic acid on the photosynthetic function andreactive oxygen species metabolism of tobacco leaves under drought stress. Photosynthetica, 58(SPECIAL ISSUE), 585-594. doi: 10.32615/ps.2019.143.
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