外源脱落酸对小麦幼苗抗镉胁迫能力的影响

以小麦(Triticum aestivum L.)为试材,采用水培法研究了100mg/L镉(Cd2+)胁迫条件下施用外源脱落酸(ABA)对小麦幼苗生长及某些生理生化指标的影响。结果表明:(1)100mg/L Cd2+胁迫下,小麦叶片膜脂过氧化产物丙二醛(MDA)含量显著提高,植株生长受到抑制;(2)外源ABA能够明显提高Cd2+胁迫小麦幼苗的根系活力,增加其叶片SOD、CAT和POD活性,促进其脯氨酸积累,降低MDA的含量,并以5.0μmol/L ABA的效果最明显;(3)1.0～5.0μmol/L外源ABA不同程度地缓解Cd2+胁迫对小麦幼苗生长的抑制作用,且5.0μmol/L时效果最明显,其株高、根长、总干重分别比单一Cd2+胁迫处理显著提高6.73%、149%和10.52%,而10.0μmol/LABA反而加重了Cd2+对小麦幼苗生长的伤害。因此,适宜浓度的外源ABA能够通过增加体内保护酶活性和脯氨酸含量来缓解Cd2+胁迫对小麦幼苗生长的抑制作用,增强小麦幼苗的抗Cd2+胁迫能力,并以5.0μmol/L ABA处理效果最好。     

ABA对低温胁迫下小桐子幼苗耐冷性及甜菜碱积累的影响

旨在探讨外源脱落酸(ABA)对低温胁迫下小桐子幼苗耐冷性及甜菜碱积累的影响。用150μmol/L ABA处理低温胁迫下的小桐子幼苗,研究其对小桐子幼苗存活率,根系活力,电解质渗漏率,MDA含量,甜菜碱含量及其代谢关键酶BADH活性和Jc BADH基因表达水平的影响。结果表明,外源150μmol/L ABA处理可显著提高低温胁迫下小桐子幼苗的存活率和根系活力,降低电解质渗漏率和MDA含量;ABA也提高了低温胁迫下小桐子幼苗的甜菜碱含量,上调了BADH的活性和Jc BADH的表达水平。因此,ABA可提高低温胁迫下小桐子幼苗的耐冷性,并且在ABA诱发的小桐子幼苗耐冷性的提高过程中,甜菜碱发挥着重要作用。     

外源ABA对低温胁迫下小桐子幼苗脯氨酸积累及其代谢途径的影响

本文以小桐子为材料,研究了外源脱落酸（ABA）对低温胁迫下小桐子幼苗脯氨酸积累的影响。结果表明,低温胁迫（5℃）可促进小桐子幼苗体内脯氨酸的积累,上调脯氨酸合成关键酶Δ¹-吡咯琳-5-羧酸合成酶（P5CS）和鸟氨酸转氨酶（OAT）的活性,上调P5CS基因（JcP5CS）的表达,及抑制脯氨酸降解酶脯氨酸脱氢酶（Pro DH）的活性。用外源ABA处理低温胁迫下的小桐子幼苗,发现150μmol·L^-1的ABA可显著提高其低温胁迫下的脯氨酸含量,上调P5CS的活性和JcP5CS的表达水平,及抑制ProDH的活性。表明外源ABA可通过活化脯氨酸合成的谷氨酸途径和抑制脯氨酸的降解途径来促进低温胁迫下小桐子幼苗脯氨酸的积累。     

激素预处理对低温胁迫下西瓜幼苗活性氧含量和抗氧化酶活性的影响

以冷敏感型西瓜品种‘玲珑王’幼苗为试验材料,采用50mg/L NAA、25mg/L 6-BA、25mg/L GA3、25mg/L ABA 4种外源激素进行外施预处理,研究激素在10℃低温胁迫下对西瓜幼苗冷害指数、主要活性氧含量和抗氧化酶活性的影响。结果显示:(1)适宜浓度的6-BA、GA3、ABA预处理可以明显降低西瓜幼苗冷害指数,NAA作用则相反。(2)GA3、ABA、6-BA预处理的西瓜幼苗O-·2产生速率和MDA含量在低温胁迫第3天时较对照分别显著降低了9.0%、9.4%、7.7%和38.1%、40.1%、45.9%,它们的H2O2含量在低温胁迫第5天时较对照分别显著降低了11.9%、18.9%、22.7%。(3)6-BA、GA3、ABA预处理的西瓜幼苗叶片在低温胁迫第7天时SOD活性分别比对照显著提高了15.95%、17.87%、18.33%,POD活性分别显著提高36.36%、73.74%、145.45%,CAT活性分别提高115.22%、116.28%、161.63%。研究表明,在低温胁迫条件下,适宜浓度的外源6-BA、GA3和ABA预处理可有效提高西瓜幼苗叶片中SOD、POD、CAT的活性,减缓西瓜幼苗中H2O2含量和O-·2产生速率的增加及膜脂过氧化产物MDA的积累,缓解低温造成的氧化伤害,从而增强幼苗的抗寒性,并以25mg/L 6-BA处理的效果最佳,可以应用于生产。     

外源脱落酸对湿地植物美人蕉抗寒性的影响

低温时植物枯萎导致人工湿地运行效率降低, 研究将脱落酸应用于湿地植物, 以期提高其抗寒性。采用0、5、10、15、20和25 mg/L的脱落酸(ABA)对美人蕉(Canna indica L.)幼苗叶面进行喷施并进行阶段性降温培养, 评价各组在0℃时的抗寒性, 筛选出最适ABA处理浓度。结果表明: 在低温条件下, 经过适宜浓度外源脱落酸预处理组的丙二醛(MDA)、相对电导率显著性低于对照组; 脯氨酸、可溶性糖和蛋白质含量显著高于对照组, 超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性也有所提高。综合以上指标, 认为15 mg/L脱落酸处理为最佳。随后将其应用于人工湿地, 对其冬季净化效果进行评估。结果发现, 15 mg/L脱落酸预处理可使人工湿地的冬季TP、TN和COD去除率显著高于对照组(P<0.05)。由此可见, 一定浓度的脱落酸预处理能够有效提高美人蕉的抗寒性, 并提高人工湿地冬季净化效果。     

低温条件下拔节期小麦叶片内源激素含量和抗氧化酶活性的变化

以扬麦16和徐麦30为试验材料,利用人工气候室模拟低温逆境,研究拔节期-3 ℃和-5 ℃低温胁迫对小麦植株受冻率、叶片内源激素含量和抗氧化酶活性的影响.结果表明： 随着处理温度的降低、胁迫时间的延长,小麦植株冻害等级与冻害指数增加,-5 ℃处理72 h两品种五级冻害率均为100%.低温处理结束当天,小麦叶片中内源激素脱落酸（ABA）、玉米素核苷（ZR）含量、抗氧化酶超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、过氧化物酶（POD）、过氧化氢酶（CAT）活性随胁迫程度加重呈先升高后降低的趋势;处理结束后3 d,ABA、ZR含量及抗氧化酶活性较处理结束当天升高;至处理结束后6 d,与自然生长的对照处理接近.低温胁迫叶片中赤霉素（GA₃）含量下降,处理结束后3和6 d,扬麦16叶片中GA₃含量呈上升趋势,徐麦30则表现为先升高后下降.-5 ℃ 72 h重度胁迫处理叶片中ABA、ZR、GA₃含量和SOD、POD、CAT活性均较对照显著下降.相关分析表明,较高的ABA、ZR含量、SOD、POD、CAT活性以及较低的GA₃含量可减缓低温胁迫对小麦植株的伤害.     

外源ABA对低温胁迫下火龙果苗活性氧代谢的影响

为了探讨外源ABA对火龙果苗活性氧(ROS)代谢的调控作用,阐明ABA提高火龙果耐寒性的机理,以‘台湾6号’红心火龙果扦插苗为材料,用150mg/L的ABA预处理后,进行10d的低温胁迫(8℃/0℃,12h/12h),测定火龙果苗相关生理指标。结果表明,(1)低温胁迫后,火龙果苗出现水渍状斑点及萎焉黄化等寒害症状,寒害指数达0.52,而外源ABA处理使寒害指数降低至0.20。(2)低温胁迫使火龙果苗O_(2)^(·)产生速率和H_(2)O_(2)含量显著增加,丙二醛(MDA)含量及相对电导率(REC)也显著升高;外源ABA显著降低了H_(2)O_(2)含量、MDA含量和REC。(3)火龙果苗SOD、POD、CAT活性在低温胁迫下显著增强,外源ABA使这些酶活性进一步增强。(4)低温胁迫使火龙果苗APX、DHAR、GR及MDHAR活性显著增加,As A、GSH、DHA、GSSG含量也显著提升,但As A/DHA和GSH/GSSG比值下降;外源ABA可显著提高APX、GR及MDHAR活性,增加As A、GSH含量,并提高As A/DHA、GSH/GSSG比值。可见,外源ABA处理能增加火龙果苗抗氧化酶活性和As A-GSH循环的代谢活性,增强ROS的清除能力,减轻膜脂过氧化程度和电解质外渗,有效缓解火龙果苗受到的寒害。     

低温胁迫下外源脱落酸对高山离子芥抗氧化酶和渗透调节物质的影响

以高山离子芥(Chorispora bungeana)试管苗为实验材料,研究了低温冷害(4℃)、低温冻害(-4℃)和临界温度(0℃)胁迫下外源ABA对抗氧化酶及渗透调节物质的影响。结果表明在4和-4℃胁迫下阴性对照组中SOD和CAT活性高于空白对照组;POD活性在4℃胁迫下高于空白对照组;APX活性在4和-4℃胁迫的晚期升高。与此同时,阴性对照组中膜的相对电导率增加、脯氨酸、可溶性糖含量降低。0℃胁迫下阴性对照组中POD活性降低;APX活性呈波动式变化;脯氨酸和可溶性糖含量分别在72和48 h时高于空白对照组;而可溶性蛋白含量低于空白对照组。添加外源ABA处理后4、-4和0℃胁迫下POD、SOD、CAT和APX活性较阴性对照组均得到不同程度增加;ABA的处理显著降低了细胞膜的相对电导率,提高脯氨酸,可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白的含量。     

叶面喷施6-BA对高温胁迫下甜椒幼苗生长和叶片生理生化指标的影响

以‘P13201’甜椒品种为材料,在光照培养箱内采用营养液栽培法,研究了叶面预喷施不同浓度6-BA(5、10、20、50μmol/L)溶液对高温胁迫(40℃/30℃昼/夜)下甜椒幼苗的生长及生理生化指标的影响,探讨缓解甜椒高温胁迫的最佳6-BA浓度。结果显示:(1)高温胁迫致使甜椒幼苗的各生长指标及叶绿素含量显著下降,且10μmol/L 6-BA处理下的株高、茎粗、地上干重、根干重与常温对照(28℃/18℃昼/夜)差异不显著,其幼苗的地上鲜重、根鲜重、叶绿素a、叶绿素b及叶绿素总含量在各处理中降幅也最小。(2)高温胁迫下甜椒幼苗叶片的PSⅡ实际光化学量子产量(Yield)、PSⅡ实际光化学效率(ФPSⅡ)、PSⅡ最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)显著下降,非光化学猝灭(NPQ)显著升高;相比其他处理组,10μmol/L 6-BA溶液处理下的各荧光参数变化幅度最小,特别是NPQ与对照差异不显著。(3)甜椒叶片中O-·2产生速率、抗氧化酶(SOD、APX、POD)活性、丙二醛(MDA)含量及相对电导率受高温胁迫后显著增大,但10μmol/L 6-BA溶液处理下O-·2产率、MDA含量及相对电导率显著小于T0处理(蒸馏水+高温)下的各值,而其SOD、APX、POD活性则表现相反,相比T0处理,显著升高了50.5%、79.4%、50.3%。研究表明,高温显著抑制了甜椒幼苗正常生长,致使叶片中各抗逆生理生化指标变幅大增,而叶面喷施适宜浓度的6-BA有利于高温胁迫下抗氧化酶活性的升高及光能的捕获与转换,有效缓解高温胁迫伤害,维持甜椒幼苗的正常生长,并以10μmol/L 6-BA溶液处理效果最好。     

水杨酸对高温胁迫下半夏幼苗内源激素含量的影响

以半夏37℃高温倒苗过程中的叶片和块茎为材料,考察了不同浓度外源水杨酸(SA)处理的倒苗率,采用ELISA方法研究了0.5 mmol/L外源SA对半夏叶片和块茎中内源激素GA3、IAA、ABA、ZR和JA含量的影响.结果表明:随着高温胁迫时间的延长,半夏出现倒苗现象,并以0.5 mmol/L的SA处理后半夏倒苗率最低.倒苗过程中叶片和块茎中GA3、IAA、ZR含量逐渐下降.而ABA和JA含量显著上升.0.5 mmol/L SA处理条件下叶片中生长促进类激素GA3、IAA、ZR含量高于同期对照,生长抑制类激素ABA和JA含量低于同期对照;块茎中ABA、IAA和JA的含量低于同期对照.GA变化不明显,而ZR处理前期低于对照,后期高于对照.可见,一定浓度的外源SA可通过改变高温胁迫下半夏内源激素水平来促进其生长,延缓其倒苗.     

Suppression Subtractive Hybridization Analysis of Genes Regulated by Application of Exogenous Abscisic Acid in Pepper Plant (Capsicum annuum L.) Leaves under Chilling Stress

Low temperature is one of the major factors limiting pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) production during winter and early spring in non-tropical regions. Application of exogenous abscisic acid (ABA) effectively alleviates the symptoms of chilling injury, such as wilting and formation of necrotic lesions on pepper leaves; however, the underlying molecular mechanism is not understood. The aim of this study was to identify genes that are differentially up- or downregulated in ABA-pretreated hot pepper seedlings incubated at 6°C for 48 h, using a suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) method. A total of 235 high-quality ESTs were isolated, clustered and assembled into a collection of 73 unigenes including 18 contigs and 55 singletons. A total of 37 unigenes (50.68%) showed similarities to genes with known functions in the non-redundant database; the other 36 unigenes (49.32%) showed low similarities or unknown functions. Gene ontology analysis revealed that the 37 unigenes could be classified into nine functional categories. The expression profiles of 18 selected genes were analyzed using quantitative RT-PCR; the expression levels of 10 of these genes were at least two-fold higher in the ABA-pretreated seedlings under chilling stress than water-pretreated (control) plants under chilling stress. In contrast, the other eight genes were downregulated in ABA-pretreated seedlings under chilling stress, with expression levels that were one-third or less of the levels observed in control seedlings under chilling stress. These results suggest that ABA can positively and negatively regulate genes in pepper plants under chilling stress.     

Antitranspirant associated abscisic Acid effects on the water relations and yield of transplanted bell peppers

Greenhouse and field experiments were performed to determine if increased leaf resistance induced by exogenous application of abscisic acid (ABA) could enhance the water status of transplanted bell pepper seedlings. Seedling survival and yield were also monitored in the field experiment. When seedlings were transplanted into either wet or dry potting mix in the greenhouse, ABA increased leaf resistance and leaf water potential. In the field, plots were irrigated either immediately after, or 1 day after transplanting. Under both treatments, ABA application resulted in increased leaf resistance and water potential, but seedling survival and yield were enhanced due to ABA only in plots which were irrigated 1 day after transplanting. It is concluded that antitranspirant application can reduce transplant shock and increase yield of bell pepper.     

Evidence for the involvement of nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species in osmotic stress tolerance of wheat seedlings: Inverse correlation between leaf abscisic acid accumulation and leaf water loss

Nitric oxide (NO) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) play important roles in both abscisic acid (ABA) signaling and stress-induced ABA accumulation. However, little is known about their physiological roles in the whole plant. In this study, the effects of NO and ROS on leaf water control and the roles of ABA were determined using wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seedlings. As compared with the control, osmotic stress reduced leaf water loss (LWL) while it increased leaf ABA content. The effects of osmotic stress on LWL and ABA contents were partially reversed by NO scavengers or NO synthase (NOS) inhibitors. Furthermore, sodium nitroprusside (SNP) at concentrations between 0.01 and 10 mM all reduced LWL efficiently and induced ABA accumulation in a dose-dependent manner. When ABA synthesis was inhibited by fluridone or actidione, the effects of SNP on LWL were partially reversed. These results suggest that NO is involved in leaf water maintenance of wheat seedlings under osmotic stress, and one of the possible mechanisms is by stimulating ABA synthesis. The ROS scavengers used in our experiments had no effects on either LWL or ABA accumulation induced by osmotic stress. However, all ROS induced LWL reduction and ABA accumulation significantly. Hydrogen peroxide had the same effects as SNP on LWL and induced ABA accumulation in a dose-dependent manner but had a maximal effect at 1 mM. Fluridone reversed the effects of H₂O₂ on both LWL reduction and ABA accumulation, while actidione had no effect. These results suggest that ROS are also involved in leaf water maintenance of wheat seedlings by stimulating ABA biosynthesis, but with a different mechanism to that of NO. The ABA-independent mechanism in NO/ROS regulation of leaf water balance is discussed, in relation to our results.     

Uptake, Movement, Activity, and Persistence of an Abscisic Acid Analog (8′ Acetylene ABA Methyl Ester) in Marigold and Tomato

The abscisic acid (ABA) analog 8′ acetylene ABA methyl ester (PBI 429) was evaluated for its potential to alter the growth and moisture use of bedding plants during nursery production. Treating seedlings with the ABA analog as a root-dip slowed moisture use and growth of tomato seedlings under greenhouse conditions. In marigolds, comparable ABA analog treatments had no effect on growth and limited effects on plant moisture use. To determine whether these differences in response to treatment with the ABA analog were associated with differences in absorption of the analog and/or its persistence, the ABA analog was applied either as a foliar spray or root-dip, and the resulting concentrations of the ABA analog were monitored over a 10-day interval in both the roots and the leaves. In both crops, the ABA analog was detected in both leaf and root tissues irrespective of the mode of application, suggesting systemic movement of the analog. Tissue concentrations of the ABA analog were consistently lower in the foliar treatment than in the root-dip. The uptake and the retention of the ABA analog over time was similar in leaves of the two test crops, but less of the ABA analog was absorbed and retained in the roots of marigold plants than in the tomatoes. This suggests that the observed differences in responses of these two plant species to application of ABA analogs may be related to differences in retention or accumulation of ABA in the roots rather than to differences in the total amount of ABA analog absorbed or its movement and retention in the plant system. Levels of endogenous ABA were not significantly altered by application of the ABA analog.     

Carotenoid composition and down regulation of photosystem II in three conifer species during the winter

Seedlings and coppice shoots of Betula pubescens Ehrh. were grown under controlled conditions designed to simulate the annual growth cycle, and a water stress was introduced during the short day (SD). Alleviation of hud dormancy after increasing periods at chilling temperatures was tested under long day (LD) conditions. Abscisic acid (ABA) was analysed in leaf and bud samples by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry using [²H₄]ABA as the internal standard. Elongation growth of coppice shoots was faster than that of seedlings under both LD and SD conditions, while the final growth cessation occurred in a similar manner and was not affected by water stress, which significantly reduced growth rate in both plant types. Bud dormancy gradually decreased with increasing length of chilling, starting from the basal parts of the plant axis. Water stress did not retard hudhurst. but rather improved it in the chilled coppice shoots and in the non-chilled and partially chilled seedlings. Water content of buds was higher in coppice shoots than in seedlings, but after exposure to SD. it gradually decreased to 45% in both plant types and was not affected by water stress or chilling. The ABA level in both leaves and buds increased during SD treatment and was" enhanced by water stress. No clear differences in bud ABA level were found between the seedlings and coppice shoots under SD conditions, although coppice shoots had less ABA during the preceding LD conditions. There was, in general, no clear effect of chilling on bud ABA level. Budbursl in chilled, single-node cuttings was inhibited by external ABA treatment, which raised the internal ABA levels 10 to 150 times above normal. The observed correlation between ABA level and water content in buds during induction of dormancy under SD and water stress conditions indicates a possible role for ABA in the regulation of dormancy.     

Role of abscisic acid in chilling tolerance of rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings. I. Endogenous abscisic acid levels

Changes of ABA levels in chilled rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings of two varieties were determined. On exposure to chilling, ABA concentration rapidly increased in the chilling-tolerant cultivar (cv. Tainung 67, TNG.67) but not in the chilling-sensitive cultivar (cv. Taichung Native 1, TN.1). Both detached shoots and roots of TNG.67 seedlings showed a significant ABA increase after exposure to chilling. TN.1 seedlings could not accumulate ABA under low temperature but well-watered status. Exogenous application of the ABA biosynthetic inhibitor, fluridone, reduced ABA accumulation, as well as survival ratio of chilled TNG.67 seedlings. Electrolyte leakage and leaf conductance were also increased by the inhibitor and the effects could be reversed by exogenously applied ABA. ABA concentrations in xylem sap of TNG.67 seedlings increased within 4 h after chilling, and this was temporally coincident with the reduction of leaf conductance. The roles of endogenous ABA in the tolerance of rice seedlings to chilling on a whole plant basis are discussed and suggested.     

黄腐酸对冬小麦幼苗IAA、ABA水平的影响及作用机理的探讨

本实验用酶联免疫（ＥＬＩＳＡ） 法测定了黄腐酸（ＦＡ） 处理后冬小麦幼苗吲哚乙酸（ＩＡＡ） 、脱落酸（ＡＢＡ） 的水平。结果表明，ＦＡ 能使ＩＡＡ、ＡＢＡ 水平增加，这与ＦＡ 能刺激植物生长、抑制气孔开启是一致的，而且ＦＡ 与这两种激素都没有协同作用。说明ＦＡ 既能直接对植物起作用，也能通过改变内源激素水平间接起作用     

黄腐酸对冬小麦幼苗IAA、ABA水平的影响及作用机理的探讨

本实验用酶联免疫(ELISA)法测定了黄腐酸(FA)处理后冬小麦幼苗吲哚乙酸(IAA)、脱落酸(ABA)的水平。结果表明,FA能使IAA、ABA水平增加,这与FA能刺激植物生长、抑制气孔开启是一致的,而且FA与这两种激素都没有协同作用。说明FA既能直接对植物起作用,也能通过改变内源激素水平间接起作用。