Association of polyamines in governing the chilling sensitivity of maize genotypes

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作者
Gao, Canhong [1 ]
Hu, Jin [1 ]
Zhang, Sheng [1 ]
Zheng, Yunye [1 ]
Knapp, Allen [2 ]
机构
[1] Zhejiang Univ, Dept Agron, Hangzhou 310029, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
[2] Iowa State Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Agron, Ames, IA 50011 USA
关键词
Maize; Inbred lines; Polyamines; Chilling injury parameters; Stepwise regression analysis; TEMPERATURE; TOLERANCE; ACID; INVOLVEMENT; CULTIVARS; PROLINE; GROWTH; RICE;
D O I
10.1007/s10725-008-9315-2
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
Chilling stress is an important constraint of global production of maize. This study was undertaken to compare the chilling responses of different maize seedling tissues and to analyze changes in polyamines as a result of chilling stress. Reponses to chilling were characterized in two maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines, 'HuangC' and 'Mo17', that putatively differ in chilling sensitivity. Seedlings were exposed to low temperature (5A degrees C) and chilling injury was estimated by electrical conductivity (EC), malonaldehyde (MDA) concentration, and by changes in putrescine (Put), spermidine (Spd) and spermine (Spm) concentrations in root, mesocotyl, and coleoptile tissues. Membrane permeability (as measured by EC), MDA concentrations and Put concentrations in the three tissue of maize seedlings increased after chilling stress, except for the Put concentration in roots. Spd and Spm concentrations in the three tissues of seedlings decreased after chilling stress. The EC for cold stressed tissues were lower in HuangC than Mo17. Also, the EC of coleoptile tissues were lower than for mesocotyl in both inbred lines. We suggest that mesocotyl tissue can be used to evaluate cold tolerance in maize. Stepwise regression analyses showed that chilling injury in roots was generally correlated with Spd concentration while in the mesocotyl injury was mainly correlated with Put and Spd concentrations. Spermidine and Spm concentrations in the coleoptile were correlated with chilling injury. Characteristics changes of polyamines in chill-tolerant maize seedling combined with regression analysis are a reliable method for evaluating chill tolerance in maize lines.
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