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ArticleFrontiers in plant science2018

Physiological and Biochemical Responses of

Pengli Li, Jinyang Weng, Qing Zhang, Liyao Yu, Qi Yao, Liying Chang, Qingliang Niu

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Article in Frontiers in plant science, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pengli LiSchool of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Jinyang WengSchool of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Qing ZhangPlanting Management Station, Ningbo, China.
Liyao YuSchool of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Qi YaoSchool of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Liying ChangSchool of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Qingliang NiuSchool of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNUniversity of Nottingham Ningbo China · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phosphorus (P) is a limiting plant soil nutrient. Long-term low inorganic phosphate (Pi) irreversibly damages plant cells and hinders plant growth. Plants have evolved several adaptive biochemical, physiological, and developmental responses to low-Pi stress. However, little is known about chloroplast responses to low-Pi stress. In this study, we used physiological and biochemical analyses to investigate melon chloroplast responses to low-Pi stress. The results indicated that low-Pi stress impeded melon seedling growth and reduced its dry matter content by inhibiting the photosynthesis. Low-Pi stress reduced the P content in shoots, which inhibited ATP synthase (ATP-ase) activity, and disturbed the proton and electron transport efficiency on chloroplast photosynthetic electron transport chain. In addition, low-Pi stress induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in the leaves, which caused membrane peroxidation. Therefore, redox homeostasis was not maintained, and the melon leaves presented with symptoms of photooxidative stress. To mitigate photoinhibition, the melon plants initiated non-photochemical chlorophyll fluorescence quenching (NPQ) initiated by acidification of the thylakoid lumen to dissipate excess excitation energy, significantly improved ROS-scavenging enzyme activity. Based on these experimental results, we concluded that low Pi inhibited photosystem activity and caused photooxidative stress and photoinhibition. To alleviate these negative effects, the plant activated its NPQ mechanism, alternative electron transport pathways, and antioxidant system to protect its chloroplasts.

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antioxidantsATP synthase activitychlorophyll fluorescenceelectron transportlow-Pi stressphotoinhibitionproton transport

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