Sensitivity of the relative Fpl level of chlorophyll fluorescence induction in leaves to the heat stress

1994 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomas Klinkovsky ◽  
Jan Naus
Antioxidants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1216
Author(s):  
Mehar Fatma ◽  
Noushina Iqbal ◽  
Zebus Sehar ◽  
Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni ◽  
Prashant Kaushik ◽  
...  

The application of 10 µM methyl jasmonate (MeJA) for the protection of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) photosystem II (PS II) against heat stress (HS) was studied. Heat stress was induced at 42 °C to established plants, which were then recovered at 25 °C and monitored during their growth for the study duration. Application of MeJA resulted in increased enzymatic antioxidant activity that reduced the content of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and enhanced the photosynthetic efficiency. Exogenous MeJA had a beneficial effect on chlorophyll fluorescence under HS and enhanced the pigment system (PS) II system, as observed in a JIP-test, a new tool for chlorophyll fluorescence induction curve. Exogenous MeJA improved the quantum yield of electron transport (ETo/CS) as well as electron transport flux for each reaction center (ET0/RC). However, the specific energy fluxes per reaction center (RC), i.e., TR0/RC (trapping) and DI0/RC (dissipation), were reduced by MeJA. These results indicate that MeJA affects the efficiency of PS II by stabilizing the D1 protein, increasing its abundance, and enhancing the expression of the psbA and psbB genes under HS, which encode proteins of the PS II core RC complex. Thus, MeJA is a potential tool to protect PS II and D1 protein in wheat plants under HS and to accelerate the recovery of the photosynthetic capacity.


2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 546-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esa Tyystjärvi ◽  
Michael Nørremark ◽  
Heta Mattila ◽  
Mika Keränen ◽  
Marja Hakala-Yatkin ◽  
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1985 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 501-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Havaux ◽  
R. Lannoye

SummaryDisks of hard wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) leaves subjected to rapid desiccation over 4 h showed noticeable changes in the shape of the in vivo chlorophyll fluorescence induction curves. In drought-sensitive varieties (such as Claridoc), water stress resulted in a strong inhibition of the slow fluorescence induction transients. In particular, the fluorescence quenching rate was markedly decreased in water-stressed leaf disks. In contrast, leaves of drought-resistant varieties (such as Aouedj) showed only minor changes in chlorophyll fluorescence. The results of this investigation suggest that the slow transient of the in vivo chlorophyll fluorescence induction phenomenon may provide a simple method for selecting drought-tolerant wheats.


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