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Melatonin mitigates cold-induced damage to pepper seedlings by promoting redox homeostasis and regulating antioxidant profiling
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This study assessed the influence of exogenous ME in the mitigation of cold damage in pepper seedlings.Melatonin(ME)is a dynamic molecule that helps plants cope with stress in several ways.Cold stress(CS)is one of the most important environmental factors that restrict plant growth and yield.Pepper(Capsicum annuum L.)is a valuable commercial crop,highly sensitive to CS.Thus,identifying an efficient strategy to mitigate cold damage is critical for long-term pepper production.For this purpose,the roots of pepper seedlings were pretreated with ME(5 μmol·L-1)and exposed to CS for 7 d.The results indicated that CS suppressed pepper growth,hampered photosynthetic capacity,and damaged root architecture in pepper plants.In contrast,the production of reactive oxygen species(ROS),malondialdehyde(MDA),electrolyte leakage(EL),proline,and soluble sugars were enhanced in plants under CS.ME(5 μmol·L-1)pretreatment reduced the negative effects of CS by recovering plant growth,root traits,gas exchange elements,and pigment molecules compared to CS control treatment.Furthermore,ME application efficiently reduced oxidative stress markers[hydrogen peroxide(H2O2),superoxide ion(O2·-),EL,and MDA]while increasing proline and soluble sugar content in pepper leaves.ME application combined with CS further increased antioxidant enzymes and related gene expression.Collectively,our results confirmed the mitigating potential of ME supplementation for CS by maintaining pepper seedling growth,improving the photosynthesis apparatus,regulating pigments,and osmolyte content.
Muhammad Ahsan Altaf、Yuanyuan Hao、Huangying Shu、Weiheng Jin、Chuhao Chen、Lin Li、Yu Zhang、Muhammad Ali Mumtaz、Huizhen Fu、Shanhan Cheng、Guopeng Zhu、Zhiwei Wang
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Key Laboratory for Quality Regulation of Tropical Horticultural Crops of Hainan Province,Sanya Nanfan Research Institute,Hainan University,Sanya,Hainan 572025,China
Key Laboratory for Quality Regulation of Tropical Horticultural Crops of Hainan Province,School of Horticulture,Hainan University,Haikou,Hainan 570228,China
Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory,Sanya,Hainan 572025,China
Major Science and Technology Plan of Hainan Province,ChinaNational Key Research and Development Program,China国家自然科学基金
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