Linking exogenous foliar application of glycine betaine and stomatal characteristics with salinity stress tolerance in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) seedlings

BMC Plant Biology

Guangshuai Wang¹  Yang Gao¹  Shen Xiaojun¹  Muhammad Zain²  Abdoul Kader Mounkaila Hamani²  Jinsai Chen²  Abubakar Sunusi Amin²  Shuang Li² 

[1] Farmland Irrigation Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences/Key Laboratory of Crop Water Use and Regulation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, 453002, Xinxiang, Henan, People’s Republic of China;Farmland Irrigation Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences/Key Laboratory of Crop Water Use and Regulation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, 453002, Xinxiang, Henan, People’s Republic of China;Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100081, Beijing, People’s Republic of China;

关键词: Chlorophyll fluorescence;    Cotton;    Glycine betaine;    Photosynthesis;    salinity;    Stomata;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12870-021-02892-z

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundGlycine betaine (GB) plays a crucial role in plants responding to abiotic stresses. Studying the physiological response of cotton seedlings to exogenous GB under salt stress provides a reference for the application of GB to improve the resistance of cotton seedlings under salt stress. The purpose of this research is to examine the impacts of foliar-applied GB on leaf stomatal structure and characteristics, gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence characteristics and plant growth indicators of Gossypium hirsutum L. under NaCl stress conditions.ResultsUnder the salinity of 150 mM, the four concentrations of GB are 0, 2.5, 5, and 7.5 mM, and the control (CK) was GB-untreated non-saline. Salt stress negatively affected leaf stomata as well as gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence and decreased plant growth parameters of cotton seedlings. The treatment with 5 mM GB significantly increased the evolution of photosynthetic rate (Pn), transpiration rate (Tr), intracellular CO2 concentration (Ci) and stomatal conductance (gs) compared to the GB-untreated saline treatment. The Exogenous foliar-applied GB has sustainably decreased the carboxylation efficiency (Pn/Ci) and water use efficiency (WUE). The concentration of 5 mM GB leads to a significant improvement of leaf stomatal characteristics. The leaf gas exchange attributes correlated positively with stomatal density (SD), stomatal length (SL) and stomatal with (SW).ConclusionThe overall results suggested that exogenous foliar supplementation with GB can effectively alleviate the damage of salt stress to cotton seedlings. The effect of applying 5 mM GB could be an optional choice for protecting cotton seedlings from NaCl stress through promoting the stomatal functions, photosynthetic activities and growth characteristics.

【 授权许可】

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