Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2023, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (1): 138-145.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2023.01.15

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Effects of exogenous epigallocatechin gallate on resistance of melon seedlings to powdery mildew

FANG Mingya1(), YU Hongwei2, WU Yaxian1, HAN Wenyan3, LI Xin3,*(), LIU Haihe1,*()   

  1. 1. College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071700, Hebei, China
    2. Jiande Agricultural and Rural Bureau, Jiande 311600, Zhejiang, China
    3. Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
  • Received:2021-08-20 Online:2023-01-25 Published:2023-02-21

Abstract:

Powdery mildew is a common fungal disease in melon production, which seriously affects the yield and quality of melon fruit. Effects of exogenous epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) on the resistance of melon to powdery mildew was explored in this study. The results of diaminobenzidine (DAB) staining and malondialdehyde (MDA) determination showed that exogenous spraying with EGCG could reduce the accumulation of reactive oxygen species caused by powdery mildew infection, accompanied with the content of MDA decreased significantly, and the degree of cell membrane lipid peroxidation was decreased. The analysis of antioxidant enzyme activities in melon leaves showed that the activities of catalase (CAT), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POD) were increased significantly after exogenous EGCG pretreatment. Antioxidant enzymes activity was also induced by powdery mildew invasion, but exogenous EGCG pretreatment will further promote the improvement of antioxidant enzymes. The expression of related genes was further analyzed by real-time quantitative PCR. The results showed that the antioxidant enzyme related genes CmCAT, CmAPX, CmSOD and CmPOD were also induced by exogenous EGCG. The above results revealed that exogenous spraying EGCG could reduce the reactive oxygen species burst induced by powdery mildew infection by regulating the antioxidant enzymes system to improve the resistance of melon to powdery mildew.

Key words: melon, powdery mildew, epigallocatechin gallate, antioxidant enzymes

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