Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2023, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (10): 2378-2388.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.20221227

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Effects of melatonin seed priming on growth and physiological characteristics of Capsicum annuum under drought stress

WEI Xiya(), LIANG Lamei, LIN Xinqi, QIN Zhongwei, LI Yingzhi()   

  1. Binhai Agricultural College of Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524000, Guangdong, China
  • Received:2022-08-21 Online:2023-10-25 Published:2023-10-31

Abstract:

In order to explore the regulatory effect of melatonin seed priming treatment on drought tolerance of pepper, the effects of 10 different concentrations of melatonin seed priming treatment on plant growth and physiological characteristics of pepper were analyzed by pot PEG simulating drought stress with Maoshu 360 as the material. The results showed that the root length, plant height, root-shoot ratio, root fresh weight, shoot fresh weight, shoot dry weight and root dry weight increased firstly and then decreased with the increase of starter solution concentration, and the plant height, shoot fresh weight and shoot dry weight reached the maximum when the concentration was 100 μmol·L-1. The root length, root shoot ratio, root fresh weight and root dry weight reached the maximum when the concentration was 75 μmol·L-1. Physiological analysis showed that the contents of malondialdehyde, hydrogen peroxide and superoxide anion were the lowest, while the contents of soluble sugar, soluble protein, proline, AsA, DHA and antioxidant enzyme activities (POD, SOD, APX and GR) were the highest in leaves under drought stress induced by 100 μmol·L-1 melatonin. After 75 μmol·L-1 melatonin, the contents of malondialdehyde, hydrogen peroxide, and superoxide anion were the lowest, and the soluble sugar, soluble protein, proline contents, antioxidant enzymes (POD, SOD, CAT, APX and GR) activities, AsA, DHA contents and AsA/DHA in roots were the highest. The activity of CAT and contents of soluble protein and AsA/DHA in leaves were the highest. These results indicated that 100 μmol·L-1 and 75 μmol·L-1 melatonin seed priming treatment was beneficial to improve drought resistance of pepper.

Key words: drought stress, pepper, melatonin, leaf, root

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