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Accelerated leaf senescence takes part in enhanced resistance in cucumber mosaic virus inoculated pepper leaves

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Altered photosynthetic reactions in cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) inoculated leaves of virus resistant lines L113 and L57 and susceptible pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) plants cv. Albena grown in controlled environment and in the field were investigated. The CMV inoculated leaves of virus resistant lines developed different symptoms—necrotic local lesions on L113 and chlorotic spots on L57 while the same leaves of susceptible cv. Albena were symptomless. The changes in Photosystem II (PSII) and PSI electron transport were evaluated by chlorophyll fluorescence, and far-red (FR) light induced leaf absorbance A 810–860. CMV infection caused a decrease in maximal PSII quantum yield, F v/F m, in susceptible leaves. Increased non-photochemical fluorescence quenching in CMV-inoculated leaves of both resistant lines were observed. In CMV-inoculated leaves of all tested plants FR light induced P700 oxidation was decreased. In the present study, the viral-infected pepper plants grown in controlled environment to avoid the effects of abiotic factors were used as model system that allow us to investigate the differences in leaf senescence in CMV-inoculated leaves of susceptible and resistant pepper lines expressing different symptoms. Earlier leaf falls of inoculated leaves as a result of accelerated leaf senescence is important for building successful secondary virus resistance strategy following fast responses such as hypersensitive reaction.

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    Detelin Stefanov

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    Elisaveta Stoimenova, Galina Marinova, Bistra Ivanova & Aglika Edreva

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Stefanov, D., Stoimenova, E., Marinova, G. et al. Accelerated leaf senescence takes part in enhanced resistance in cucumber mosaic virus inoculated pepper leaves. Acta Physiol Plant 34, 181–190 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-011-0816-7

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