Abstract
Recently, super rice has gained much importance due to its high yield potential while exogenous application of plant growth regulators (PGRs) is an important aspect in plant development and defense responses under stress conditions. In this study we conducted two pot experiments. Firstly, four super rice cultivars, viz. Peizataifeng, Huayou 213, Yuxiangyouzhan and Huahang 31 were subjected to a series of five chilling temperatures, i.e. 11 °C, 12 °C, 13 °C, 14 °C and 15 °C (day/night) for about 25–27 days. Secondly, seeds of Peizataifeng (super rice) and Yuejingsimiao 2 (non-super rice) were then treated with different combinations of salicylic acid (SA), brassinolide (BR), calcium chloride (CaCl2) and fulvic acid (FA) and then exposed to chilling stress at 13 °C for four days. Resultantly, Peizataifen (super rice) was found with the lowest seedling survival rate at all chilling temperatures among all four super rice cultivars, however, it was still found more resistant when compared with Yuejingsimiao 2 (non-super rice) in the second experiment. Furthermore synergistic effect of all PGRs alleviated low temperature stress in both rice cultivars by improving seedling survival rates, leaf area, seedling dry weight, seedling height, root morphology and by modulating antioxidant enzymes, improving proline content and lowering lipid peroxidation.
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Abbreviations
- DWSH:
-
Dry weight per unit seedling height
- LA:
-
Leaf area
- MDA:
-
Malondialdehyde content
- POD:
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Per-oxidase activity
- PGRs:
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Plant growth regulators
- Pro:
-
Proline content
- RAD:
-
Root average diameter
- RV:
-
Root volume
- RL:
-
Root length
- RSA:
-
Root surface area
- SR:
-
Survival rate
- SDW:
-
Shoot dry weight
- SH:
-
Seedling height
- SOD:
-
Super oxide dismutase activity
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Appreciation to Guangdong Province production and research subproject (2011AO20202001) and funds for breeding new rice varieties and supporting technology extension in Guangdong Province in 2010 (2010.01–2011.12) are highly acknowledged for their numerous support in the research.
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Mo, Z.W., Ashraf, U., Pan, S.G. et al. Exogenous Application of Plant Growth Regulators Induce Chilling Tolerance in Direct Seeded Super and Non-super Rice Seedlings through Modulations in Morpho-physiological Attributes. CEREAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS 44, 524–534 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1556/0806.44.2016.010
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