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Influence of arbuscular mycorrhiza on lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzyme activity of maize plants under temperature stress

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The influence of the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus, Glomus etunicatum, on characteristics of growth, membrane lipid peroxidation, osmotic adjustment, and activity of antioxidant enzymes in leaves and roots of maize (Zea mays L.) plants was studied in pot culture under temperature stress. The maize plants were placed in a sand and soil mixture under normal temperature for 6 weeks and then exposed to five different temperature treatments (5ºC, 15ºC, 25ºC, 35ºC, and 40ºC) for 1 week. AM symbiosis decreased membrane relative permeability and malondialdehyde content in leaves and roots. The contents of soluble sugar content and proline in roots were higher, but leaf proline content was lower in mycorrhizal than nonmycorrhizal plants. AM colonization increased the activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and peroxidase in leaves and roots. The results indicate that the AM fungus is capable of alleviating the damage caused by temperature stress on maize plants by reducing membrane lipid peroxidation and membrane permeability and increasing the accumulation of osmotic adjustment compounds and antioxidant enzyme activity. Consequently, arbuscular mycorrhiza formation highly enhanced the extreme temperature tolerance of maize plant, which increased host biomass and promoted plant growth.

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This study was financially in part supported by the National Basic Research Program of the People’s Republic of China (2009CB118601).

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  1. Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jinlin, Changchun, 130012, China

    Xiancan Zhu, Fengbin Song & Hongwen Xu

  2. Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Xiancan Zhu & Fengbin Song

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Zhu, X., Song, F. & Xu, H. Influence of arbuscular mycorrhiza on lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzyme activity of maize plants under temperature stress. Mycorrhiza 20, 325–332 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00572-009-0285-7

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