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Possible correlation between high temperature-induced floret sterility and endogenous levels of IAA, GAs and ABA in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

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In order to explore the possible physiological mechanism of high temperature induced sterility in rice, we examined the floret sterility and endogenous plant growth regulator contents in pollens of two hybrid rice cultivars Shanyou63 and Teyou559 that are tolerant and susceptible to high temperature, respectively. Indexes of floret sterility, pollen activity, and variation of endogenous indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), gibberellic acids (GAs), abscisic acid (ABA), free proline and soluble proteins in anthers were measured. We found that during the course of high temperature treatment, both cultivars exhibited a marked decrease in pollen activity, pollen germination and floret fertility; however, the high temperature tolerant Shanyou63 showed a much slower rate of decrease than the high temperature susceptible Teyou559. In addition, anthers of both cultivars displayed a decrease in the contents of IAA, GAs, free proline and soluble proteins but an increase in the ABA content. Yet compared to Teyou559, Shanyou63 retained significantly higher levels of free praline and GAs and a lower level of ABA, along with higher pollen vigour and pollen germination rate even after prolonged high temperature treatment. Our study suggests a possible correlation between pollen viability/floret sterility and high temperature-caused changes in IAA, GAs, ABA, free proline and soluble protein contents. The severity in these changes may reflect the variation of rice cultivars in their heat stress sensitivities for floret development.

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Abbreviations

IAA:

Indole-3-acetic acid

GAs:

Gibberellic acids

ABA:

Abscisic acid

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This work was financially supported by Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of P. R. China (Grant No. BK2004002) and National Natural Science Foundation of P. R. China (Grant No. 30470332).

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  1. Institute of Agrobiological Genetics and Physiology, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, P.R. China

    Ri-Sheng Tang, Da-Dong Zhang & Yi-Hong Huang

  2. Institute of Agricultural Resource and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, P.R. China

    Jian-Chu Zheng, Zhi-Qing Jin & Liu-Gen Chen

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Tang, RS., Zheng, JC., Jin, ZQ. et al. Possible correlation between high temperature-induced floret sterility and endogenous levels of IAA, GAs and ABA in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Plant Growth Regul 54, 37–43 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10725-007-9225-8

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