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Intraspecific responses of Fagopyrum esculentum to enhanced ultraviolet B radiation

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The effects of supplemental UV-B radiation on crop growth, morphology, reproduction and physiology were studied in three cultivars of Fagopyrum esculentum Moench (buckwheat) originating from high elevation (Qinghai-Tibet plateau) and lower altitudes (The Sichuan Basin). Our results showed that common buckwheat was sensitive to UV-B stress. Plant growth, development, and reproduction were inhibited by elevated UV-B radiation. Plant lipid oxidation and polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity increased with increasing UV-B radiation, along with the concentration of phenylpropanoid compounds, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and ascorbic acid (Asa) concentration were also enhanced at the lowest level of supplemental UV-B radiation but decreased at the higher level of enhanced UV-B. While, a cultivar originating from elevated locations had lower dry matter accumulation and was more tolerant to UV-B radiation than cultivars originating from lower elevations. The effects on leaf thickness and increased antioxidant capacity could be linked with the improved performance of cultivar originating from high elevation when exposed to enhanced UV-B radiation. We conclude that UV-B tolerance should be considered prior to introducing or breeding common buckwheat cultivars from lowland cultivation to regions at high elevation such as the Qinghai-Tibet plateau.

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Acknowledgments

We are grateful to the critical reading and suggestions given by professor C. J. Atkinson and anonymous reviewers of an earlier version. The research was supported by the Outstanding Young Scientist Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30525036), Guizhou natural science foundation (No. 20072057) and Guizhou University talent foundation.

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  1. College of Agronomy, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China

    Yinan Yao

  2. College of Life Science, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, 400047, China

    Yongqing Yang

  3. Chinese National Centre for Appl-tech of Agri-biodiversity, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, China

    Yuan Li

  4. Groupe de Recherche en Physiologie Végétale, Catholic University of Louvain, 5 (bte 13) Place Croix du Sud, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

    Stanley Lutts

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Yao, Y., Yang, Y., Li, Y. et al. Intraspecific responses of Fagopyrum esculentum to enhanced ultraviolet B radiation. Plant Growth Regul 56, 297–306 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10725-008-9309-0

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