Affiliation:
1. Lancaster Environment Centre , Lancaster University, Library Avenue, Lancaster LA1 4YQ , UK
Abstract
Abstract
Although monoterpenes are suggested to mediate oxidative status, their role in abiotic stress responses is currently unclear. Here, a foliar spray of monoterpenes increased antioxidant capacity and decreased oxidative stress of Solanum lycopersicum under water deficit stress. The foliar content of monoterpenes increased with spray concentration indicating foliar uptake of exogenous monoterpenes. Exogenous monoterpene application substantially decreased foliar accumulation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and lipid peroxidation (malondialdehyde). However, it appears that monoterpenes prevent the accumulation of reactive oxygen species rather than mitigating subsequent reactive oxygen species-induced damage. Low spray concentration (1.25 mM) proved most effective in decreasing oxidative stress but did not up-regulate the activity of key antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase and ascorbate peroxidase) even though higher (2.5 and 5 mM) spray concentrations did, suggesting a complex role for monoterpenes in mediating antioxidant processes. Furthermore, soil drying caused similar photosynthetic limitations in all plants irrespective of monoterpene treatments, apparently driven by strong reductions in stomatal conductance as photosystem II efficiency only decreased in very dry soil. We suggest that exogenous monoterpenes may mitigate drought-induced oxidative stress by direct quenching and/or up-regulating endogenous antioxidative processes. The protective properties of specific monoterpenes and endogenous antioxidants require further investigation.
Funder
Lancaster Environment Centre
Royal Society of London
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Cited by
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