Inducement of Salicylic Acid in Cucumber Cotyledons by Neodymium and Lanthanum
来源期刊：JOURNAL OF RARE EARTHS2007年第4期
论文作者：Zhang Pengying Chen Kaoshan
Key words：La3+; Nd3+; cucumber; salicylic acid; resistance; rare earths;
Abstract: The cotyledons of cucumber were used to investigate the effects of Nd3+ and La3+ on physiological characters in respect of plant resistance. The cucumber cotyledons were sprayed with 15 μg·ml-1 Nd3+ and La3+, and the changes on salicylic acid (SA) and SA 2-O-β-glucoside (SAG) contents, the generation of · O-2, and β-1, 3-glucanase and chitinase activities were measured. The results demonstrated that the yields of endogenous SA and SAG in cucumber cotyledons were enhanced significantly in a short time in response to Nd3+ and La3+ treatments. At 3 h after La3+ treatment, the levels of SA and SAG reached the maximum, with 4.3 and 3.3-fold of that in control (CK), respectively. At 12 h after Nd3+ treatment, the contents of SA and SAG reached peak levels, increased by 4.5 and 3.0-fold of that in control (CK), respectively. These two components were kept in a higher level up to 72 h after treatment. The generation rate of · O-2 increased gradually in the treatments of Nd3+ or La3+, and then decreased in cucumber at 12 h. β-1,3-glucanase activity reached peak at 3 h, while chitinase activity reached peak at 12 h, and then both decreased gradually in Nd3+ or La3+ treatments. At 72 h after treatment, activities of β-1, 3-glucanase and chitinase increased by about 30% and 50%, as compared with CK. Therefore, these results suggested that both Nd3+ and La3+ could increase the contents of endogenous SA and its related factors which induce plant resistance through the signal pathway of the salicylic acid.
Zhang Pengying1，Chen Kaoshan1
(1.College of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China)
Abstract:The cotyledons of cucumber were used to investigate the effects of Nd3+ and La3+ on physiological characters in respect of plant resistance. The cucumber cotyledons were sprayed with 15 μg·ml-1 Nd3+ and La3+, and the changes on salicylic acid (SA) and SA 2-O-β-glucoside (SAG) contents, the generation of · O-2, and β-1, 3-glucanase and chitinase activities were measured. The results demonstrated that the yields of endogenous SA and SAG in cucumber cotyledons were enhanced significantly in a short time in response to Nd3+ and La3+ treatments. At 3 h after La3+ treatment, the levels of SA and SAG reached the maximum, with 4.3 and 3.3-fold of that in control (CK), respectively. At 12 h after Nd3+ treatment, the contents of SA and SAG reached peak levels, increased by 4.5 and 3.0-fold of that in control (CK), respectively. These two components were kept in a higher level up to 72 h after treatment. The generation rate of · O-2 increased gradually in the treatments of Nd3+ or La3+, and then decreased in cucumber at 12 h. β-1,3-glucanase activity reached peak at 3 h, while chitinase activity reached peak at 12 h, and then both decreased gradually in Nd3+ or La3+ treatments. At 72 h after treatment, activities of β-1, 3-glucanase and chitinase increased by about 30% and 50%, as compared with CK. Therefore, these results suggested that both Nd3+ and La3+ could increase the contents of endogenous SA and its related factors which induce plant resistance through the signal pathway of the salicylic acid.
Key words:La3+; Nd3+; cucumber; salicylic acid; resistance; rare earths;
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