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Physiological Evaluation of Drought Stress Tolerance and Recovery in Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L.) Seedlings Treated with Methyl Jasmonate and Coronatine

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Coronatine (COR) is a chlorosis-inducing phytotoxin that mimics some biological activities of methyl jasmonate (MeJA). Although MeJA has been reported to alleviate drought stress, it is unclear if COR has the same ability. Our objective was to determine the influence of exogenously applied MeJA and COR on the growth and metabolism of cauliflower seedlings under drought stress and recovery. Both MeJA and COR enhanced the growth and accumulation of dry matter in cauliflower seedlings during drought-stressed and rewatering conditions. Treatment with MeJA or COR enhanced tolerance of drought stress through increased accumulation of chlorophyll and net photosynthetic rate. Enzymatic (superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, catalase, ascorbate peroxidase, and glutathione reductase) and nonenzymatic antioxidant (proline and soluble sugar) systems were activated, and lipid peroxidant (malondialdehyde and hydrogen peroxide) was suppressed by MeJA and COR under drought stress. MeJA and COR also increased leaf relative water content and endogenous abscisic acid level under drought-stressed conditions. After rewatering, the contents of leaf water, chlorophyll, abscisic acid, and photosynthetic characteristics as well as enzymatic and nonenzymatic antioxidant systems showed nearly complete recovery. Both MeJA and COR can alleviate the adverse effects of drought stress and enhance the ability for water stress resistance through promotion of defense-related metabolism in cauliflower seedlings.

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We thank the TianJin Vegetable Research Institute for providing cauliflower seeds. This project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30825028) and the Chang Jiang Scholars Programme of the Chinese Department of Education.

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    Huiling Wu, Xiaoli Wu, Zhaohu Li, Liusheng Duan & Mingcai Zhang

  2. Service Center for Societies, China Association for Science and Technology, Beijing, 100081, People’s Republic of China

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Wu, H., Wu, X., Li, Z. et al. Physiological Evaluation of Drought Stress Tolerance and Recovery in Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L.) Seedlings Treated with Methyl Jasmonate and Coronatine. J Plant Growth Regul 31, 113–123 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-011-9224-x

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