Response of waxy maize (Zea mays L. var. ceratina Kulesh) leaf photosynthesis to low temperature during the grain-filling stage
Jian Guo
A B , Zitao Wang A , Qi Wei A , Guanghao Li A B , Huan Yang A B and Dalei Lu A B C *
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A Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Cultivation and Physiology/Agricultural College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, P. R. China.
B Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, P. R. China.
C Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety of the Ministry of Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, P. R. China.
Functional Plant Biology 50(4) 335-346 https://doi.org/10.1071/FP22252
Submitted: 13 October 2022 Accepted: 14 February 2023 Published: 10 March 2023
© 2023 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing
Abstract
Low temperature (LT) during the grain-filling stage is an important factor that affects the source–sink relationship and leads to yield loss in maize (Zea mays L). In this study, field and pot trials were conducted to investigate the effects of LT during the grain-filling stage on leaf photosynthesis, antioxidant system, hormones, and grain yield of waxy maize cultivars Suyunuo 5 (S5) and Yunuo 7 (Y7). The results showed that LT treatment inhibited the chlorophyll biosynthesis and reduced the photosynthetic pigment levels during grain-filling stage. Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase activities, photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, and stomatal conductance decreased under LT treatment during the grain-filling stage. Furthermore, LT treatment increased the contents of malondialdehyde and reactive oxygen species, and decreased the activities of catalase, superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, and ascorbate peroxidase in the ear leaves, which accelerated the oxidative damage of leaf. The LT treatment also raised abscisic acid content and reduced indole acetic acid content in the ear leaves during grain-filling stage. The results of field and pot trials were verified by each other, but the field effect was greater than that of pot. Overall, LT treatment reduced the waxy maize dry matter accumulation after silking by affecting the physiological and biochemical processes of leaves, and ultimately decreased grain yield.
Keywords: antioxidant enzymes, chlorophyll, endogenous hormones, gas exchange, grain yield, low temperature, photosynthetic enzymes, waxy maize.
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