Soybean is an important oilseed crop grown globally. However, two examples of environmental stresses that drastically regulate soybean growth are low light and high-temperature. Emerging evidence suggests a possible interconnection between these two environmental stimuli. Low light and high-temperature as individual factors have been reported to regulate plant hypocotyl elongation. However, their interactive signal effect on soybean growth and development remains largely unclear. Here, we report that gibberellins (GAs) and auxin are required for soybean hypocotyl elongation under low light and high-temperature interaction. Our analysis indicated that low light and high-temperature interaction enhanced the regulation of soybean hypocotyl elongation and that the endogenous GA 3 , GA 7 , indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), and indole-3-pyruvate (IPA) contents significantly increased. Again, analysis of the effect of exogenous phytohormones and biosynthesis inhibitors treatments showed that exogenous GA, IAA, and paclobutrazol (PAC), 2, 3, 5,-triiodobenzoic acid (TIBA) treatments significantly regulated soybean seedlings growth under low light and high-temperature interaction. Further qRT-PCR analysis showed that the expression level of GA biosynthesis pathway genes (GmGA3ox1, GmGA3ox2 and GmGA3) and auxin biosynthesis pathway genes (GmYUCCA3, GmYUCCA5 and GmYUCCA7) significantly increased under (i) low light and high-temperature interaction and (ii) exogenous GA and IAA treatments. Altogether, these observations support the hypothesis that gibberellins and auxin regulate soybean hypocotyl elongation under low light and high-temperature stress interaction.
Melatonin (MT) regulates several physiological activities in plants. However, information on how MT regulates soybean growth under low-temperature (LT) stress is lacking. To better understand how MT promotes plant growth and development under LT stress, we designed this study to evaluate the role of MT pretreatment on soybean seedlings exposed to LT stress. Our results showed that LT stress increased oxidative damage by increasing reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation, which affected the growth and development of soybean seedlings. However, the application of 5 µmol L–1 MT significantly decreased the oxidative damage by increasing plant mineral element concentrations and the transcript abundance of antioxidant related genes, which enhanced the decrease in ROS accumulation. These results collectively suggest the involvement of MT in improving LT stress tolerance of soybean seedlings by mediating plant mineral elements and the expression of genes involved in the antioxidant pathway.
As an essential regulator of photosynthesis and hormone signaling, light
plays a critical role in leaf senescence and yield gain in crops.
Previously, numerous studies have shown that the narrow-wide-row
planting pattern, especially under intercropping systems, is more
beneficial for crops to enhance light interception, energy conversion,
and yield improvement. However, the narrow-wide-row planting pattern
inevitably leads to a heterogeneous light environment for crops (i. e.,
maize in maize-based intercropping systems) on both sides of the plant.
The mechanism by which it affects leaf senescence and yield of maize
under a narrow-wide-row planting pattern is still unclear. Therefore, in
this study, we compared the leaf senescence and yield formation process
of maize under homogeneous (normal light, NL and full shade, FS) and
heterogeneous (partial light, PL) light conditions. Results revealed
that partial light treatment influenced the homeostasis of growth and
senescence hormones by regulating the expression of ZmPHYA and ZmPIF5.
Compared to normal light and full shade treatments, partial light
delayed leaf senescence by 3.6 and 5.9 days with 2.2 and 3.3 more green
leaves and 1.1 and 1.4 fold nitrogen uptake, respectively. Partial light
reduced oxidative stress by enhancing antioxidant enzyme activities of
PS (shade side of partial light) leaves, which improved photosynthetic
assimilation, balanced sucrose, and starch ultimately maintaining the
similar maize yield to NL. Overall, these results are important for
understanding the mechanism of leaf senescence in maize, especially
under heterogeneous light environments, which maize experienced in
maize-based intercropping systems. Furthermore, these findings are
providing proof of getting a high yield of maize with less land in
intercropping systems. Thus, we can conclude that maize-based
intercropping systems can be used for obtaining high maize yields
maintained under the current climate change scenario.
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