Physiological Effects of Exogenous Melatonin on Leaves of Kiwifruit Seedlings under Drought Stress

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10.2991/ifeesm-17.2018.230How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Kiwifruit; Drought stress; Melatonin

Abstract

Melatonin is a small molecular substance widely found in higher plants and can improve plant resistance to stress ability. To investigate the effects of melatonin on the response mechanism and drought resistance kiwifruit seedlings, one-year-old seedlings of kiwifruit and root irrigation method were used to study the physiological effects of exogenous melatonin on kiwifruit seedlings under drought stress. The results showed that the relative electrical conductivity, soluble sugar content, proline content and total flavanol (TFAC) content of kiwifruit seedlings in the drought-treated group are increasing and the soluble protein content decreases first and then increases when compared with the control group (CK); root irrigation MT solution can effectively reduce the relative conductivity of kiwifruit seedlings leaves, and significantly increase soluble sugar, soluble protein, proline and TFAC content. The results show that MT can effectively reduce the harm of drought stress, improve kiwifruit adapt to drought stress environment.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Hui Xia
AU  - Xiaojing Huang
AU  - Jin Wang
AU  - Xiulan Lv
AU  - Dong Liang
PY  - 2018/02
DA  - 2018/02
TI  - Physiological Effects of Exogenous Melatonin on Leaves of Kiwifruit Seedlings under Drought Stress
BT  - Proceedings of the 2017 3rd International Forum on Energy, Environment Science and Materials (IFEESM 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1259
EP  - 1262
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ifeesm-17.2018.230
DO  - 10.2991/ifeesm-17.2018.230
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