Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica ›› 2022, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (4): 190-197. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20193073

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Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Maize to Gray Leaf Spot Stress

ZHAO Siqi1, QUBI Wuhe2, LUO Ting2, YU Xuejie1,2, KE Yongpei1,2, GOU Qixian1, SHI Haichun1,2,   

  1. 1 College of Agronomy,Sichuan Agricultural University,Chengdu 611130,China
    2 Sichuan Zhenghong Biotechnology Co.,Ltd.,Chengdu 610213,China
  • Received:2022-03-26 Published:2022-08-28
  • Contact: SHI Haichun

Abstract:

To investigate the physiological and biochemical responses of maize to gray spot stress.Using the natural inoculation method in the field,two inbred lines K365(resistant)and K169(susceptible)and two hybrids Zhenghong 431(resistant)and Zhenghong 532(susceptible)were used as test materials.To study the effects of gray spot disease on leaf photosynthesis,reactive oxygen species content,antioxidant enzyme activity and endogenous hormone content of different resistant maize inbred lines and hybrids.Gray leaf spot stress led to the decrease of net photosynthetic rate (Pn), stomatal conductance (Gs), intercellular CO2 concentration (Ci) and transpiration rate (Tr) of maize leaves, except for Ci, the three photosynthetic indexes of resistant materials did not decrease significantly, specifically, Pn, Gs and Tr of K365 decreased by 24.41%,25.00% and 4.20%, respectively. The Pn, Gs and Tr of positive Zhenghong 431 decreased by 11.53%, 21.43% and 0.06%, respectively, while the three photosynthetic indexes of susceptible material decreased significantly, specifically, Pn, Gs and Tr of K169 decreased 59.32%, 95.28% and 80.18%, respectively. The Pn, Gs and Tr of Zhenghong 532 decreased by 85.39%, 69.60% and 56.77%, respectively;at the same time, the content of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), peroxidase (POD) activity, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, catalase (CAT) activity, salicylic acid (SA) content, and jasmonic acid (JA) in maize leaves were increased under leaf gray spot stress, and the resistant materials could stimulate higher POD,SOD and CAT activities,maintaining a relatively stable H2O2 content,more reasonable regulation of SA and JA content,could maintain the balance of endogenous hormones.Resistant material may through rational accumulation of SA,JA signaling molecules to regulate antioxidant system,late in the disease still maintain a high level of defense enzymes in the body to more effectively remove excess H2O2,at the same time,adjust the blade endogenous hormone balance to make it adapt to the effects of resistant,thus to enhance maize disease resistance.

Key words: Maize, Gray leaf spot, Photosynthesis, Antioxidant enzyme, Endogenous hormone

Cite this article

ZHAO Siqi, QUBI Wuhe, LUO Ting, YU Xuejie, KE Yongpei, GOU Qixian, SHI Haichun. Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Maize to Gray Leaf Spot Stress[J]. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica, 2022, 37(4): 190-197. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20193073.

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