Light quality affects incidence of powdery mildew, expression of defence-related genes and associated metabolism in cucumber plants

To determine whether light quality affects the incidence of disease, we exposed cucumber (Cucumis sativus L. cv. Jinyan No. 4) plants at the 4-leaf stage to white and other monochromatic lights and tested the effects on plant response to Sphaerotheca fuliginea, defence-related gene expression and me...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of plant pathology 2010-05, Vol.127 (1), p.125-135
Hauptverfasser: Wang, Hong, Jiang, Yu Ping, Yu, Hai Jing, Xia, Xiao Jian, Shi, Kai, Zhou, Yan Hong, Yu, Jing Quan
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Zusammenfassung:To determine whether light quality affects the incidence of disease, we exposed cucumber (Cucumis sativus L. cv. Jinyan No. 4) plants at the 4-leaf stage to white and other monochromatic lights and tested the effects on plant response to Sphaerotheca fuliginea, defence-related gene expression and metabolic changes. Exposure to red light resulted in higher levels of H₂O₂ and salicylic acid (SA), and stronger expression of defence genes such as PR-1 than exposure to white or other monochromatic lights. In comparison, plants grown under purple and blue light had higher activities of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) and polyphenoloxidase (PPO) and higher level of flavonoids than plants grown under other lights. Furthermore, plants grown under red light were more resistant whilst plants grown under other monochromatic lights were less resistant to Sphaerotheca fuliginea than plants grown under white light. These results suggest a role of red light in light-enhanced resistance, which correlates with enhanced SA-dependent signaling pathway.
ISSN:0929-1873
1573-8469
DOI:10.1007/s10658-009-9577-1