Frontiers in Plant Science (Nov 2019)

Illumination/Darkness-Induced Changes in Leaf Surface Potential Linked With Kinetics of Ion Fluxes

  • Jinhai Li,
  • Jinhai Li,
  • Yang Yue,
  • Yang Yue,
  • Ziyang Wang,
  • Ziyang Wang,
  • Qiao Zhou,
  • Qiao Zhou,
  • Lifeng Fan,
  • Lifeng Fan,
  • Zhiqiang Chai,
  • Zhiqiang Chai,
  • Chao Song,
  • Chao Song,
  • Hongtu Dong,
  • Shixian Yan,
  • Shixian Yan,
  • Xinyu Gao,
  • Xinyu Gao,
  • Qiang Xu,
  • Qiang Xu,
  • Jiepeng Yao,
  • Jiepeng Yao,
  • Zhongyi Wang,
  • Zhongyi Wang,
  • Zhongyi Wang,
  • Xiaodong Wang,
  • Peichen Hou,
  • Lan Huang,
  • Lan Huang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.01407
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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A highly reproducible plant electrical signal–light-induced bioelectrogenesis (LIB) was obtained by means of periodic illumination/darkness stimulation of broad bean (Vicia faba L.) leaves. By stimulating the same position of the same leaf with different concentrations of NaCl, we observed that the amplitude and waveform of the LIB was correlated with the intensity of stimulation. This method allowed us to link dynamic ion fluxes induced by periodic illumination/darkness to salt stress. The self-referencing ion electrode technique was used to explore the ionic mechanisms of the LIB. Fluxes of H+, Ca2+, K+, and Cl− showed periodic changes under periodic illumination/darkness before and after 50 mM NaCl stimulation. Gray relational analysis was used to analyze correlations between each of these ions and LIB. The results showed that different ions are involved in surface potential changes at different stages under periodic illumination/darkness. The gray relational grade reflected the contribution of each ion to the change in surface potential at a certain time period. The ion fluxes data obtained under periodic illumination/darkness stimulation will contribute to the future development of a dynamic model for interpretation of electrophysiological events in plant cells.

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