Journal of Integrative Agriculture (Dec 2013)

Regulation of Calcium on Peanut Photosynthesis Under Low Night Temperature Stress

  • Yi-fei LIU,
  • Xiao-ri HAN,
  • Xiu-mei ZHAN,
  • Jin-feng YANG,
  • Yu-zhi WANG,
  • Qiao-bo SONG,
  • Xin CHEN

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 12
pp. 2172 – 2178

Abstract

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The effects of different levels of CaCl2 on photosynthesis under low night temperature (8°C) stress in peanuts were studied in order to find out the appropriate concentration of Ca2+ through the artificial climate chamber potted culture test. The results indicated that Ca2+, by means of improving the stomatal conductivity of peanut leaves under low night temperature stress, may mitigate the decline of photosynthetic rate in the peanut leaves. The regulation with 15 mmol L−1 CaCl2 (Ca15) was the most effective, compared with other treatments. Subsequently, the improvement of Ca2+ on peanut photosynthesis under low night temperature stress was validated further through spraying with Ca15, Ca2+ chelator (ethylene glycol bis(2-aminoethyl) tetraacetic acid; EGTA) and calmodulin antagonists (trifluonerazine; TFP). And CaM (Ca2+-modulin) played an important role in the nutritional signal transduction for Ca2+ mitigating photosynthesis limitations in peanuts under low night temperature stress.

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