Peroxidase Activity in Tomato Leaf Cells under Salt Stress Based on Micro-Hyperspectral Imaging Technique

Abstract

Salt stress has become a major problem in the tomato planting process, of which peroxidase (POD) activity is an important parameter reflecting the antioxidant capacity of plants. In order to explore the dynamic changes of catalase in leaves under different concentrations of NaCl stress, it is necessary to establish a rapid detection technology for changes of POD activity in micro-areas of leaves. In this study, a total of 139 microscopic images were obtained under different concentrations of salt stress (0 g/L, 1 g/L, 2 g/L, 3 g/L) in the spectral range of 400–1000 nm. Regions of interest were extracted according to the reflectance of the samples, and the model was established by combining POD activity. Various spectral pre-treatment combined with partial least-squares regression models was compared to original spectrum combined with partial least-squares regression model. The characteristic wavelength was extracted by four methods, and partial least-squares regression (PLSR) and principal component regression (PCR) were established according to the characteristic wavelength. The results show that multiple scattering correction (MSC) is optimized as the pre-treatment method. The partial least-squares regression model based on the interval variable iterative space contraction method is the best, and the coefficient of determination and root mean square error of prediction set (RMSEP) are 0.66 and 18.94 U/g·min, respectively. The results show that it is feasible to detect the peroxidase activity in tomato leaves by micro-hyperspectral imaging combined with stoichiometry.

Keywords

• microscopic hyperspectral imaging technique
• tomato leaf
• salt stress
• peroxidase activity