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Local melatonin application induces cold tolerance in distant organs of Citrullus lanatus L. via long distance transport.

ABSTRACT: Melatonin is a ubiquitous chemical substance that regulates plant growth and responses to stress. Several recent studies show that exogenous melatonin confers cold tolerance to plants; however, the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. Here, we report that melatonin application at optimal dose, either on the leaves or the roots, not only induced cold stress tolerance in the site of application, but also systemically induced cold tolerance in untreated distant parts. Foliar or rhizospheric treatment with melatonin increased the melatonin levels in untreated roots or leaves, respectively, under both normal and cold stress conditions, whereas rhizospheric melatonin treatment increased the melatonin exudation rates from the xylem. An increased accumulation of melatonin accompanied with an induction in antioxidant enzyme activity in distant untreated tissues alleviated cold-induced oxidative stress. In addition, RNA-seq analysis revealed that an abundance of cold defense-related genes involved in signal sensing and transduction, transcriptional regulation, protection and detoxification, and hormone signaling might mediate melatonin-induced cold tolerance. Taken together, our results suggest that melatonin can induce cold tolerance via long distance signaling, and such induction is associated with an enhanced antioxidant capacity and optimized defense gene expression. Such a mechanism can be greatly exploited to benefit the agricultural production.

SUBMITTER: Li H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5244382 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Local melatonin application induces cold tolerance in distant organs of Citrullus lanatus L. via long distance transport.

Li Hao H Chang Jingjing J Zheng Junxian J Dong Yuchuan Y Liu Qiyan Q Yang Xiaozhen X Wei Chunhua C Zhang Yong Y Ma Jianxiang J Zhang Xian X

Scientific reports 20170119

Melatonin is a ubiquitous chemical substance that regulates plant growth and responses to stress. Several recent studies show that exogenous melatonin confers cold tolerance to plants; however, the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. Here, we report that melatonin application at optimal dose, either on the leaves or the roots, not only induced cold stress tolerance in the site of application, but also systemically induced cold tolerance in untreated distant parts. Foliar or rhizospheri ...[more]

PMID: 28102304

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