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- Title
Irradiance-driven 20-hydroxyecdysone production and morphophysiological changes in Pfaffia glomerata plants grown in vitro.
- Authors
Silva, Tatiane Dulcineia; Batista, Diego Silva; Castro, Kamila Motta; Fortini, Evandro Alexandre; Felipe, Sérgio Heitor Sousa; Fernandes, Amanda Mendes; Sousa, Raysa Mayara Jesus; Chagas, Kristhiano; da Silva, José Victor Siqueira; Correia, Ludmila Nayara Freitas; Torres-Silva, Gabriela; Farias, Letícia Monteiro; Otoni, Wagner Campos
- Abstract
Pfaffia glomerata possesses potential pharmacological and medicinal properties, mainly owing to the secondary metabolite 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E). Increasing production of biomass and 20E is important for industrial purposes. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of irradiance on plant morphology and production of 20E in P. glomerata grown in vitro. Nodal segments of accessions 22 and 43 (Ac22 and Ac43) were inoculated in culture medium containing MS salts and vitamins. Cultures were maintained at 25 ± 2 °C under a 16-h photoperiod and subjected to irradiance treatments of 65, 130, and 200 μmol m−2 s−1 by fluorescent lamps. After 30 days, growth parameters, pigment content, stomatal density, in vitro photosynthesis, metabolites content, and morphoanatomy were assessed. Notably, Ac22 plants exhibited 10-fold higher 20E production when cultivated at 200 μmol m−2 s−1 than at 65 μmol m−2 s−1, evidencing the importance of light quantity for the accumulation of this metabolite. 20E production was twice as high in Ac22 as in Ac43 plants although both accessions responded positively to higher irradiance. Growth under 200 μmol m−2 s−1 stimulated photosynthesis and consequent biomass accumulation, but lowered carotenoids and anthocyanins. Furthermore, increasing irradiance enhanced the number of palisade and spongy parenchyma cells, enhancing the overall growth of P. glomerata.
- Subjects
PLANT capacity; PLANT morphology; FLUORESCENT lamps; BIOMASS production; BIOMASS; CAROTENOIDS; ANTHOCYANINS; PLANT pigments
- Publication
Protoplasma, 2021, Vol 258, Issue 1, p151
- ISSN
0033-183X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00709-020-01558-1