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- Title
Short-Term Evaluation of Woodland Strawberry in Response to Melatonin Treatment under Low Light Environment.
- Authors
Shi, Yunlong; Fan, Xiaobin; Sun, Yahan; Yu, Zhiru; Huang, Yan; Li, Danlei; Song, Zhizhong; Zhang, Kai; Zhang, Hongxia
- Abstract
The cultivation of strawberries in controlled environments presents challenges related to environmental stressors, especially insufficient light. Melatonin, as a widely investigated plant growth regulator, was considered as a potential candidate to mitigate damage, and enhance photosynthesis stability. However, whether melatonin can improve photosynthesis under light deficiency in woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca) remains elusive. In this study, we evaluated gas exchange parameters, Chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, photochemical efficiency, and the related genes' expression levels to decipher the multifaceted impact of melatonin on photosynthesis. We found concentration-dependent effects of melatonin on photosynthetic parameters, with potential benefits at lower concentration and inhibitory effects at higher concentration. Notably, melatonin increased non-photochemical quenching (NPQ), a mechanism for dissipating excess light energy, while leaving photochemical quenching (qP) relatively stable. Further analysis showed that melatonin up-regulated key xanthophyll cycle-related genes (DHAR, VDE, and PsbS), indicating its involvement in energy dissipation processes. In conclusion, our study uncovered the dual and complex role of melatonin in the short-term response of photosynthesis in woodland strawberries under low-light conditions.
- Subjects
STRAWBERRIES; MELATONIN; PLANT regulators; FORESTS &; forestry; GAS exchange in plants; CHLOROPHYLL spectra; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ENERGY dissipation
- Publication
Horticulturae, 2024, Vol 10, Issue 2, p118
- ISSN
2311-7524
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/horticulturae10020118