Ethephon-Mediated Bloom Delay in Peach Is Associated With Alterations in Reactive Oxygen Species, Antioxidants, and Carbohydrate Metabolism During Dormancy

dc.contributor.authorIslam, Md Tabibulen
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Jianyangen
dc.contributor.authorSherif, Sherif M.en
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-04T17:52:41Zen
dc.date.available2022-01-04T17:52:41Zen
dc.date.issued2021-10-14en
dc.date.updated2022-01-04T17:52:38Zen
dc.description.abstractEthephon (ET) is an ethylene-based plant growth regulator (PGR) that has demonstrated greater efficacy in delaying bloom in deciduous fruit species. However, the underlying mechanisms by which ET modulates dormancy and flowering time remain obscure. This study aimed to delineate the ET-mediated modulations of reactive oxygen species (ROS), antioxidants, and carbohydrate metabolism in relation to chilling and heat requirements of “Redhaven” peach trees during dormancy. Peach trees were treated with ethephon (500ppm) in the fall (at 50% leaf fall), and floral buds were collected at regular intervals of chilling hours (CH) and growing degree hours (GDH). In the control trees, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) levels peaked at the endodormancy release and declined thereafter; a pattern that has been ascertained in other deciduous fruit trees. However, H2O2 levels were higher and sustained for a more extended period than control in the ET-treated trees. ET also increased the activity of ROS generating (e.g., NADPH-oxidase; superoxide dismutase) and scavenging (e.g., catalase, CAT; glutathione peroxidase) enzymes during endodormancy. However, CAT activity dropped significantly just before the bud burst in the ET-treated trees. In addition, ET affected the accumulation profiles of starch and soluble sugars (hexose and sucrose); significantly reducing the sucrose and glucose levels and increasing starch levels during endodormancy. However, our study concluded that variations in ROS levels and antioxidation pathways, rather than carbohydrate metabolism, could explain the differences in bloom time between ET-treated and -untreated trees. The present study also revealed several important bud dormancy controlling factors that are subject to modulation by ethephon. These factors can serve as potential targets for developing PGRs to manipulate bloom dates in stone fruits to avoid the ever-increasing threat of spring frosts.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.extent15 page(s)en
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dc.identifierARTN 765357 (Article number)en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.765357en
dc.identifier.eissn1664-462Xen
dc.identifier.issn1664-462Xen
dc.identifier.pmid34721492en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/107350en
dc.identifier.volume12en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherFrontiersen
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dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectLife Sciences & Biomedicineen
dc.subjectPlant Sciencesen
dc.subjectgeneticsen
dc.subjectgenomic predictionen
dc.subjecthigh-throughput phenotypingen
dc.subjectphenomicsen
dc.subjectGENETIC ARCHITECTUREen
dc.subjectHEIGHT DATAen
dc.subjectFEED-INTAKEen
dc.subjectSELECTIONen
dc.subjectYIELDen
dc.subjectPHENOMICSen
dc.subjectACCURACYen
dc.subjectCURVESen
dc.titleEthephon-Mediated Bloom Delay in Peach Is Associated With Alterations in Reactive Oxygen Species, Antioxidants, and Carbohydrate Metabolism During Dormancyen
dc.title.serialFrontiers in Plant Scienceen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.otherArticleen
dc.type.otherJournalen
dcterms.dateAccepted2021-09-22en
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Techen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Agriculture & Life Sciencesen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Agriculture & Life Sciences/Alson H. Smith, Jr. ARECen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/All T&R Facultyen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Agriculture & Life Sciences/CALS T&R Facultyen

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