Photosynthetica 2016, 54(4):620-629 | DOI: 10.1007/s11099-016-0200-3

Exogenous Ca2+ alleviates waterlogging-caused damages to pepper

B. Z. Yang1,2, Z. B. Liu1,2, S. D. Zhou2, L. J. Ou2, X. Z. Dai2, Y. Q. Ma2, Z. Q. Zhang2, W. C. Chen2, X. F. Li2, C. L. Liang2, S. Yang2, X. X. Zou1,2,*
1 Longping Branch of Central South University, Changsha, China
2 Vegetable Institution of Hunan Academy of Agricultural Science, Changsha, China

Ca2+ has been considered as a necessary ion for alleviation of stress-induced damages in plants. We investigated effects of exogenous Ca2+ on waterlogging-induced damage to pepper and its underlying mechanisms. Pepper seedlings under stress were treated by spraying of 10 mM CaCl2. Applying exogenous Ca2+ increased the biomass of pepper leaves and roots, improved photosynthetic characteristics, membrane permeability, root activity, osmotic substance contents, antioxidant enzyme and alcohol dehydrogenase activities, while it reduced lactate dehydrogenase activity. It maintained hydroxide radical contents and activities of malate dehydrogenase and succinate dehydrogenase relatively high. Our results suggested that applying exogenous Ca2+ could regulate osmotic substance contents, antioxidant system activity, root respiration, and metabolism, and subsequently alleviate waterlogging-induced damages to pepper plants.

Additional key words: calcium; Capsicum annuum; respiratory; waterlogging

Received: February 25, 2015; Accepted: December 18, 2015; Published: December 1, 2016  Show citation

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Yang, B.Z., Liu, Z.B., Zhou, S.D., Ou, L.J., Dai, X.Z., Ma, Y.Q., ... Zou, X.X. (2016). Exogenous Ca2+ alleviates waterlogging-caused damages to pepper. Photosynthetica, 54(4), 620-629. doi: 10.1007/s11099-016-0200-3
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