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Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculation to Enhance Chilling Stress Tolerance of Watermelon

Authors: Siamak Shirani Bidabadi, Mohammad Mehralian

Published in: Journal of Crop Health | Issue 2/2020

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In this study the positive effects of Glomus intraradices symbiosis on growth, physiological and biochemical attributes of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) cv. “Crimson Sweet” and “Charleston Gray” in response to chilling stress were investigated. When subjected to chilling stress, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)-inoculated watermelon seedlings exhibited significantly higher root and shoot dry mass than non-AMF-inoculated plants. AMF symbiosis also improved chilling stress in watermelon seedlings via alterations in chlorophyll content and photosynthesis efficiency. Notably, AMF inoculation resulted in reduced chilling-induced oxidative stress evident by significantly decreased accumulation of H₂O₂ and malondialdehyde (MDA). Chilling stress enhanced leaf electrolyte leakage of watermelon seedlings, while inoculation of AMF significantly ameliorated electrolyte leakage by 9.91 and 11.58% in “Crimson Sweet” and “Charleston Gray”, respectively, under 36 h of chilling stress. AMF symbiosis combined with 36 h chilling stress significantly induced peroxidase (POX) activity (1.26- and 1.17-fold in “Crimson Sweet” and “Charleston Gray”, respectively) compared with non-AMF-inoculated seedlings. These results indicate that AMF symbiosis could play an important role in improving chilling resistance of watermelon seedlings by restoring photosynthesis efficiency and relieving chilling-induced oxidative stress.

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Title: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculation to Enhance Chilling Stress Tolerance of Watermelon
Authors: Siamak Shirani Bidabadi
Mohammad Mehralian
Publication date: 05-02-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Journal of Crop Health / Issue 2/2020
Print ISSN: 2948-264X
Electronic ISSN: 2948-2658
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10343-020-00499-2

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