Photosynthetica 2016, 54(2):226-233 | DOI: 10.1007/s11099-015-0177-3

Different mechanisms of photosynthetic response to drought stress in tomato and violet orychophragmus

W. H. Sun1,*, Y. Y. Wu2, X. Y. Wen1, S. J. Xiong1, H. G. He1, Y. Wang1, G. Q. Lu1
1 College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
2 Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China

Carbonic anhydrase (CA) catalyzes reversible hydration of CO2 and it can compensate for the lack of H2O and CO2 in plants under stress conditions. Antioxidative enzymes play a key role in scavenging reactive oxygen species and in protecting plant cells against toxic effects. Tomato represents a stress-sensitive plant while violet orychophragmus belongs to adversity-resistant plants. In order to study the drought responses in tomato and violet orychophragmus plants, CA and antioxidative enzyme activities, photosynthetic capacity, and water potential were determined in plants under drought stress. We found that there were similar change trends in CA activity and drought tolerance in violet orychophragmus, and in antioxidative enzymes and drought tolerance in tomato plants. Basic mechanisms of drought resistance should be identified for understanding of breeding measures in plants under stress conditions.

Additional key words: chlorophyll fluorescence; gas exchange; Orychophragmus violaceus; Solanum lycopersicum

Received: September 6, 2014; Accepted: August 28, 2015; Published: June 1, 2016  Show citation

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Sun, W.H., Wu, Y.Y., Wen, X.Y., Xiong, S.J., He, H.G., Wang, Y., & Lu, G.Q. (2016). Different mechanisms of photosynthetic response to drought stress in tomato and violet orychophragmus. Photosynthetica, 54(2), 226-233. doi: 10.1007/s11099-015-0177-3
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