Abstract
Chilling stress is one of the limiting factors for late sowing of winter rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) and early sowing of spring rapeseed. Seed priming can effectively alleviate chilling stress during germination, but the potential mechanism with regard to how rapeseed responds to chilling stress is unclear based on metabolomics. Therefore, in this study, seeds were soaked in hydrogen peroxide or water for 8 h. They were then germinated together with untreated seeds under low temperature (8 °C). After priming treatment, liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry was used to investigate the key metabolites and metabolic pathways involved in the germination of rapeseed under low temperature. A total of 6176 metabolites were detected. We summarized 19 different metabolites in response to priming treatment, identified four key differential metabolites (l-γ-glutamylcysteine, l-argininosuccinate, l-glutamate, and glutathione), and established a metabolic pathway centered on glutathione metabolism and amino acid metabolism (including arginine biosynthesis and alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism). The results showed that hydrogen peroxide-primed seeds preferentially increased glutathione metabolism after priming, enhanced antioxidant capacity and alleviated chilling stress during germination. An increase in the metabolites involved in cell energy supply and amino acid metabolism was found during germination, resulting in a shorter average germination time and better germination percentage. This experiment revealed the metabolic pathway of the germination of hydrogen peroxide-primed seeds under chilling stress, which provides a theoretical basis for future studies on the chilling resistance of rapeseed.
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Gu, Z., Wang, D., Gong, Q. et al. Metabolomic analysis of rapeseed priming with H2O2 in response to germination under chilling stress. Plant Growth Regul 99, 477–491 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10725-022-00918-6
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