Salicylic acid differently impacts ethylene and polyamine synthesis in the glycophyte Solanum lycopersicum and the wild-related halophyte Solanum chilense exposed to mild salt stress

Gharbi, Emna;Martinez, Juan Pablo;Benahmed, Hela;Fauconnier, Marie-Laure;Quinet, Muriel;et.al.
(2016) Physiologia Plantarum : an international journal for plant biology — Vol. 158, p. 152-167 (2016)

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  • Gharbi, EmnaUCLouvain
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  • Martinez, Juan PabloLaboratorio de Fisologa Vegetal, Institut de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, La Cruz, Chili
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  • Benahmed, HelaLaboratoire d'écologie végétale, Univeristé de Tunis, Tunisie
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  • Fauconnier, Marie-LaureUnité de chimie générale et organique, ULG
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  • Lutts, StanleyUCLouvain
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  • Quinet, MurielUCLouvain
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Abstract
This study aimed to determine the effects of exogenous application of salicylic acid (SA) on the toxic effects of salt in relation to ethylene and polyamine synthesis, and to correlate these traits with the expression of genes involved in ethylene and polyamine metabolism in two tomato species differing in their sensitivity to salt stress, Solanum lycopersicum cv Ailsa Craig and its wild salt-resistant relative Solanum chilense. In S. chilense, treatment with 125 mM NaCl improved plant growth, increased production of ethylene, endogenous salicylic acid and spermine. The production was related to a modification of expression of genes involved in ethylene and polyamine metabolism. In contrast, salinity decreased plant growth in S. lycopersicum without affecting endogenous ethylene, salicylic or polyamine concentrations. Exogenous application of salicylic acid at 0.01mM enhanced shoot growth in both species and affected ethylene and polyamine production in S. chilense. Concomitant application of NaCl and salicylic acid improved osmotic adjustment, thus suggesting that salt and SA may act in synergy on osmolyte synthesis. However, the beneficial impact of exogenous application of salicylic acid was mitigated by salt stress since NaCl impaired endogenous SA accumulation in the shoot and salicylic acid did not improve plant growth in salt-treated plants. Our results thus revealed that both species respond differently to salinity and that salicylic acid, ethylene and polyamine metabolisms are involved in salt resistance in S. chilense.
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Gharbi, E., Martinez, J. P., Benahmed, H., Fauconnier, M.-L., Lutts, S., & Quinet, M. (2016). Salicylic acid differently impacts ethylene and polyamine synthesis in the glycophyte Solanum lycopersicum and the wild-related halophyte Solanum chilense exposed to mild salt stress. Physiologia Plantarum : an international journal for plant biology, 158, 152-167. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.12458 (Original work published 2016)