Root growth and lignification of glyphosate susceptible and resistant soybean at low temperatures

Autores

  • Patricia da Costa Zonetti Cesumar
  • Leticia Sayuri Suzuki D’Oliveira Embrapa Gado de Leite
  • Edicleia Aparecida Bonini Centro Universitário de Maringá
  • Maria de Lourdes Lucio Ferrarese Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Osvaldo Ferrarese-Filho Universidade Estadual de Maringá

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2013v34n2p509

Palavras-chave:

Transgenic soybean, Stress, Phenylpropanoids.

Resumo

Low temperature stress affects plant growth, including primary and secondary metabolism. Glyphosateresistant soybean contains a modified DNA, which encodes a different type of secondary metabolism enzyme related to lignin synthesis compared to conventional glyphosate-susceptible cultivars. Thus, this soybean cultivar might respond differently to low temperatures, compared to glyphosate-susceptible cultivars. This work aimed to investigate how decreasing temperatures influence the growth and lignin content of the glyphosate-resistant soybean compared to its susceptible parental cultivars. Three-day-old seedlings were cultivated in nutrient solution at 10, 15, 20, and 25°C (±2°C), using a 12-h photoperiod. After 96 h, taproot growth, fresh and dry biomass, and lignin levels were determined. The results indicate that lower temperatures decreased seedling and root growth in both types of cultivars; however, glyphosate-resistant soybean exhibited greater root length, biomass, and lignin content compared to the glyphosate-susceptible parental cultivar.

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Biografia do Autor

Patricia da Costa Zonetti, Cesumar

Docente da Universidade Federal do Paraná.

Leticia Sayuri Suzuki D’Oliveira, Embrapa Gado de Leite

Pesquisadora da Embrapa Gado de Leite, Juiz de Fora, MG.

Edicleia Aparecida Bonini, Centro Universitário de Maringá

Profª do Centro Universitário de Maringá, CESUMAR, Maringá, PR.

Maria de Lourdes Lucio Ferrarese, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Profª do Deptº de Bioquímica, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, UEM, Maringá, PR.

Osvaldo Ferrarese-Filho, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Prof. do Deptº de Bioquímica, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, UEM, Maringá, PR.

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2013-05-14

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Zonetti, P. da C., D’Oliveira, L. S. S., Bonini, E. A., Ferrarese, M. de L. L., & Ferrarese-Filho, O. (2013). Root growth and lignification of glyphosate susceptible and resistant soybean at low temperatures. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 34(2), 509–516. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2013v34n2p509

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