Photosynthetica 2022, 60(2):259-270 | DOI: 10.32615/ps.2022.015

The role of photosynthetic activity in the regulation of flg22-induced local and systemic defence reaction in tomato

Z. CZÉKUS1, 2, P. KOPRIVANACZ1, A. KUKRI1, 2, N. IQBAL1, A. ÖRDÖG1, P. POÓR1
1 Department of Plant Biology, University of Szeged, H-6726 Szeged, Közép fasor 52, Hungary
2 Doctoral School of Biology, University of Szeged, H-6726 Szeged, Közép fasor 52, Hungary

Flagellin (flg22) induces rapid and long-lasting defence responses. It may also affect the photosynthetic activity depending on several internal and external factors, such as the phytohormone ethylene or the day/night time. Based on the results, flg22 treatment, neither in the light phase nor in the evening, caused any significant change in chlorophyll fluorescence induction parameters in the leaves of wild-type and ethylene-receptor mutant Never ripe tomato plants measured the next morning. However, flg22 in the light phase decreased the effective quantum yield and the photochemical quenching both locally and systemically in guard cells. In parallel, the production of reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide increased, which contributed to the stomatal closure and a decrease in CO2 assimilation the next day. A decrease in sugar content and elevated hexokinase activity measured after flg22 exposure can also contribute to local defence responses in intact tomato plants.

Additional key words: assimilation; flagellin; mycotoxin; photosystem II; stomatal conductance.

Received: September 14, 2021; Revised: February 15, 2022; Accepted: March 3, 2022; Prepublished online: March 30, 2022; Published: May 2, 2022  Show citation

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CZÉKUS, Z., KOPRIVANACZ, P., KUKRI, A., IQBAL, N., ÖRDÖG, A., & POÓR, P. (2022). The role of photosynthetic activity in the regulation of flg22-induced local and systemic defence reaction in tomato. Photosynthetica, 60(2), 259-270. doi: 10.32615/ps.2022.015
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