Photosynthetica 2021, 59(2):337-348 | DOI: 10.32615/ps.2021.029

Ethylene-dependent effects of fusaric acid on the photosynthetic activity of tomato plants

N. IQBAL, Z. CZÉKUS, A. ÖRDÖG, P. POÓR
Department of Plant Biology, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary

Fusaric acid (FA) is one of the potential toxins produced by pathogenic Fusarium species which exerts oxidative stress and cell death in plants. In this work, the effects of different concentrations of FA were investigated on the photosynthetic activity in leaves of wild type and Never ripe (Nr) tomato plants to reveal the potential role of ethylene under mycotoxin exposure. FA induced a significant ethylene emission from leaves in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. FA (1 mM) decreased the maximal and effective quantum yields of PSII and PSI in both tomato genotypes but photoprotective processes, such as the nonphotochemical quenching and the cyclic electron flow, were activated more effectively in Nr plants. However, the lipid peroxidation was higher in leaves of Nr. Our result confirmed that Nr plants were more sensitive to FA phytotoxicity suggesting the key role of ethylene in the activation of defense responses.

Additional key words: assimilation; electrolyte leakage; lipid peroxidation; mycotoxin; photosystem; stomatal conductance.

Received: January 20, 2021; Revised: April 19, 2021; Accepted: April 23, 2021; Prepublished online: June 11, 2021; Published: June 29, 2021  Show citation

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IQBAL, N., CZÉKUS, Z., ÖRDÖG, A., & POÓR, P. (2021). Ethylene-dependent effects of fusaric acid on the photosynthetic activity of tomato plants. Photosynthetica, 59(2), 337-348. doi: 10.32615/ps.2021.029
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