Photosynthetica 2018, 56(2):623-632 | DOI: 10.1007/s11099-017-0693-4

Ameliorating effects of three kinds of antioxidants to ozone-polluted painted nettle (Coleus blumei Benth.)

L. Zhang1,*, L. L. Jia1, J. X. Sui1, M. X. Wen1, Y. J. Chen1
1 College of Horticulture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China

Ground concentration of ozone (O3) causes serious threat to plants. In order to protect sensitive plants from O3 pollution, many kinds of antioxidants were assessed in previous studies. In this study, effects of O3 fumigation (a single spike of 120 ± 20 nmol mol-1 for four hours) on an ornamental species (Coleus blumei) was examined in open-top chambers. Before the O3 treatment, plants were sprayed respectively either with a solution of three different antioxidants [Na-ascorbate (NaAsA), kinetin (KIN), and spermidine (Spd)] or with distilled water to compare their protective effects to plants. Our results revealed that O3 fumigation impaired the plasma membrane, decreased chlorophyll (Chl) content, inhibited photosynthesis, induced photoinhibition and photodamage, and caused visible injury. Spraying with KIN, NaAsA or Spd ameliorated the decrease of the Chl content and photosynthetic capability, the impairment of membrane, and visible injury under O3 fumigation. The plants treated with KIN showed the best ability to mitigate the injury caused by O3.

Additional key words: chlorophyll a fluorescence; gas exchange; kinetin; Na-ascorbate; spermidine

Received: September 19, 2016; Accepted: November 18, 2016; Published: June 1, 2018  Show citation

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Zhang, L., Jia, L.L., Sui, J.X., Wen, M.X., & Chen, Y.J. (2018). Ameliorating effects of three kinds of antioxidants to ozone-polluted painted nettle (Coleus blumei Benth.). Photosynthetica, 56(2), 623-632. doi: 10.1007/s11099-017-0693-4
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