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Plant Biol (Stuttg) ; 19(5): 728-735, 2017 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28603945

ABSTRACT

Boron (B) is essential for plant growth, however its excess in soil and/or in irrigation water can severely compromise plant growth and yield. The goal of this work was to determine whether grafting onto 'Arnold', a commercial interspecific hybrid (Solanum lycopersicum × S. habrochaites) rootstock, which in a previous study was found to be tolerant to salt stress, could improve tomato (S. lycopersicum L. 'Ikram') tolerance to excess B, and whether this effect is associated with an exclusion mechanism. Non-grafted, self-grafted and grafted plants were hydroponically grown in a greenhouse with B concentration in the nutrient solution of 0.27 (control), 5, 10 and 15 mg·l-1 . A transcription analysis was carried out on SlNIP5 and SlBOR1 genes, which encode putative B transporters. Grafting 'Ikram' onto 'Arnold' rootstock reduced B concentration in leaf tissue of plants exposed to B concentrations of 10-15 mg·l-1 . At high B levels, SlNIP5 was down-regulated in all grafting combinations, while SlBOR1 was down-regulated only in the roots of plants grafted onto 'Arnold'. We conclude that grafting the susceptible tomato cultivar 'Ikram' onto the commercial rootstock 'Arnold' improved tolerance to excess B by reducing expression of genes encoding for B transporters at the root level, thus partially reducing the root uptake of B and its accumulation in the shoot.


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Boron/metabolism , Solanum lycopersicum/metabolism , Gene Expression Regulation, Plant , Solanum lycopersicum/genetics , Plant Leaves/genetics , Plant Leaves/metabolism , Plant Proteins/genetics , Plant Proteins/metabolism , Plant Roots/genetics , Plant Roots/metabolism , Plant Shoots/genetics , Plant Shoots/metabolism
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Plant Physiol Biochem ; 48(9): 741-5, 2010 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20708515

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Lipase (triacylglycerol acylhydrolase; EC 3.1.1.3) is the first enzyme of the degradation path of stored triacylglycerols (TAGs). In olive fruits, lipase may determine the increase of free fatty acids (FFAs) which level is an important index of virgin olive oil quality. However, despite the importance of virgin olive oil for nutrition and human health, few studies have been realized on lipase activity in Olea europaea fruits. In order to characterize olive lipase, fruits of the cv. Ogliarola, widely diffused in Salento area (Puglia, Italy), were harvested at four stages of ripening according to their skin colour (green, spotted I, spotted II, purple). Lipase activity was detected in the fatty layer obtained after centrifugation of the olive mesocarp homogenate. The enzyme exhibited a maximum activity at pH 5.0. The addition of calcium in the lipase assay medium leads to an increment of activity, whereas in the presence of copper the activity was reduced by 75%. Furthermore, mesocarp lipase activity increases during olive development but declined at maturity (purple stage). The data represent the first contribution to the biochemical characterization of an olive fruit lipase associated to oil bodies.


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Fruit/enzymology , Lipase/metabolism , Olea/enzymology , Plant Proteins/metabolism , Biocatalysis/drug effects , Calcium Chloride/pharmacology , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Enzyme Assays , Fatty Acids/metabolism , Fruit/growth & development , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Lipase/isolation & purification , Olea/growth & development , Oleic Acid/metabolism , Plant Proteins/isolation & purification , Temperature , Time Factors , Triglycerides/metabolism
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