Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi promote photosynthesis in Antirrhinum majus L. under low-temperature and weak-light conditions

Authors

  • Wei LI Qingdao Agricultural University, College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao, Shandong, 266109; Institute of Mycorrhizal Biotechnology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266109 (CN)
  • Yan-Lin ZHAI Qingdao Agricultural University, College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao, Shandong, 266109; Institute of Mycorrhizal Biotechnology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266109 (CN)
  • Hong-Shuang XING Qingdao Agricultural University, College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao, Shandong, 266109; Institute of Mycorrhizal Biotechnology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266109 (CN)
  • Li-Jun XING Qingdao Agricultural University, College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao, Shandong, 266109; Institute of Mycorrhizal Biotechnology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266109 (CN)
  • Shao-Xia GUO Qingdao Agricultural University, College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao, Shandong, 266109; Institute of Mycorrhizal Biotechnology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266109 (CN)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha51113012

Keywords:

arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Antirrhinum majus L, chlorophyll fluorescence, low temperature and/or weak light, photosynthesis

Abstract

Low-temperature and weak-light conditions have major effects on the growth and flower quality of horticultural plants. A greenhouse pot experiment was performed to investigate the effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) (Funneliformis mosseae and Glomus versiforme) on the growth, photosynthesis, and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters of snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus L.) under low-temperature and weak-light stress. The growth and biomass of snapdragon were higher following inoculation with F. mosseae and G. versiforme compared with control plants. The percentage of mycorrhizal colonization and root activity were high in A. majus plants with AMF. AMF inoculation enhanced the net photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, stomatal conductance, and water use efficiency of plants under low-temperature and weak-light conditions. Furthermore, the chlorophyll content, potential activity of photosystem II (PSII), effective photochemistry quantum efficiency of PSII, actual photochemical quantum efficiency of PSII, and photochemical quenching coefficient were higher in AMF-inoculated plants than in uninoculated plants. The application of AMF reduced the intercellular CO2 concentration and non-photochemical quenching coefficient. Thus, snapdragon plants treated with F. mosseae and G. versiforme are more resistant to low-temperature and weak-light stress than untreated plants.

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2023-02-14

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LI, W., ZHAI, Y.-L., XING, H.-S., XING, L.-J., & GUO, S.-X. (2023). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi promote photosynthesis in Antirrhinum majus L. under low-temperature and weak-light conditions. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 51(1), 13012. https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha51113012

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