The Role of Exogenous Gibberellic Acid and Methyl Jasmonate against White-Backed Planthopper (Sogatella furcifera) Stress in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Measurement and Analysis of Agronomic Traits
2.2. Relative Gene Expression
2.3. Histochemical Analysis and Antioxidant Accumulation in Response to WBPH Stress and Applying Hormones
2.4. Measurement of Chlorophyll Content, RWC, and Electrolyte Leakage
2.5. Recovery of Infected Plants after Hormone Treatment
2.6. Quantification of Endogenous GA and MeJA Hormones
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Plant Selection and Growth Conditions
4.2. Experimental Design
4.3. Measurement and Analysis of Agronomic Traits
4.4. RNA Isolation and qRT-PCR
4.5. Histochemical Analysis
4.6. Estimation of Antioxidant Activities
4.7. Measurement of Chlorophyll Content
4.8. Relative Water Content and Electrolyte Leakage
4.9. Electrolyte Leakage
4.10. Recovery of Infected Plants
4.11. Quantification of Endogenous GA and MeJA Hormones
4.12. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions and Future Perspective
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
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Days | Control | 100 µM GA | 100 µM MeJA |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 135 | 84 | 45 |
2 | 135 | 48 | 19 |
3 | 140 | 20 | 27 |
4 | 125 | 21 | 30 |
5 | 125 | 22 | 30 |
6 | 105 | 25 | 24 |
7 | 95 | 26 | 23 |
No | Name | Stress | Treatment |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Control | No | Only water |
2 | Control + WBPH | WBPH | Only water |
3 | 50 µM GA + WBPH | WBPH | 50 µM GA |
4 | 100 µM GA + WBPH | WBPH | 100 µM GA |
5 | 50 µM MeJA + WBPH | WBPH | 50 µM MeJA |
6 | 100 µM MeJA + WBPH | WBPH | 100 µM MeJA |
S/No | Gene | Forward Primers | Reverse Primers | Accession No |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | OsActin | CTGCGGGTATCCATGAGACT | GGAGCAAGGCAGTGATCTTC | X16280.1 |
2 | OsRBBI3-3 | TCGTTCGTTCGATCATTCAG | TTTCCTCATGGTCCACACAA | AK243607 |
3 | OsPOX | CCAGAATTTCAGGGACAGGA | TGCTGTAGTAGGCGTTGTCG | AK073202 |
4 | OsGAI | CAGGTCATGTCCGAGGTGTA | CTCGCCTGTTTGTAGGCATT | AB030956 |
5 | OsGID2 | GGAGCGCAACCTTCTATCAG | AGACCTTGGACTCTGGAGCA | AK068248 |
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Asif, S.; Jang, Y.-H.; Kim, E.-G.; Jan, R.; Asaf, S.; Aaqil Khan, M.; Farooq, M.; Lubna; Kim, N.; Lee, I.-J.; et al. The Role of Exogenous Gibberellic Acid and Methyl Jasmonate against White-Backed Planthopper (Sogatella furcifera) Stress in Rice (Oryza sativa L.). Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 14737. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232314737
Asif S, Jang Y-H, Kim E-G, Jan R, Asaf S, Aaqil Khan M, Farooq M, Lubna, Kim N, Lee I-J, et al. The Role of Exogenous Gibberellic Acid and Methyl Jasmonate against White-Backed Planthopper (Sogatella furcifera) Stress in Rice (Oryza sativa L.). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(23):14737. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232314737
Chicago/Turabian StyleAsif, Saleem, Yoon-Hee Jang, Eun-Gyeong Kim, Rahmatullah Jan, Sajjad Asaf, Muhammad Aaqil Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Lubna, Nari Kim, In-Jung Lee, and et al. 2022. "The Role of Exogenous Gibberellic Acid and Methyl Jasmonate against White-Backed Planthopper (Sogatella furcifera) Stress in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 23: 14737. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232314737