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Acta Horticulturae Sinica ›› 2026, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (3): 697-708.doi: 10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2025-0102

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Effects of Spermidine on PSⅡ Function and Expression of Key Genes of Chlorophyll Metabolism in Common Bean Seedlings Under Low Temperature Stress

CAO Jinping, YANG Wenhuan, LIU Xiujuan, WANG Yuping*()   

  1. College of Horticulture,Gansu Agricultural University,Lanzhou 730070,China
  • Received:2025-07-29 Revised:2025-12-22 Online:2026-03-25 Published:2026-03-20
  • Contact: WANG Yuping

Abstract:

In this study,the effects of 1.0 mmol · L-1 exogenous spermidine(Spd)and methylglyoxal diamidine hydrazone(MGBG)on the growth,chlorophyll content,photosystemⅡ(PSⅡ)function,chlorophyll degradation and synthase activity and related gene expression of common bean seedlings under low temperature stress were investigated at 12 ℃/8 ℃. The results indicated that compared with the control,low-temperature stress inhibited the growth of seedlings;chlorophyll content maximum photochemical efficiency of PSⅡ(Fv/Fm),photochemical quenching coefficient(qP),electron transport rate(ETR)and actual photochemical efficiency(ΦPSII)were all significantly reduced(P < 0.05);while non-photochemical quenching coefficient(qN)significantly increased(P < 0.05). Under low-temperature stress,the chlorophyll fluorescence induction(OJIP)curve showed significant alterations:the fluorescence intensities at the J- and P-steps were reduced,while the heat dissipation per unit cross-section(DIo/CSm)and energy dissipation per reaction center(DIo/RC)were markedly elevated. Under low temperatures(T2),the application of Spd reversed the aforementioned trends,with significant increases in light energy absorption(ABS/CSm),conversion(TRo/CSm),and electron transport(ETo/CSm). Spd-induced downregulation of key chlorophyll degradation genes PvCLH1(chlorophyllase 1)/PvCLH2 (chlorophyllase 2)and PvRCCR1(red chlorophyll metabolite reductase 1)resulted in decreased chlorophyllase(CLH)activity;Key chlorophyll synthesis genes PvPOR1(proto-deplastidic chlorophyll reductase 1)/PvPOR2(proto-deplastidic chlorophyll reductase 2)showed significantly increased relative expression(P < 0.05),with elevated chlorophyll acidase activity. The results indicate that exogenous Spd alleviates the suppression of photosynthesis in common bean seedlings under low-temperature stress by upregulating the expression of chlorophyll synthesis-related genes,increasing chlorophyll content,and enhancing the absorption and utilization of light energy by PSⅡ.

Key words: common bean, low temperature stress, chlorophyll metabolism, spermidine, PSⅡ, chlorophyll fluorescence kinetics curve(OJIP)