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Acta Horticulturae Sinica ›› 2026, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (1): 41-55.doi: 10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2025-0703

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PpC3H37 Involvement in ALA-Enhanced Cold Tolerance of Peach Ovary During Bloom Stage

CHEN Zheng, WANG Xiaojun, YAN Juan, CAI Zhixiang, ZHANG Binbin, XU Jianlan, MA Ruijuan, YU Mingliang, SHEN Zhijun*()   

  1. Institute of PomologyJiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Horticultural Crop Genetic Improvement, Nanjing 210014, China
  • Received:2025-10-14 Revised:2025-11-27 Online:2026-01-25 Published:2026-01-26
  • Contact: SHEN Zhijun

Abstract:

Previous studies have found that ALA(5-aminolevulinic acid)can up-regulate PpC3H37 to promote the expression of PpWRKY and enhance the cold resistance of peach blossoms. Building on previous research,the result demonstrated that 50 mg · L-1 ALA pretreatment enhanced cold tolerance by increasing antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase(SOD),peroxidase catalase(POD),catalase(CAT)activities,proline content,and soluble sugar/protein levels while reducing malondialdehyde(MDA)and reactive oxygen species(ROS)accumulation in peach flowers. Yeast one-hybrid screening using the PpC3H37 promoter as bait identified the ALA-responsive transcription factor PpC2H2. GUS staining and dual-luciferase assays revealed that ALA upregulates PpC2H2 expression and activates the PpC3H37 promoter. Transient overexpression of PpC2H2 significantly improved cold tolerance in floral organs.

Key words: peach, floral organ, ALA, low-temperature stress, cold resistance, PpC3H37, PpC2H2