Silicon-induced thermotolerance in Solanum lycopersicum L. via activation of antioxidant system, heat shock proteins, and endogenous phytohormones

• Published in: BMC plant biology Vol. 20; no. 1; p. 248
• Main Authors: Khan, Adil, Khan, Abdul Latif, Imran, Muhammad, Asaf, Sajjad, Kim, Yoon-Ha, Bilal, Saqib, Numan, Muhammad, Al-Harrasi, Ahmed, Al-Rawahi, Ahmed, Lee, In-Jung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 03.06.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Abscisic acid; Abscisic Acid - metabolism; Anions; Antioxidant; antioxidant activity; Antioxidants; Antioxidants (Nutrients); Antioxidants - metabolism; Antioxidants - physiology; ascorbate peroxidase; Ascorbic acid; Biosynthesis; catalase; Chlorophyll - metabolism; Climate change; Crop production; EDTA; Enzymes; Ethanol; Gene expression; Gibberellins; Global temperature changes; Glutathione; Heat; Heat shock protein; Heat shock proteins; Heat stress; Heat tolerance; Heat-Shock Proteins - metabolism; Heat-Shock Proteins - physiology; Hormones; Humidity; Malondialdehyde; Mass spectrometry; Moisture content; Molecular dynamics; Mosses; Nutrient availability; Oxidative stress; Photosynthesis; Photosynthetic pigments; Physiological aspects; Phytohormones; phytomass; Pigments; Plant biomass; Plant growth; Plant Growth Regulators - metabolism; Plant Growth Regulators - physiology; Plant hormones; Plant Proteins - metabolism; Plant Proteins - physiology; Productivity; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; Reductases; RNA; Salicylic acid; Scientific imaging; Seeds; Shoots; Signaling; Silicon; Silicon - pharmacology; Solanum lycopersicum; Solanum lycopersicum - drug effects; Solanum lycopersicum - metabolism; Solanum lycopersicum - physiology; Solanum lycopersicum L; stress tolerance; Superoxide; Superoxide anions; superoxide dismutase; Superoxides; Temperature tolerance; Thermotolerance - drug effects; Tomatoes; Transcription factors; Water content; Silicon; Heat stress; Antioxidant; Solanum lycopersicum L; Heat shock protein

Abiotic stresses (e.g., heat or limited water and nutrient availability) limit crop production worldwide. With the progression of climate change, the severity and variation of these stresses are expected to increase. Exogenous silicon (Si) has shown beneficial effects on plant growth; however, its r...