Plant Soil Environ., 2017, 63(8):375-380 | DOI: 10.17221/214/2017-PSE

The effect of freezing temperature on physiological traits in sunflowerOriginal Paper

Helena HNILIČKOVÁ*,1, Václav HEJNÁK1, Lenka NĚMCOVÁ1, Jaroslava MARTINKOVÁ1, Milan SKALICKÝ1, František HNILIČKA1, Philippe GRIEU2
1 Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
2 University of Toulouse, National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse, Agronomic National School of Toulouse, Tolosan, France

This study was conducted to identify the physiological mechanisms associated with the resistance and tolerance of young sunflower plants to freezing temperatures. The effect of overnight temperature -3°C on the maximal quantum efficiency of PSII (Fv/Fm), the relative electrolyte leakage (REL) and the osmotic potential (Ψπ) was determined in five genotypes of sunflower: C33, C98, C124 and C148 were chosen from the population of recombinant inbred lines (RILs) based on contrasted responses to low temperature, and a wild genotype 2603 that was chosen for its ability to maintain activities in cold conditions. The night temperature -3°C over the course of 10 h caused an immediate significant decrease of Fv/Fm in C33, C98, C124 and C148. In the case of genotype C98, the effect of this freezing temperature was manifested by a significant increase of REL. Significant changes of Ψπ, as a reaction to the effect of freezing temperatures, were not found in any of the monitored genotypes. The measurements of the physiological traits after 5 days of regeneration indicated the renewal of integrity of cellular structures and an increase of PSII reaction centre efficiency in all monitored genotypes. From the point of view of tolerance or sensitivity, the wild genotype 2603 showed itself as tolerant towards the tested freezing temperature, displaying insignificant differences with control plants in all monitored traits. Genotype C98 appears to be the most sensitive from the monitored set, with evident changes in two traits signalling frost damage.

Keywords: Helianthus annuus L.; cold acclimation; chlorophyll fluorescence; early sowing

Published: August 31, 2017  Show citation

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HNILIČKOVÁ H, HEJNÁK V, NĚMCOVÁ L, MARTINKOVÁ J, SKALICKÝ M, HNILIČKA F, GRIEU P. The effect of freezing temperature on physiological traits in sunflower. Plant Soil Environ. 2017;63(8):375-380. doi: 10.17221/214/2017-PSE.
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