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Bascunan-Godoy, Luisa

Sanhueza, Carolina#Hernandez, Cristian E.#Cifuentes, Leonardo#Pinto, Katherine#Alvarez, Rodrigo#Gonzalez-Teuber, Marcia#Bravo, Leon A.

Nitrogen Supply Affects Photosynthesis and Photoprotective Attributes During Drought-Induced Senescence in Quinoa

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Drought during senescence has become more common in Mediterranean climates in recent years. Chenopodium quinoa Willd has been identified as tolerant to poor soil conditions and drought. Previous observations have found that sufficient nitrogen (N) supply mitigates yield losses under terminal drought conditions. However, there is no understanding of the mechanisms behind this effect. We hypothesized that N up-regulates both photosynthetic and photoprotective elements during drought-induced senescence, alleviating the negative impact of drought on yield. The role of N supply and terminal drought on photoprotection was tested using three Chilean quinoa genotypes from different climatic zones: Faro, UdeC9, and BO78. Plants were grown under high nitrogen (HN) or low nitrogen (LN) conditions and subjected to terminal drought at the onset of senescence. Photosynthetic and photochemical and non-photochemical processes were evaluated at both the onset of drought and after 15 days of drought conditions. N supplementation modified most of the physiological parameters related to photochemical dissipation of energy, photosynthesis, and yield in quinoa. In contrast, water restriction did not affect photosynthesis in quinoa, and its effect on yield was dependent on the genotype. A significant interaction N x G was observed in photosynthesis, relative water content, protein content, Fv/Fm, and chlorophylls. In general, Faro was able to maintain higher levels of these attributes under LN conditions than UdeC9 and BO78. In addition, the interacting effects of N x W regulated the level of most pigments in quinoa as well as the photoprotective induction of non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) during senescence. During terminal drought at LN conditions, Faro presented a larger NPQ induction under drought conditions than UdeC9 and BO78, which was supported by a larger zeaxanthin content and de-epoxidation state of the xanthophyll pool. Interestingly, BO78 did not induce NPQ in response to drought-induced senescence but instead enhanced the content of betacyanins. This response needs to be researched in future works. Finally, we observed that LN supply reduced the correlationship between the de-epoxidation state of the xanthophyll cycle and NPQ. This could be an indication that N supply not only compromised the capacity for photosynthetic performance in quinoa plants, but also affected the plasticity of thermal dissipation, restricting further changes during drought-induced senescence.

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This work was supported by Fondecyt Initiation No 11130480, PCI Conicyt Chile (REDI170289), and VRID-Iniciacion 218.111.065-1.OIN.

Este trabajo fue financiado por Fondecyt Iniciación No 11130480, PCI Conicyt Chile (REDI170289) y VRID-Iniciacion 218.111.065-1.OIN.

10.3389/fpls.2018.00994

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betacyanin# carotenoids# NPQ# thermal dissipation# lipid peroxidation# water scarcity# xanthophyll cycle# zeaxanthin

http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.00994

Plant Sciences

betacianina# carotenoides# NPQ# disipación térmica# peroxidación lipídica# escasez de agua# ciclo de xantofila# zeaxantina

Agronomía

Botánica

Fitomejoramiento y protección vegetal

WOS:000440151800001

Nitrogen Supply Affects Photosynthesis and Photoprotective Attributes During Drought-Induced Senescence in Quinoa

Artículo original

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA

FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Ciencias de las plantas

1664-462X

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ANID FONDECYT 11130480#ANID REDI170289

ANID FONDECYT INICIACION 11130480

PCI Conicyt Chile REDI170289

VRID Iniciacion 218.111.065-1.OIN

This work was supported by Fondecyt Initiation No 11130480, PCI Conicyt Chile (REDI170289), and VRID-Iniciacion 218.111.065-1.OIN.

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