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Physiological Response of Lagerstroemia indica (L.) Pers. Seedlings to Drought and Rewatering

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We investigated the physiological response and compensation mechanism of Lagerstroemia indica seedlings under drought stress and rewatering to provide a reference for the study of drought tolerance mechanisms. In this study, we compared and analyzed the changes in 10 physiological indices of L. indica seedlings after the drought stress (for 30 days) and rewatering (for 7, 14, and 21 days) treatment and conducted a principal component analysis. With the intensification of drought stress, the relative water content of L. indica seedlings decreased, whereas the carotenoid, proline, and soluble protein contents and relative electrical conductivity increased. The chlorophyll and soluble sugar contents and superoxide dismutase and peroxidase activities initially increased but subsequently decreased. The malondialdehyde content varied, with an initial increase, subsequent decrease, and final increase. After rewatering, all physiological indicators, except for malondialdehyde, quickly recovered to the levels of the control seedlings; among them, proline, soluble protein contents, and superoxide dismutase and peroxidase activities produced an overcompensation or compensation effect. However, the most sensitive physiological indices of L. indica seedlings to drought stress and rewatering were soluble sugar, chlorophyll, malondialdehyde, and proline. In the complex process of responding to drought stress and rewatering, L. indica seedlings could effectively regulate the soluble sugar, chlorophyll, and proline contents in vivo to actively respond to drought. When the degree of drought stress did not exceed the tolerance threshold of L. indica seedlings, it could even produce a compensation or overcompensation effect after rewatering, showing their resilience and adaptability.

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Abbreviations

Car:

Carotenoid

Chl:

Chlorophyll

CK:

Control

DW:

Dry weight

FW:

Fresh weight

LD:

Light draught

MDA:

Malondialdehyde

MD:

Moderate draught

PCA:

Principal component analysis

POD:

Peroxidase

Pro:

Proline

REC:

Relative conductivity

RWC:

Relative water content

SD:

Severe draught

SOD:

Superoxide dismutase

SP:

Soluble protein

SS:

Soluble sugar

TBA:

Thiobarbituric acid

TCA:

Trichloroacetic acid

TW:

Turgid weight

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This study was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan (grant No. 2017JJ2236). Additional funding was provided by Shaoyang University.

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    Yeshe Wang, Fei Ni, Danhong Yin, Lijun Chen, Yinghui Li, Lixia He & Yali Zhang

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Conceptualization: Fei Ni; Data Curation: Yeshe Wang, Danhong Yin and Lijun Chen; Formal Analysis: Yinghui Li and Lixia He; Resources: Yali Zhang; Writing—Original Draft Preparation: Yeshe Wang; Writing—Review and Editing: Yeshe Wang and Fei Ni; Funding Acquisition: Fei Ni. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Wang, Y., Ni, F., Yin, D. et al. Physiological Response of Lagerstroemia indica (L.) Pers. Seedlings to Drought and Rewatering. Tropical Plant Biol. 14, 360–370 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12042-021-09294-3

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