biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Němec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 57:91-96, 2013 | DOI: 10.1007/s10535-012-0253-5

Ameliorative effect of melatonin on meristematic cells of chilled and re-warmed Vigna radiata roots

K. Szafrańska1,*, S. Glińska2, K. M. Janas1
1 Department of Ecophysiology and Plant Development, Faculty of Biology and Plant Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
2 Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, Faculty of Biology and Plant Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland

Changes in ultrastructure of meristematic cells as well as growth and lipid peroxidation in roots of 3-d-old seedlings obtained from control (C), hydroprimed (H) and hydroprimed with melatonin (H-MEL) seeds after 2 d of incubation at 25 or 5 °C and 2 d of re-warming after chilling were investigated. Under 25 °C hydropriming (H and H-MEL) inhibited root growth, but after chilling and re-warming a positive MEL effect on root elongation was observed. The results show decreased lipid peroxidation in H-MEL roots already after chilling, but the significant extent of MEL impact was seen after re-warming. Similarly at the ultrastructural level, the protective effect of MEL at chilling was also visible, especially in plastids, and this effect maintained also after re-warming.

Keywords: cell ultrastructure; hydropriming; lipid peroxidation; mung bean; transmission electron microscopy
Subjects: melatonin; meristematic cells; ultrastructure; temperature low; lipid peroxidation; mung bean; transmission electron microscopy

Received: July 13, 2011; Accepted: April 4, 2012; Published: March 1, 2013  Show citation

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Szafrańska, K., Glińska, S., & Janas, K.M. (2013). Ameliorative effect of melatonin on meristematic cells of chilled and re-warmed Vigna radiata roots. Biologia plantarum, 57(1), 91-96. doi: 10.1007/s10535-012-0253-5
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