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Low temperature is an environmental stress factor that is always been applied in research on improving crop growth, productivity, and quality of crops. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) play an important role in cold tolerance, so its genetic manipulation of the PUFA contents in crops has led to the modification of cold sensitivity. In this study, we over-expressed an ω-3 fatty acid desaturase from Glycine max ( GmFAD3A ) drove by a maize ubiquitin promoter in rice. Compared to the wild type (ZH11), ectopic expression of GmFAD3A increased the contents of lipids and total PUFAs. Seed germination rates in GmFAD3A transgenic rice were enhanced under low temperature (15 °C). Moreover, cold tolerance and survival ratio were significantly improved in GmFAD3A transgenic seedlings. Malondialdehyde (MDA) content in GmFAD3A transgenic rice was lower than that in WT under cold stress, while proline content obviously increased. Meanwhile, the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), hydroperoxidase (CAT), and peroxidase (POD) increased substantially in GmFAD3A transgenic rice after 4 h of cold treatment. Taken together, our results suggest that GmFAD3A can enhances cold tolerance and the seed germination rate at a low temperature in rice through the accumulation of proline content, the synergistic increase of the antioxidant enzymes activity, which finally ameliorated the oxidative damage.

GmFAD3A, A ω-3 Fatty Acid Desaturase Gene, Enhances Cold Tolerance and Seed Germination Rate under Low Temperature in Rice