Open AccessSalvia miltiorrhiza Derived Carbon Dots and Their Heat Stress Tolerance of Italian Lettuce by Promoting Growth and Enhancing Antioxidant Enzyme Activity
Author(s) -
Hui Wang,
Yunyan Kang,
Hui Li,
Sirui Huang,
Wei Li,
Mingtao Zheng,
Riming Huang,
Bingfu Lei,
Xian Yang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acs omega
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2470-1343
DOI - 10.1021/acsomega.1c05074
Subject(s) - salvia miltiorrhiza , malondialdehyde , catalase , superoxide dismutase , lipid peroxidation , chemistry , proline , peroxidase , sugar , food science , antioxidant , horticulture , chlorophyll , photosynthesis , point of delivery , botany , biochemistry , enzyme , biology , medicine , alternative medicine , amino acid , pathology , traditional chinese medicine
With global warming, plants often suffer damage from high temperatures during the growth process, which inhibits their growth. In this work, carbon dots (CDs), synthesized by Salvia miltiorrhiza ( S. miltiorrhiza ) with a one-step hydrothermal method, were selected as heat-resistant enhancement agents for plants. Inspired by this background, this work studied Italian lettuce grown at 25, 35, and 45 °C and treated with CD and deionized water control (sprayed on leaves). The results showed that the biomass, chlorophyll content, net photosynthetic rate, activities of SOD (superoxide dismutase), POD (peroxidase), CAT (catalase), soluble sugar, and soluble protein contents of lettuce treated by CDs were increased while the contents of malondialdehyde (MDA) and proline (Pro) were decreased at 35 and 45 °C. The application of CDs at 35 and 45 °C could maintain the growth of plants by reducing oxidative damage and lipid peroxidation especially at the temperature of 35 °C, the growth status of lettuce treated by CDs was no different from that of lettuce grown naturally at the optimal temperature of 25 °C, or even better than the latter. This finding verified that the CDs could significantly improve the high-temperature tolerance of lettuce, thus alleviating the heat stress of plants.