Cyclic Electron Flow Plays an Important Role in Protection of Spinach Leaves Under High Temperature Stress 循环电子流在高温胁迫下对菠菜叶片的保护作用.pdf

ISSN 1021-4437, Russian Journal of Plant Physiology, 2016, Vol. 63, No. 2, pp. 210–215. © Pleiades Publishing, Ltd., 2016. RESEARCH PAPERS Cyclic Electron Flow Plays an Important Role in Protection of Spinach Leaves Under High Temperature Stress1 a b, c, d a D. Agrawal , S. I. Allakhverdiev , and A. Jajoo aSchool of Life science, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, India b Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Timiryazevskaya 49, Moscow, 127550 Russia cInstitute of Basic Biological Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow oblast, 142290 Russia dDepartment of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119234 Russia e-mail: anjanajajoo@ Received July 11, 2015 Abstract—Heat stress is one of the major abiotic stresses and affects plant productivity in a negative manner. Photosynthetic processes are largely influenced by heat stress. In spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) leaves at 40°C the decrease in PSII activity was mainly due to the decreased efficiency to capture excitation energy, increased yield of regulatory energy dissipation mechanism Y(NPQ), and decreased quantum yield Y(II). According to the results below 45°C PSI is stable and protected while at a higher temperature stability of PSI was reduced and protection was not sufficient. Therefore, we conclude that cyclic electron flow plays an important role in protecting PSI from heat stress. Keywords: Spinacia oleracea, chlorophyll fluo