Leaf drought adaptive response in winter oilseed rape is altered at the onset of senescence: a study combining NMR relaxometry, multi‐omics and microscopy - INRAE - Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement
Journal Articles Physiologia Plantarum Year : 2024

Leaf drought adaptive response in winter oilseed rape is altered at the onset of senescence: a study combining NMR relaxometry, multi‐omics and microscopy

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Abstract Climate change is bringing more frequent and intense droughts, reducing overall water availability and adversely affecting crops. There is a need to improve our understanding of the tissular and cellular adaptation mechanisms that are critical for plant water conservation strategies. Here, we have used NMR relaxometry in combination with microscopy and multi‐omic analysis to study the effects of progressive soil drought on winter oilseed rape (WOSR, Brassica napus L., cv. Aviso) leaves. This study reveals the structural and metabolic adjustments these leaves operate to maintain cell homeostasis. Our results are original in showing that the adaptive responses are altered in leaves at the onset of senescence, associated with changes in metabolic plasticity and mesophyll structures. Thus, long‐term responses in young leaves involving osmotic adjustment were combined with the maintenance of tissue hydration and cell growth, contributing to high survival and recovery capacity. For the first time, short‐term responses observed in early senescent‐old leaves were associated with early drought‐induced dehydration of the spongy layer. However, this dehydration was not followed by osmotic adjustment and did not allow maintenance of leaf tissue turgor. These findings open further studies on the genetic variability of drought responses related to identified short‐ and long‐term structural and metabolic plasticity traits in Brassica species.
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hal-04675214 , version 1 (22-08-2024)

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Pierre‐nicolas Boulc'H, Vanessa Clouet, Marie‐françoise Niogret, Jean‐christophe Avice, Maja Musse, et al.. Leaf drought adaptive response in winter oilseed rape is altered at the onset of senescence: a study combining NMR relaxometry, multi‐omics and microscopy. Physiologia Plantarum, 2024, 176 (4), ⟨10.1111/ppl.14454⟩. ⟨hal-04675214⟩
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