Abstract
Chilling injury is a significant postharvest physiological disorder in sweetpotatoes during storage. This study investigated the role of alternative oxidase (AOX) in low-temperature conditioning (LTC) induced chilling tolerance in sweetpotato storage roots. Roots were pre-treated with a LTC treatment (12°C for 5 days) or with salicylhydroxamic acid (SHAM, AOX inhibitor) combined with LTC, followed by storage at 4°C for 35 days. Results showed that LTC pre-treatment significantly lowered root chilling injury symptoms, suppressed malondialdehyde levels and the accumulation of reactive oxygen species. However, SHAM reduced the impact triggered by LTC and resulted in lower antioxidant enzyme activities and free proline content, reduced glutathione and adenosine triphosphate contents compared with LTC alone. The results from gene expression analysis showed that LTC-induced higher transcript level of IbAOX1a and IbAOX1b during storage at 4°C. However, SHAM suppressed the effect of LTC. SHAM treatment not only reduced AOX activity but also resulted in a lower AOX transcript and protein abundance, which might contribute to the lower AOX activity observed in the SHAM treated roots. These results suggest that AOX participates in LTC-induced chilling tolerance of sweetpotato storage roots.
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