Abstract:
Objective Effects of spraying methyl jasmonate (MeJA) on the antioxidant enzyme activity and interleaf microbial diversity of tobacco leaves were investigated.
Method Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, peroxidase (POD) activity, total phenolic content, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) accumulation as well as abundance and diversity of interleaf bacteria and fungi in tobacco leaves were measured 72 h after spraying the plant growth regulator at 0.5 mmol·L-1 (+MeJA) or without (CK) as control.
Result The MeJA spray significantly increased SOD and POD activities and H2O2 accumulation but reduced the microbial abundance and increased the fungal diversity in the tobacco leaves. The SOD activity and H2O2 accumulation significantly inversely correlated with Golovinomyces, whereas POD positively correlated with Ralstonia and Burkholderia-Caballeronia-Paraburkholderia.
Conclusion Tobacco leaves sprayed by MeJA not only activated the antioxidant enzyme activity but also altered the dominant fungi distribution in them, resulting in a correlation between oxidase activity and fungal genus share in tobacco leaves.