芸苔素内酯调控植物生长发育及抗逆性的研究进展
Advances in Brassinolide Regulation of Plant Growth and Development and Stress Resistance
摘要: 使用植物激素来调控植物生长发育是获得高品质和高产量农作物的有效手段。芸苔素内酯作为一种新型、环保的植物激素,在农林业上应用广泛,其通过促进细胞分裂、改善植物光合性能、缓解植物氧化应激、调节植物渗透势等生理过程来促进植物的生长发育和维持胁迫下植物的正常生长。目前,关于芸苔素内酯调控植物生长发育和提高植物抗逆性的研究内容丰富,芸苔素内酯的调控机制也更为明确。本文综述了芸苔素内酯对于植物生长发育和抗逆性的作用和调控机制,并对芸苔素内酯未来的研究方向做出展望,以期为芸苔素内酯的深入研究做参考。
Abstract: It is an effective measure to use plant hormones to regulate plant growth and the development; is an effective means to obtain high quality and high yield crops. Brassinolide, a new and environmentally friendly plant hormone, is widely used in agriculture and forestry. It promotes the growth and development of plants and maintains the normal growth of plants under stress by promoting cell division, improving photosynthetic performance, relieving oxidative stress and regulating osmotic potential of plants. At present, researches on brassinolide regulation of plant growth and development and improvement of plant stress resistance are abundant, and the regulatory mechanism of brassinolide is clearer. In this review, we summarized the role and regulatory mechanism of brassinolide in plant growth and development and stress resistance, and made a prospect of future research direction of brassinolide, in order to provide reference for further research on brassinolide.
文章引用:周扬锟, 廖锵涛, 丁先锋, 贾巧君, 丁自强. 芸苔素内酯调控植物生长发育及抗逆性的研究进展[J]. 农业科学, 2020, 10(6): 407-418. https://doi.org/10.12677/HJAS.2020.106061

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