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Effects of Temperature Regulation on the Physiological Characteristics and Platycodin Synthesis of Platycodon grandiflorum
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Zhuang Wang
Zhuang Wang ,
Yan Yan
Yan Yan ,
Mei Han
Mei Han * and
Limin Yang
Limin Yang *
Cultivation Base of State Key Laboratory for Ecological Restoration and Ecosystem Management of Jilin Province and Ministry of Science and Technology, College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
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Horticulturae 2024, 10(8), 848; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10080848 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 4 July 2024
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Revised: 6 August 2024
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Accepted: 8 August 2024
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Published: 9 August 2024
Abstract
Platycodon grandiflorum, a dual-purpose herb for food and medicine, is widely distributed in Asia. Although P. grandiflorum has relatively low requirements for its growing environment, temperature remains an important ecological factor affecting its growth, development, and quality formation. In order to explore the effect of different temperatures on P. grandiflorum during their growth period, the diversity in growth physiology, platycodin contents, and gene expression of key enzymes were investigated under constant (8 °C, 18 °C, and 28 °C) and variable (8–18 °C, 8–28 °C, and 18–28 °C) temperature conditions at each of the three levels. The results suggested that both constant and variable temperatures at high levels significantly increased the aboveground fresh weight of P. grandiflorum. However, the low–variable temperature was beneficial for the accumulation of dry and fresh weight in the roots. Regardless of whether temperatures were constant or variable at low levels, this increased the content of soluble sugars, proline, and peroxidase in P. grandiflorum, while upregulating the expression levels of key enzyme genes involved in platycodin synthesis. Meanwhile, a low–constant temperature inhibited the photosynthetic rate of P. grandiflorum. Furthermore, medium–constant and large-scale variable temperatures were conducive to the accumulation of platycodins in the roots. This research provides a theoretical basis and data support for the influence of temperature variations on P. grandiflorum quality formation.
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Wang, Z.; Yan, Y.; Han, M.; Yang, L.
Effects of Temperature Regulation on the Physiological Characteristics and Platycodin Synthesis of Platycodon grandiflorum. Horticulturae 2024, 10, 848.
https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10080848
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Wang Z, Yan Y, Han M, Yang L.
Effects of Temperature Regulation on the Physiological Characteristics and Platycodin Synthesis of Platycodon grandiflorum. Horticulturae. 2024; 10(8):848.
https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10080848
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Wang, Zhuang, Yan Yan, Mei Han, and Limin Yang.
2024. "Effects of Temperature Regulation on the Physiological Characteristics and Platycodin Synthesis of Platycodon grandiflorum" Horticulturae 10, no. 8: 848.
https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10080848
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