Table 1 Summary of NO in the growth and development processes of horticultural crop species
From: Molecular functions of nitric oxide and its potential applications in horticultural crops
Development stage | Plant species | NO function | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dormancy and germination | Lactuca sativa | Promotes seed germination and de-etiolation and inhibits hypocotyl and internode elongation | Beligni and Lamattina, 2000 |
Lycopersicon esculentum | Stimulates seed germination | Piterková et al., 2012 | ||
Cucumis sativus | Accelerates seed germination and increases budding seed weight | Fan et al., 2013 | ||
Malus domestica | Breaks embryo dormancy by stimulating ethylene synthesis | Gniazdowska et al., 2007; Krasuska et al., 2012; 2014; 2017; Gniazdowska et al., 2010 | ||
Coriandrum sativum | Simulates germination and seedling growth | Ji et al., 2015; Panngom et al., 2018 | ||
Solanum lycopersicum | Stimulates seed germination | Piterkova et al., 2012 | ||
Amaranthus retroflexus | Markedly releases the seed dormancy | Liu et al., 2011 | ||
Brassica juncea | Advances seed germination under copper stress | Rather et al., 2020 | ||
| Adventitious root (AR) | Cucumis sativus | Stimulates adventitious root formation by cooperating with cGMP, MAPK, and PA signals | Pagnussat et al., 2002; 2003; 2004; Lanteri et al., 2006; 2008; Qi et al., 2017; Xuan et al., 2012; Zhu et al., 2016 |
Protect roots against oxidative stress induced by salt stress | Shi et al., 2007 | |||
Lateral root (LR) | Lycopersicon esculentum | Enhances LR development and modulates the expression of cell cycle regulatory genes during LR formation | Correa-Aragunde et al., 2004; 2006 | |
Affects cellulose content | Correa-Aragunde et al., 2008 | |||
Involvements in A. brasilense-induced LR formation | Creus et al., 2005 | |||
Enhances LR development under CO and CO2 | Guo et al., 2008; Wang et al., 2013 | |||
Root hair (RH) | Lactuca sativa | Functions as a positive regulator of RH development | Lombardo et al., 2006 | |
| Reproductive growth | Litchi chinensis | Promotes reproductive growth, promote abscission of rudimentary leaves, encourages panicle development, and promotes the expression of the flowering-related genes | Liu et al., 2015; Zhou et al., 2012 |
Cucumis sativus | Involvement in pollen germination and pollination | Sírová et al., 2011 | ||
Lilium longiflorum | Involvement in growth regulation and reorientation of pollen tubes | Prado et al., 2004 | ||
Paulownia tomentosa | Involvement in UV-inhibited pollen germination and tube growth | He et al., 2007 | ||
Pinus | Modulates cell wall construction in pollen tubes | Wang et al., 2009 | ||
Olea europaea | Involvement in both the papillae and exudates on the stigma surface | Zafra et al., 2010 | ||
| Fruit ripening | Actinidia chinensis | Decreases ethylene production and extends postharvest life | Zhu et al., 2010 |
Prunus salicina | Delays ripening and alleviates chilling injury during cold storage | Singh et al., 2009 | ||
Mangifera indica | Increases fruit firmness, reduces softening, and delays fruit color development and ripening | Zaharah and Singh, 2011; Hu et al., 2014; Ruan et al., 2015 | ||
Prunus persica | Maintains firmness and lowers ethylene production | Saba and Moradi, 2017; Han et al., 2018 | ||
Fragaria ananassa | Reduces ethylene production and extends postharvest life | Leshem and Pinchasov, 2000 | ||
Capsicum annuum | Delays fruit ripening | Chaki et al., 2015 | ||
