Methyl jasmonate counteracts boron toxicity by preventing oxidative stress and regulating antioxidant enzyme activities and artemisinin biosynthesis in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Artemisia annua</Emphasis> L. |
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Authors: | Tariq Aftab M Masroor A Khan Mohd Idrees M Naeem Moinuddin Nadeem Hashmi |
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Institution: | (1) Plant Physiology Section, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202 002, Uttar Pradesh, India |
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Abstract: | Boron is an essential plant micronutrient, but it is phytotoxic if present in excessive amounts in soil for certain plants
such as Artemisia annua L. that contains artemisinin (an important antimalarial drug) in its areal parts. Artemisinin is a sesquiterpene lactone
with an endoperoxide bridge. It is quite expensive compound because the only commercial source available is A. annua and the compound present in the plant is in very low concentration. Since A. annua is a major source of the antimalarial drug and B stress is a deadly threat to its cultivation, the present research was conducted
to determine whether the exogenous application of methyl jasmonate (MeJA) could combat the ill effects of excessive B present
in the soil. According to the results obtained, the B toxicity induced oxidative stress and reduced the stem height as well
as fresh and dry masses of the plant remarkably. The excessive amounts of soil B also lowered the net photosynthetic rate,
stomatal conductance, internal CO2 concentration and total chlorophyll content in the leaves. In contrast, the foliar application of MeJA enhanced the growth
and photosynthetic efficiency both in the stressed and non-stressed plants. The excessive B levels also increased the activities
of antioxidant enzymes, such as catalase, peroxidase and superoxide dismutase. Endogenous H2O2 and O2− levels were also high in the stressed plants. However, the MeJA application to the stressed plants reduced the amount of
lipid peroxidation and stimulated the synthesis of antioxidant enzymes, enhancing the content and yield of artemisinin as
well. Thus, it was concluded that MeJA might be utilized in mitigating the B toxicity and improving the content and yield
of artemisinin in A. annua plant. |
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