Effects of plant growth regulators on the antioxidant system in seedlings of two maize cultivars subjected to water stress |
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Authors: | L Li J Staden AK Jäger |
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Institution: | (1) Natal University Research Unit for Plant Growth and Development, Department of Botany, University of Natal Pietermaritzburg, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, 3209, South Africa |
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Abstract: | The effects of brassinolide, uniconazole and methyl jasmonate on the antioxidant system were studied in seedlings of drought-resistant (PAN 6043) and drought-sensitive (SC 701) cultivars of Zea mays L. When seedlings treated with the three regulators were subjected to water stress (–1.0 MPa PEG 6000 solution), the activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase and ascorbate peroxidase, as well as the ascorbic acid and total carotenoid contents, increased in the resistant cultivar, whereas the levels remained unaltered in the sensitive cultivar. The increased tolerance to drought stress induced by the growth regulators in the resistant cultivar seems to be due to the maintenance of increased antioxidant enzyme activity and antioxidant substance levels. |
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Keywords: | antioxidant system brassinolide drought stress methyl jasmonate uniconazole Zea mays |
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