Coronatine [COR] is a novel type of plant growth regulator with similarities in structure and property to jasmonate. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between increased root vitality induced by 10 nM COR and reactive oxygen species scavenging under potassium (K)-replete (2.5 mM) and K-deficient (0.05 mM) conditions in hydroponic cultured cotton seedlings. K-replete and...

welsh onion (allium fistulosum l.) is one of the important vegetable crops in china. however, the seeds of this crop are short-lived and their vitality tends to be easily lost in the course of storage. the present study was conducted to elucidate the effects of welsh onion seed priming with potassium nitrate (kno3) on seed vigor and on other such related mechanisms during twelve months of stora...

A hydroponic experiment was carried out to study the ameliorative effects of exogenous glycinebetaine (GB) upon cadmium (Cd) toxicity in cucumber seedlings. The results indicated that 50 μmol/L Cd stress decreased soil plant analysis development (SPAD) value, height, root length, seedling biomass, activities ascorbate peroxidase (APX) and ATPase leaves, stems roots; however, increased (POD) sup...

The activities of antioxidant enzymes and levels of antioxidants involved in oxygen detoxification were studied in seedlings of three indica rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars, namely Panikekoa and T 1471 that show good capacity for anaerobic seedling establishment (tolerant reaction) and IR 42 which has a poor anaerobic seedling establishment capacity (susceptible reaction). The activities of th...

Although brassinosteroids (BRs) play crucial roles in plant development and stress tolerance, the mechanisms by which they have these effects are poorly understood. Here, we investigated the possible mechanism of exogenously applied BRs on reactive oxygen species (ROS), antioxidant defence and methylglyoxal (MG) detoxification systems in Ficus concinna seedlings grown under high-temperature (HT...

Euglena gracilis lacks a catalase and contains a single APX (ascorbate peroxidase) and enzymes related to the redox cycle of ascorbate in the cytosol. In the present study, a full-length cDNA clone encoding the Euglena APX was isolated and found to contain an open reading frame encoding a protein of 649 amino acids with a calculated molecular mass of 70.5 kDa. Interestingly, the enzyme consiste...

In present study, we evaluated the effects of Jasmonic acid (JA) on physio-biochemical attributes, antioxidant enzyme activity, and gene expression in soybean (Glycine max L.) plants subjected to nickel (Ni) stress. Ni stress decreases the shoot and root length and chlorophyll content by 37.23, 38.31, and 39.21%, respectively, over the control. However, application of JA was found to improve th...

In Cameroon, tomato yields remain low due to attacks by pathogens and insects. Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici (FOL) is a fungus responsible for wilt, disease important economic losses. To contribute the control of this pathogen, stimulatory effect defence system extracts plants in tomato/FOL interaction was evaluated. Tomato were treated with aqueous (AE) Callistemon ...