introduction and aim: arsenic is a metalloid toxic for plants. arsenic is polluting the environment through the natural and artificial resources. it is harmful to human health. arsenic in plants for the production of the reactive oxygen species (ros) lead to destruction of nucleic acids and proteins in tissues of plants. it also reduces of photosynthesis and growth by destroy of the membranes o...

this study was conducted on two canola (brassica napus) cultivars, okapi a winter type and cold tolerant and rgs003 a spring type and cold sensitive. seedlings were grown in an environmentally controlled growth room with 16 h d-1 photoperiod at 22/16 °c (day/night, control). at the 4-leaf stage, half of pots were transferred to a cold growth room for 7 d at 10/3°c (day/night, cold treatment) an...

The plant-parasitic nematodes Meloidogyne and Pratylenchus are the main nematode pathogens reducing sugarcane yield worldwide. Despite, defense responses to overcome pathogen stresses through neutralizing cytotoxicity of reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been reported for a range important crops pathogens, few studies developed under stress. aim this study was evaluate antioxidant enzymes supe...

Alternative oxidase (AOX) has been documented to mitigate the oxidative stress caused by abiotic stresses. However, it remains unknown how AOX regulates antioxidant system and photosynthesis under waterlogging. To address this issue, we used two watermelon (Citrullus lanatus L.) cultivars (waterlogging tolerant cultivar ‘YL’ sensitive ‘Zaojia8424’) as materials inhibitor salicylhydroxamic acid ...

Nitric oxide (NO) modulates plant response by post-translationally modifying proteins, mainly through S-nitrosylation. Ascorbate peroxidase (APX) in the ascorbate-glutathione (AsA-GSH) cycle participates removal of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). However, relationship between S-nitrosylation and role tomato APX (SlAPX) under nitrate stress is still unclear. In this study, enzyme activity, mRNA expres...

Chilling whole rice seedlings at 5 degrees C significantly increased the time needed to recover linear growth and reduced the subsequent linear rate of radicle growth. Subjecting nonchilled seedlings to a 45 degrees C heat shock for up to 20 min did not alter subsequent growth, whereas a 3 min heat shock was optimal in reducing growth inhibition caused by 2 days of chilling. The activity of fiv...

External applications of strigolactones affect plant growth positively owing to the potential adapting plants tolerance system under stress conditions. In this study, effect synthetic analogue strigolactone (GR24) pre-treatment seeds salt-tolerant and salt-sensitive bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties on parameters, antioxidant enzymes, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), ascorbate per...

Even under optimal conditions, many metabolic processes, including the chloroplastic, mitochondrial, and plasma membrane-linked electron transport systems of higher plants, produce active oxygen species (AOS). Furthermore, the imposition of biotic and abiotic stress conditions can give rise to excess concentrations of AOS, resulting in oxidative damage at the cellular level. Therefore, antioxid...

The effect of salinity on the antioxidative system of root mitochondria and peroxisomes of a cultivated tomato Lycopersicon esculentum (Lem) and its wild salt-tolerant related species L. pennellii (Lpa) was studied. Salt stress induced oxidative stress in Lem mitochondria, as indicated by the increased levels of lipid peroxidation and H(2)O(2). These changes were associated with decreased activ...