background: satureja khuzistanica jamzad, with the common persian name “marzeh khuzestani”, is an endemic medicinal plant, distributed in the southwestern areas of iran. salicylic acid (sa) is a signaling molecule and a hormone-like substance that plays an important role in the plant physiological processes. objective: this study was conducted to determine the influence of foliar sa application...

The variation in the composition of fresh tea leaves with season and shoot maturity, and to the applicability of cold storage (4C and 90% relative humidity [RH]) for the purpose of withering of tea leaves were studied. The results showed that the levels of polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity and the polyphenolic content changed significantly with plucking season and shoot maturity. No significant...

Changes in freezing injury percentage, lipid peroxidation (malonaldehyde formation), antioxidant enzymes activity and proline content were monitored in the leaves of olive cvs. ‘Fishomi’ and ‘Roughani’ under diff erent freezing temperatures (-5, -10, -15 and -20°C for 10 h). Th e results showed that freezing injury (determined by electrolyte leakage analysis) and malonaldehyde (MDA) content of ...

Sequencing of the genome of Ralstonia solanacearum revealed several genes that putatively code for polyphenol oxidases (PPOs). To study the actual expression of these genes, we looked for and detected all kinds of PPO activities, including laccase, cresolase, and catechol oxidase activities, in cellular extracts of this microorganism. The conditions for the PPO assays were optimized for the phe...

The inoculation of soft wheat by Septoria tritici induces a foliar necrosis and an important modifications in the oxidative metabolism of which the time course clearly distinguishes the studied cultivars according to their behaviour to this disease. In the resistant cultivars (Mahdia, Achtar), the inoculation was accompanied by an early and localized necrosis and a fast and intense increase of ...

The plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) is an important regulator in many aspects of plant growth and development, as well as stress resistance. Here, we investigated the effects of exogenous ABA application on the interaction between tomato (Solanum lycopersicon L.) and Alternaria solani (early blight). Foliar spraying of 7.58 μM ABA was effective in reducing disease severity in tomato plants. P...

Tyrosinases and catechol oxidases belong to the family of polyphenol oxidases (PPOs). Tyrosinases catalyze theo-hydroxylation and oxidation of phenolic compounds, whereas catechol oxidases were so far defined to lack the hydroxylation activity and catalyze solely the oxidation of o-diphenolic compounds. Aurone synthase from Coreopsis grandiflora (AUS1) is a specialized plant PPO involved in the...

Genetic characterization, diversity analysis and estimate of the genetic relationship among varieties using functional and random DNA markers linked to agronomic traits can provide relevant guidelines in selecting parents and designing new breeding strategies for marker-assisted wheat cultivar improvement. Here, we characterize 20 Moroccan and 19 exotic bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultiv...

The possible protective role of exogenous SA and NO donor (sodium nitroprusside) against salt stress was examined NaCl-induced oxidative stress in Glycine max L. The results indicated that NaCl-induced ionic toxicity led to significant increase of Na uptake in root and shoot of soybean, while K and Ca uptake was decreased markedly. Application of SA, SNP and the combination of SA with SNP inhib...