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...

A greenhouse pot experiment was conducted to study the impact of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi--Glomus versiforme (Gv) and Rhizophagus intraradices (Ri) on the growth, Cd uptake, antioxidant indices [glutathione reductase (GR), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), ascorbate (ASA), glutathione (GSH) and malonaldehyde (MDA)] and phytochelatins (PCs) production of...

Table grape (Vitis vinifera L.) quality includes the condition of both the berries and the rachis. In the present report, physiological parameters of Red Globe rachises from fully elongated inflorescences (RFEI) and from mature clusters were studied after storage at 0 or 20 °C for different durations. To understand changes in rachis physiology as a result of changes in temperature conditions an...

The present work aimed to compare antioxidant response and lipid peroxide detoxification capacity of an arctic-alpine species Arabis alpina its close relative model Arabidopsis thaliana under acute short duration (3 h 6 h) UV-B stress (4.6 8.2 W/m2). After 3 exposure UV-B, A. showed lower peroxidation H2O2 accumulation when compared thaliana. Moreover, Fv/Fm value dropped 0.70, while 0.75 indic...

Lilium species with ornamental, edible, and medicinal values are distributed all over the world. Little is known about responses of genotypes to waterlogging stress. hybrid 'Brindisi' was used study physiological roots, bulbs, leaves 1, 2, 4, 8, 13 d Results showed that stress seriously hindered transport nutrients from bulbs stems leaves. The indicators could be divided into two categories. fi...

Previous studies suggest that abscisic acid (ABA) stimulates the activities of antioxidant enzymes under normal and chilling temperature and enhanced chilling resistance in Stylosanthes guianensis. The objective of this study was to test whether nitric oxide (NO) is involved in the ABA-induced activities of the antioxidant enzymes in Stylosanthes guianensis due to its nature as a second messeng...

Reactive oxygen intermediates (ROI) play a critical role in the defense of plants against invading pathogens. Produced during the "oxidative burst," they are thought to activate programmed cell death (PCD) and induce antimicrobial defenses such as pathogenesis-related proteins. It was shown recently that during the interaction of plants with pathogens, the expression of ROI-detoxifying enzymes ...

To evaluate the physiological responses of chrysanthemum to silicon spray in non-stress conditions, this study was performed in two separate experiments (at 4 to 5 and 8 to 12-leaf stages) as a factorial randomized completely design with two factors: silicon source (in two levels: sodium silicate and calcium silicate) and the concentration of silicate at five levels (0, 50, 100, 150 and 200 mg ...

In present study, growth, arsenic accumulation, and antioxidant responses in root of Isatis cappadocica were investigated in response to application of arsenate and phosphate. Reduction in root dry weights was significant with 1200 µM arsenate and 5 µM phosphate treatments. Phosphate had a steady effect on root dry weight improvement, especially in high arsenate treatments ≥ 200 μM. As concentr...