PHYSIOLOGICAL ROLE OF EXOGENOUS NITRIC OXIDE IN IMPROVING PERFORMANCE, YIELD AND SOME BIOCHEMICAL ASPECTS OF SUNFLOWER PLANT UNDER ZINC STRESS
Akladious, S.A.; Heba Ibrahim Mohamed;
Abstract
The present study was undertaken to examine the possible roles of sodium nitroprusside in protection
against oxidative damage due to zinc toxicity in sunflower plants. Physiochemical parameters in sunflower
plants exposed to Zn2+ (100, 200 and 300 mg/kg soil) alone or combined with SNP were measured.
The results showed that excess of Zn decreased plant growth, seed yield components and photosynthetic
pigments content. On the other hand, Zn stress increased the level of non-enzymatic antioxidants (ascorbic
acid and reduced glutathione) and enzymatic antioxidants (superoxide dismutase, ascrobate peroxidase
and glutathione reductase), coupled with the appearance of novel protein bands. Furthermore, Zn
stress increased Zn content in roots and shoots. The amounts of Zn in roots were higher than shoots.
A marked increase in total saturated fatty acids accompanied by a decrease in total unsaturated fatty acids
was observed. Exogenously application of SNP (20 μM) increased growth parameters, photosynthetic
pigments content, ascorbic acid and glutathione contents, antioxidant enzyme activities and the quality of
the oil in favour of the increase of unsaturated fatty acids. Moreover, SNP application increased Zn concentration
in roots and inhibited Zn accumulation in shoots. Therefore, it is concluded that SNP treatment
can help reduce Zn toxicity in sunflower plants.
against oxidative damage due to zinc toxicity in sunflower plants. Physiochemical parameters in sunflower
plants exposed to Zn2+ (100, 200 and 300 mg/kg soil) alone or combined with SNP were measured.
The results showed that excess of Zn decreased plant growth, seed yield components and photosynthetic
pigments content. On the other hand, Zn stress increased the level of non-enzymatic antioxidants (ascorbic
acid and reduced glutathione) and enzymatic antioxidants (superoxide dismutase, ascrobate peroxidase
and glutathione reductase), coupled with the appearance of novel protein bands. Furthermore, Zn
stress increased Zn content in roots and shoots. The amounts of Zn in roots were higher than shoots.
A marked increase in total saturated fatty acids accompanied by a decrease in total unsaturated fatty acids
was observed. Exogenously application of SNP (20 μM) increased growth parameters, photosynthetic
pigments content, ascorbic acid and glutathione contents, antioxidant enzyme activities and the quality of
the oil in favour of the increase of unsaturated fatty acids. Moreover, SNP application increased Zn concentration
in roots and inhibited Zn accumulation in shoots. Therefore, it is concluded that SNP treatment
can help reduce Zn toxicity in sunflower plants.
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Title | PHYSIOLOGICAL ROLE OF EXOGENOUS NITRIC OXIDE IN IMPROVING PERFORMANCE, YIELD AND SOME BIOCHEMICAL ASPECTS OF SUNFLOWER PLANT UNDER ZINC STRESS | Authors | Akladious, S.A. ; Heba Ibrahim Mohamed | Keywords | Helianthus annuus;enzymatic antioxidants;fatty acids;non-enzymatic antioxidants;protein electrophoresis | Issue Date | Mar-2017 | Publisher | Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest | Journal | Acta Biologica Hungarica | DOI | DOI: 10.1556/018.68.2017.1.9 |
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