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Nitric Oxide-Mediated Enhancement in Photosynthetic Efficiency, Ion Uptake and Carbohydrate Metabolism that Boosts Overall Photosynthetic Machinery in Mustard Plants
- Source :
- Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 40:1088-1110
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020.
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Abstract
- Nitric oxide (NO) acts as a gaseous diffusible plant growth regulator. It plays an important role in growth and development of plants. Therefore, in present study mustard plants were sprayed with different concentrations of sodium nitroprusside (0, 10–4 M, 10–5 M and 10–6 M), a donor of NO, at 25 days after sowing to assess different physiological parameters. The results indicate that foliar spray of SNP upregulate chlorophyll content, chlorophyll fluorescence along with gaseous exchange parameters which further boost overall photosynthetic efficiency. A gradual increase in carbon metabolism (total reducing sugars, total carbohydrate content, glucose, fructose, sucrose and starch content) was also observed in SNP-treated plants as compared to control. Nutrient status (carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, potassium and magnesium) of leaves also shows a significant increase. The activity of various enzymes associated with nitrogen metabolism, CO2/HCO3− homeostasis, glycolysis, Calvin cycle and Krebs cycle (nitrate reductase, carbonic anhydrase, hexokinase, rubisco, fumarase and succinate dehydrogenase) were also increased in the presence of SNP. It was also reported that O2−, H2O2 and MDA were decreased in SNP-treated samples. SNP application also upregulate antioxidative defense system by increasing the activity of antioxidant enzymes, i.e., CAT, POX and SOD. Thus, it can be concluded from the present observation that SNP proved beneficial and alter most of the parameters which ultimately improve photosynthetic efficiency in mustard plants.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine
Sucrose
biology
RuBisCO
food and beverages
Plant physiology
Plant Science
Photosynthetic efficiency
Carbohydrate metabolism
Photosynthesis
Nitrate reductase
01 natural sciences
03 medical and health sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
030104 developmental biology
chemistry
Biochemistry
biology.protein
Agronomy and Crop Science
Chlorophyll fluorescence
010606 plant biology & botany
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14358107 and 07217595
- Volume :
- 40
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Plant Growth Regulation
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........673600e8493d722fb81f292416a87575