Journal
PROTOPLASMA
Volume 257, Issue 6, Pages 1685-1700Publisher
SPRINGER WIEN
DOI: 10.1007/s00709-020-01537-6
Keywords
Antioxidants; Carbonic anhydrase; Elements; Nitrate reductase; Reactive oxygen species
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- UGC
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Melatonin (MEL) is an antioxidant molecule, present throughout plant kingdom, animals, and microbes. It is a well-known free radical scavenger and modulates growth and development in plants against various abiotic and biotic stresses. The present study was done to investigate the role of MEL as a foliar spray on the morphological, physiological, and biochemical parameters inBrassica junceacv. Varuna. Five different doses (10, 20, 30, 40, or 50 mu M) of MEL were applied as foliar spray to the leaf of plant at 25 days after sowing (DAS) and continued up to 30 DAS once in a day. The plants were sampled at 30, 45, and 60 DAS to assess various parameters. The present results indicate that most of the parameters, i.e., growth, photosynthetic, nutrients, and enzyme activities increased in a concentration dependent manner. MEL application reduced the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by enhancing the antioxidant enzyme activities. Microscopic examinations further revealed a significant increase in the size of the stomatal aperture in the presence of MEL. Out of the various concentrations tested, 40 mu M of MEL proved best and can be used for further studies.
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