EPIBRASSINOLIDE DOES NOT ENHANCE HEAT-SHOCK TOLERANCE AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY IN MOTH BEAN Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Moth bean (Vigna aconitifolia Jacqu. Marecbal cv. Jaadia) seeds were germinated in 0, 0.1, 1, or 2 m EBL. After 72 hours, seedlings were exposed to 22 or 48C for 90 minutes. At 48C, EBL increased total electrolyte, K+, and sugar leakage from the seedlings relative to the control. Following exposure to 48C, EBGtreated seedlings bad higher malondialdebyde concentrations than controls, indicating that EBL enhanced high-temperature-induced lipid peroxidation. At 48C, EBL increased ascorbic acid oxidase activity but decreased superoxide dismutase activity relative to the control. Taken collectively, these data do not support a hypothesis that brassinosteroids confer beat shock tolerance to moth bean. Chemical name used: 24-epibrassinolide (EBL).

published proceedings

  • HORTSCIENCE

author list (cited authors)

  • UPADHYAYA, A., DAVIS, T. D., & SANKHLA, N.

citation count

  • 5

complete list of authors

  • UPADHYAYA, A||DAVIS, TD||SANKHLA, N

publication date

  • August 1991