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Promoting Impact of Electromagnetic Field on Antioxidant System and Performance of Vascular Tissues in Physalis alkekengi

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The goal of this study was to evaluate impacts of electromagnetic fields (EMF) on the membrane lipid peroxidation, anatomical alterations, antioxidant enzymes activities, total phenolic and flavonoid contents of Physalis alkekengi L. from Solanaceae family. In vitro germinated seeds were exposed with various intensities of EMF (0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 mT). Our results showed that EMF enhanced dry mass, root and shoot length, protein content, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POX) enzymes activities, while decreased hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) level, lipid peroxidation (MDA) and catalase (CAT) activity as compared to the control. The maximum induction of seed germination (81.2%) was detected at 6 mT. Xylem number, phloem area and stele diameter increased up to 4 mT in P. alkekengi, and then decreased at higher intensities. Total phenolic and flavonoid also increased under different EMF intensities, and the optimum contents were observed at 4 (147.36 µg/g dry wt) and 6 mT (99.36 µg/g dry wt) for total phenolic and flavonoid, respectively. The results revealed that EMF pretreatment improved, secondary metabolites content and membrane stability via promoting antioxidant enzyme activity and reactive oxygen scavenging in P. alkekengi seedlings.

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Abbreviations: EMF—electromagnetic fields; MDA—malondialdehyde; mT—milliTesla: SMF—static magnetic field; T—Tesla.

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Hassanpour, H., Hassanpour, S. Promoting Impact of Electromagnetic Field on Antioxidant System and Performance of Vascular Tissues in Physalis alkekengi . Russ J Plant Physiol 68, 545–551 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1021443721030079

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