Abstract
The effects of salt stress on the growth, photosynthesis, and antioxidative ability of the rice (Oryza sativa L.) plants raising from γ-irradiated seeds were investigated using two cultivars, Ilpumbyeo and Sanghaehyanghyella. The 50 and 100 mM NaCl solutions caused a remarkable decrease of the early germination rate and seedling growth. However, the salt stress-induced inhibition of the growth was significantly alleviated in the γ -irradiated plants. The chlorophyll contents and the effective quantum yield of photosystem 2 (Φ PS 2) were lower in the NaCl-treated plants than in the control ones, while the non-photochemical quenching was higher in the former ones. Activities of the antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) increased with increasing NaCl concentrations, and the irradiated groups had even higher SOD and APX activities than the non-irradiated ones. These alleviation effects were observed similarly in both the cultivars tested.
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Abbreviations
- APX:
-
ascorbate peroxidase
- Chl:
-
chlorophyll
- Fv/Fm :
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variable to maximum fluiorescence ratio
- ΦPS 2 :
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effective quantum yield of photosystem 2
- NPQ:
-
non-photochemical quenching
- PS:
-
photosystem
- SOD:
-
superoxide dismutase
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Baek, MH., Kim, JH., Chung, B.Y. et al. Alleviation of salt stress by low dose γ-irradiation in rice. Biol Plant 49, 273–276 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10535-005-3276-3
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