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Net photosynthetic rate, ascorbate peroxidase and glutathione reductase activities of Erythrina orientalis in polluted and non-polluted areas

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We investigated net photosynthetic rate and antioxidative enzyme activities in Erythrina orientalis grown in three different sites: Makati and Quezon (cities with high levels of air pollution, HP) and La Mesa (a non-polluted area, NP). Photosynthetic activity of E. orientalis was significantly reduced in the HP cities. In contrast, activities of the antioxidative enzymes ascorbate peroxidase and glutathione reductase were significantly higher in HP cities than in the NP area.

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Abbreviations

APX:

ascorbate peroxidase

GR:

glutathione reductase

HP:

high polluted

NP:

non-polluted

P N :

net photosynthetic rate

PPFD:

photosynthetic photon flux density

ROS:

reactive oxygen species

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  1. Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of Seoul, Seoul, 130-743, Republic of Korea

    S. Y. Woo

  2. Department of Forest Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-921, Republic of Korea

    D. K. Lee & Y. K. Lee

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Woo, S.Y., Lee, D.K. & Lee, Y.K. Net photosynthetic rate, ascorbate peroxidase and glutathione reductase activities of Erythrina orientalis in polluted and non-polluted areas. Photosynthetica 45, 293–295 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11099-007-0047-8

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