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Physiological response of non-Bt and Bt cotton to short-term drought stress

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Drought stress triggered the accumulation of malondialdehyde (MDA) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) both in non-Bt and Bt cotton with simultaneous production of antioxidant enzymes. And there was no significant difference between non-Bt and Bt cotton under drought stress. In contrast to this, we observed a significant reduction of Bt toxin proteins under 72 h of drought stress in Bt cotton.

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Abbreviations

GR:

glutathione reductase

LRWC:

leaf relative water content

MDA:

malondialdehyde

POD:

peroxidase

PPO:

polyphenol oxidase

PVP:

polyvinyl pyrrolidone

ROS:

reactive oxygen species

SOD:

superoxide dismutase

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Parimala, P., Muthuchelian, K. Physiological response of non-Bt and Bt cotton to short-term drought stress. Photosynthetica 48, 630–634 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11099-010-0081-9

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