Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Involvement of kinetin and spermidine in controlling salinity stress in mulberry (Morus alba L. cv. S1)

  • Published:
Acta Physiologiae Plantarum Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

In mulberry (Morus alba L.) plants NaCl stress imposed through roots by irrigation during growth period decreased the net photosynthetic rate (NPR), physiological water use efficiency (pWUE), which ultimately reflected on the reduction of growth parameters and leaf yield. Foliar spray of kinetin and spermidine (both at 1 mM) on salinized plants reduced the detrimental effects of saline stress. Kinetin and spermidine sprayed plants increased the total chlorophyll, protein content, as well as leaf yield, but reduced the sugar and proline contents as compared to NaCl treated plants. Kinetin was more effective than spermidine in increasing NPR, pWUE and leaf yield both in nonsalinized and salinized condition.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

Abbreviations

NPR:

net photosynthesis rate

pWUE:

physiological water use efficiency

References

  • Altman A. and Bachrach U. 1981. Involvement of polyamines in plant growth and senescence. In: Advances in polyamine research. (Raven Press NY, eds. C.M. Calderara, V. Zappia and U. Bachrach), pp. 365–375.

    Google Scholar 

  • Arnon D. I. 1949. Copper enzyme in isolated chloroplasts, polyphenoloxidase in Beta vulgaris. Plant Physiol. 24: 1–15.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Bates L. S., Waldeeen R.P. and Teare L.D. 1973. Rapid determination of free proline for water stress studies. Plant & Soil 39: 205–207.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Bengston C., B. Klockasre, S. Lorsson and S. Christer 1977. The effect of phytohormones on chlorophyll (ide) prochlorophyll (ide) and carotenoid formation in greening leaves. Physiol. Plant. Donkgroom 40: 198–204.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bradford K. J. 1983. Water relation and growth of the flacca tomato mutant in relation to abscissic acid. Plant Physiol. 72: 251–255.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Cohen A.S., Popovic, R.B. and Zalik S. 1979. Effects of polyamines on chlorophyll and protein content, photochemical activity and chloroplast ultrastructure of barley leaf discs during senescence. Plant Physiol. 64: 717–720.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Chou I.T., Chen C.T., and Kao C.H. 1991. Characteristics of the induction of the accumulation of proline by abscissic acid and isobutyric acid in detached rice leaves. Plant Cell Physiol. 32: 269–272.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Dorcas D. and Vivekandan M. 1991. Screening of mulberry varieties for rained conditions. Sericologia 31: 233–241.

    Google Scholar 

  • Epstein E. 1983. Crops tolerant of salinity and other mineral stress. In: Better Crop for Food Ciba Foundation symposium No 97. Pitman Books, London, pp. 61–82.

    Google Scholar 

  • Flores H.E. 1991. Changes in polyamine metabolism in response to abiotic stress. In: Biochemistry and physiology of polyamines in plants (CRC Press, Boca Raton, Eds. R.D. Slocum and H.E. Flores), pp. 214–225.

    Google Scholar 

  • Greenway H. and Munn R. 1980. Mechanism of salt tolerance in non-halophytes. Ann. Rev. Plant. Physiol. 31: 149–190.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Hoagland D.R. and Arnon D.I. 1938. The water culture method for growing plants without soil. Circ. Calif. Agr. Expt. Sta. 347: 32.

    Google Scholar 

  • Katz A., Dehan K. and Itai C. 1978. Kinetin reversal of NaCl effects. Plant Physiol. 62: 836–837.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kaur-Sawhney R. and Galston A.W. 1991. Physiological and biochemical studies on the antisenescence proportion of polyamine in plants. In: Biochemistry and physiology of polyamines in plants (CRC Press, Boca Raton, Eds. R.D. Slocum and H.E. Flores), pp. 201–211.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kaur-Sawheney R., Shih L.M., Cegielska T. and Galston A.W. 1982. Inhibition of protease activity by polyamines. FEBS Letters 145: 345–349.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Krishnamurthy R. and Bhagwat K.A. 1989. Polyamine as a modulator of salt tolerance in rice cultivars. Plant Physiol. 91: 500–504.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Lakshmi A., Ramanjulu, S., Veeranjaneyulu and Sudhakar, C. 1996. Effect of NaCl on photosynthesis parameter in two cultivars of mulberry. Photosynthetica 32: 285–289.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Lowry O. H., Rosebrough N. J., Far A. K. and Randall R.J. 1951. Protein measurement with Folin phenol reagent. J. Biol. Chem. 193: 265–275.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Malabari A. A. 1993. The interactive effects between salinity, abscissic acid and kinetin on transpiration, chlorophyll content and growth of wheat plant. Plant Physiol. 36: 232–235.

    Google Scholar 

  • Morris D. I. 1948. Quantitative determination of carbohydrate with drey woods anthrone reagent. Science 107: 254–255.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Nooden L.D. 1988. The phenomena of senescence and ageing. In: Senescence and ageing in plants (Academic Press, L.D. Nooden and A.C. Leopold eds.) pp. 1–50.

  • Osborne D. J. 1962. Effects of kinetin on protein and nucleic acid metabolism in xanthium leaves during senescence. Plant Physiol. 37: 595–602.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Uprati K.K. and Murti G.S.R. 1999. Effect of polyamines on the changes in endogenous hormones in pea under water stress condition. Ind. J. Plant. Physiol. 4: 1–15.

    Google Scholar 

  • Zarbe R. and Wild A. 1980. The effect of kinetin on the photosynthetic apparatus of Sinapis alba. Photosyn. Res. 1: 63–65.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Mulberry Physiology Laboratory, Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, 742 101, Berhampore, India

    C. Das, T. Sengupta, S. Chattopadhyay, M. Setua, N. K. Das & B. Saratchandra

Authors
  1. C. Das
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. T. Sengupta
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. S. Chattopadhyay
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. M. Setua
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. N. K. Das
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. B. Saratchandra
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Das, C., Sengupta, T., Chattopadhyay, S. et al. Involvement of kinetin and spermidine in controlling salinity stress in mulberry (Morus alba L. cv. S1). Acta Physiol Plant 24, 53–57 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-002-0021-9

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-002-0021-9

Key words

Search

Navigation