Abstract
Two chickpea cultivars PBG-1 and PDG-3 along with a wild species Cicer judaicum were investigated to compare the activities of their antioxidant enzymes in mature seeds and roots, as well as shoots and cotyledons of seedlings germinated under dark and continuous illumination of 40 μmol m−2 s−1 photosynthetically active radiation (PAR). Seedling biomass of C. judaicum was lower as compared to cultivars of PBG-1 and PDG-3 both under dark and light conditions. Light reduced the biomass of seedlings. Activities of glutathione reductase (GR) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) were higher in shoots and roots of C. judaicum compared to the cultivars PBG-1 and PDG-3. In mature seeds, the activities of GR and APX were higher in the cultivated genotypes whereas catalase (CAT) and peroxidase were higher in C. judaicum. Under illumination, a general upregulation of CAT in both shoots and cotyledons and of GR in shoots was observed in all the three genotypes. However, superoxide dismutase (SOD) increased in C. judaicum and APX in PBG-1 and PDG-3. The differences in antioxidant enzyme system between wild and cultivated genotypes possibly contribute to better tolerance of wild Cicer species against abiotic and biotic stresses.
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Kaur, H., Gupta, A.K., Kaur, N. et al. Differential response of the antioxidant system in wild and cultivated genotypes of chickpea. Plant Growth Regul 57, 109–114 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10725-008-9332-1
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