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Physiological and Biochemical Indicators of Growth Promoting Effect of Caliterpenone on Mentha arvensis

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Mentha arvensis is an herbaceous, edible plant with strong aromatic and medicinal property. An experiment was conducted to investigate the physiological and biochemical changes associated with possible growth promoting effect of caliterpenone on Mentha arvensis. After 45 days of 0.01 mM caliterpenone spray treatment fresh aerial leaves were used for assessment of various parameters. Significant increase was seen in chlorophyll content (P ≤ 0.05), total sugar content (P ≤ 0.05), soluble and bound protein content, moisture content (P ≤ 0.05), specific activity of invertase enzyme along with phenotypic growth features (P ≤ 0.01) after caliterpenone treatment. In light of the present findings study concludes that caliterpenone, a natural phyllocladane diterpenoid isolated from the leaves of Callicarpa macrophylla is a natural, efficient and economic plant growth promoter, which significantly promotes the plant growth without any additional chemical load on soil.

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    Tabassum Zafar

  2. Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant, Lucknow, U.P., India

    Neelam Singh Sangwan

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Significance statement The potential of caliterpenone as plant growth promoter was rarely explored. Present findings will contribute to a better insight about its growth promoting effects. It is suggested that caliterpenone could be a herbal option to enhance agronomic productivity of mint plant as it affects the enzymatic machinery of metabolic pathways.

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Zafar, T., Sangwan, N.S. Physiological and Biochemical Indicators of Growth Promoting Effect of Caliterpenone on Mentha arvensis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B Biol. Sci. 89, 243–249 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40011-017-0932-2

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