Published 2003 | Version v1
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Effect of salicylic acid on the growth photosynthesis and carbohydrate metabolism in salt stressed maize plants

Creators

  • 1. Atomic Energy Authority, Radioisotope Department, Cairo (Egypt)
  • 2. Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef, (Egypt)

Description

Aqueous solutions of salicylic acid as a spray to Na CI-treated corn (Zea mays L,) significantly increased the growth of shoots and roots as measured after seven days of treatment. Spraying of salicylic acid caused significant increases in the activity of both ribulose 1,5 bisphosphate carboxylase (rubisco) enzyme and photosynthetic pigments. Moreover, salicylic acid treatment induced high values of soluble carbohydrate fractions in salt stressed plants as compared with salicylic acid treated samples. These data suggest that salicylic acid might improve the growth pattern of NaCl-treated maize plants via increasing the rate of photosynthesis and carbohydrate metabolism

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Isotope and Radiation Research
Journal Volume
35
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 179-187
ISSN
0021-1907

INIS

Country of Publication
Egypt
Country of Input or Organization
Egypt
INIS RN
35053879
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON 14; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; GROWTH; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; ROOTS; SALICYLIC ACID; SALINITY; SODIUM CHLORIDES
Descriptors DEC
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON ISOTOPES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CEREALS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHLORIDES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISPERSIONS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; GRAMINEAE; GROWTH; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURES; HYDROXY ACIDS; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; LILIOPSIDA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MIXTURES; NUCLEI; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PLANTS; RADIOISOTOPES; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLUTIONS; SYNTHESIS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES