FERULIC ACID-MEDIATED CHANGES IN OXIDATIVE-ENZYMES OF MAIZE SEEDLINGS- IMPLICATIONS IN GROWTH

Authors
DEVI SR PRASAD MNV
Citation
Sr. Devi et Mnv. Prasad, FERULIC ACID-MEDIATED CHANGES IN OXIDATIVE-ENZYMES OF MAIZE SEEDLINGS- IMPLICATIONS IN GROWTH, Biologia plantarum, 38(3), 1996, pp. 387-395
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
Biologia plantarum → ACNP
ISSN journal
00063134
Volume
38
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
387 - 395
Database
ISI
SICI code
0006-3134(1996)38:3<387:FACIOO>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Maize (Zea mays L. cv. Ganga-5) seedlings were grown in the presence o f ferulic acid (0.5-3.0 mM) for 8 d. Treatment with ferulic acid consi derably decreased shoot and root length, increased the activity of per oxidase, catalase and indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) oxidase and decreased the activity of polyphenol oxidase. The increased activity of peroxid ase correlated with pronounced increase in content of lignin and pheno lic compounds.