EFFECT OF WATER-STRESS ON TOTAL PHENOLS, PEROXIDASE-ACTIVITY AND CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT IN WHEAT (TRITICUM-AESTIVUM L)

Authors
ASHRAF MY AZMI AR KHAN AH ALA SA
Citation
My. Ashraf et al., EFFECT OF WATER-STRESS ON TOTAL PHENOLS, PEROXIDASE-ACTIVITY AND CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT IN WHEAT (TRITICUM-AESTIVUM L), Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 16(3), 1994, pp. 185-191
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
Acta Physiologiae Plantarum → ACNP
ISSN journal
01375881
Volume
16
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
185 - 191
Database
ISI
SICI code
0137-5881(1994)16:3<185:EOWOTP>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
A series of experiments were carried out on four wheat genotypes: tole rant (Chakwal-86 and DS-4) and susceptible (DS-17 and Pavon) to drough t induced by PEG-6000 solutions (0 and -0.6 MPa). It was found that wa ter stress reduced root, and shoot length, dry weight and chlorophyll (a, b and total) contents; the reduction was more pronounced in drough t susceptible genotypes. On the other hand, total phenols, peroxidase activity and chlorophyll a/b ratio increased under drought conditions. The effect was more pronounced in susceptible genotypes (DS-17 and Pa von).