Growth of wheat seedlings raised from the grains treated with 28-homobrassinolide

Authors
Hayat, S Ahmad, A Hussain, A Mobin, M
Citation
S. Hayat et al., Growth of wheat seedlings raised from the grains treated with 28-homobrassinolide, ACT PHYS PL, 23(1), 2001, pp. 27-30
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
ACTA PHYSIOLOGIAE PLANTARUM
ISSN journal
01375881 → ACNP
Volume
23
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
27 - 30
Database
ISI
SICI code
0137-5881(2001)23:1<27:GOWSRF>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
An experiment was conducted under controlled conditions, in which grains of wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv. Raj-3077) were soaked in 0, 1, 3 and 5 muM aqueous solutions of 28-homobrassinolide (HBR) for 4, 8 and 12. hours. The seedlings raised from the grains pre-treated with HBR possessed significan tly higher leaf number, fresh and dry weight.plant(-1), nitrate reductase(N R,E.C. 1.6.6.1) and carbonic anhydrase (CA, E.C. 4.2,. 1.1) activities on 2 5 and 35 days, after sowing. The soaking of the grains in 3 muM concentrati on for 8 or 12 hours produced the most vigorous seedlings.