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- Title
Antioxidant response of Impatiens walleriana L. to drought.
- Authors
MATIJEVIĆ, Anamarija; ŠAKONJIĆ, Ajla; MURTIĆ, Senad
- Abstract
Stress caused by drought induces plant morphology, biochemistry, and physiology changes, leading to considerable reductions in plant growth and productivity. This study aimed to evaluate the antioxidant defence system of impatiens seedlings (Impatiens walleriana L.) under drought. The antioxidant response of impatiens to drought was evaluated using following parameters: the activity of catalase, guaiacol peroxidase, pyrogallol peroxidase and ascorbate peroxidase, total phenolic and flavonoids contents and total antioxidant capacity. The experiment was conducted during 2020 in a greenhouse under controlled conditions. Half of the impatiens seedlings (20 plants), after the acclimation period in the greenhouse, were exposed to drought for a period of five days, while the second half was not (20 plants were regularly watered). The results of the study showed that the exposure of impatiens seedlings to drought increased the activity of enzymatic components, total phenolics and flavonoids contents and total antioxidant capacity of leaves. Greater exposure of impatiens to drought (in the observed period) implied a higher plant enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant defence system activity. These results confirm that impatiens has evolved both enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant defence mechanisms to adapt and survive the short-term drought exposure.
- Subjects
ANTIOXIDANTS; IMPATIENS wallerana; EFFECT of drought on plants
- Publication
Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, 2022, Vol 118, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
1581-9175
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14720/aas.2022.118.4.2438