biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Němec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 44:467-469, 2001 | DOI: 10.1023/A:1012404523757

Influence of UV-B Supplemental Radiation on Growth and Pigment Content in Suaeda Maritima L.

K.C. Ravindran1, N. Mahesh Kumar1, V. Amirthalingam1, R. Ranganathan1, K.P. Chellappan1, G. Kulandaivelu2
1 Department of Botany, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar-, India
2 Department of Plant Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai-, India

In a field experiment with a mangrove species Suaeda maritima L. grown under ambient and supplementary UV-B radiation corresponding to 20 % ozone depletion, changes in growth and contents of photosynthetic and UV-absorbing pigments were determined. Supplemental UV-B irradiation for 9 d significantly reduced the growth and concentration of photosynthetic pigments. However, anthocyanin and flavonoid contents were significantly increased in UV-treated plants and which could be reduce the UV-B penetration and damage to the underlying tissues.

Keywords: anthocyanins; chlorophyll; flavonoids; mangrove
Subjects: anthocyanins, supplemental UV-B; chlorophylls, supplemental UV-B, growth; flavonoids, supplemental UV-B, growth; mangrove, UV-B, growth; Suaeda maritima; ultraviolet-B radiation, pigments

Published: September 1, 2001  Show citation

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Ravindran, K.C., Mahesh Kumar, N., Amirthalingam, V., Ranganathan, R., Chellappan, K.P., & Kulandaivelu, G. (2001). Influence of UV-B Supplemental Radiation on Growth and Pigment Content in Suaeda Maritima L. Biologia plantarum, 44(3), 467-469. doi: 10.1023/A:1012404523757
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