biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Němec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 49:289-291, 2005 | DOI: 10.1007/s10535-005-0291-3

Carbendazim alleviates effects of water stress on chickpea seedlings

Smita, H. Nayyar
Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India

Carbendazim (methyl-2-benzimidazole carbamate) promoted root growth of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) seedlings subjected to polyethylene glycol (PEG, osmotic potential -0.5 MPa) induced water stress. The relative water content, membrane stability index, 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride reduction and contents of some osmolytes (proline, sucrose, glucose and fructose) enhanced significantly while the contents of lipid peroxides and hydrogen peroxide diminished effectively by addition of 0.05 % carbendazim into PEG solution.

Keywords: Cicer arietinum; hydrogen peroxide; malondialdehyde; membrane stability index; proline; root growth
Subjects: alleviation, water stress, carbendazime; chickpea, polyethylene glycol; Cicer arietinum; growth analysis, plant development, biomass and yield enhancement; hydrogen peroxide; malondialdehyde; membrane stability index (MSI); methyl-2-benzimidazol carbamate; osmolytes; osmotic stress, root growth; proline, alleviation of water stress; relative water content; root, water stress; stress alleviation; water stress, polyethylene glycol

Received: May 5, 2004; Accepted: December 19, 2004; Published: June 1, 2005  Show citation

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Smita,, & Nayyar, H. (2005). Carbendazim alleviates effects of water stress on chickpea seedlings. Biologia plantarum, 49(2), 289-291. doi: 10.1007/s10535-005-0291-3
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