biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Němec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 53:179-182, 2009 | DOI: 10.1007/s10535-009-0030-2

Enhanced chilling tolerance in Zoysia matrella by pre-treatment with salicylic acid, calcium chloride, hydrogen peroxide or 6-benzylaminopurine

Y. Wang1, Z. M. Yang1, Q. F. Zhang1, J. L. Li1,*
1 School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P.R. China

Following leaf application of salicylic acid (SA), calcium chloride, hydrogen peroxide and 6-benzylaminopurine (BA), Manila grass (Zoysia matrella) plants were exposed to day/night temperature of 7/2 °C for 120 h in a growth chamber. The lower content of malondialdehyde (MDA) and H2O2 and higher activities of ascorbate peroxidase (APX), guaiacol peroxidase (POD) and catalase (CAT) during exposure to low temperature in pre-treated plants in comparison with control plants demonstrated that these compounds improved the chilling tolerance of Manila grass.

Keywords: antioxidant enzymes; cold stress; Manila grass; oxidative damage; signalling compounds
Subjects: ascorbate peroxidase; calcium; catalase; cytokinins; glutathione reductase; guaiacol peroxidase; hydrogen peroxide; malondialdehyde; peroxidase; salicylic acid; temperature, low; Zoysia matrella

Received: February 27, 2008; Accepted: February 5, 2009; Published: March 1, 2009  Show citation

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Wang, Y., Yang, Z.M., Zhang, Q.F., & Li, J.L. (2009). Enhanced chilling tolerance in Zoysia matrella by pre-treatment with salicylic acid, calcium chloride, hydrogen peroxide or 6-benzylaminopurine. Biologia plantarum, 53(1), 179-182. doi: 10.1007/s10535-009-0030-2
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