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Groach, Rameshwar
- Efficacy of Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Induced Drought on Germination Indices and Photosynthetic Pigments of Sweet Corn Var. NSC-901B
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1 Department of Botany, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (Haryana), IN
1 Department of Botany, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (Haryana), IN
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Asian Journal of Bio Science, Vol 12, No 2 (2017), Pagination: 185-188Abstract
Germination of seed is considered as the first and most fundamental stage of a plant life cycle so that, the achievement in growth and yield production also depends on this stage. Drought stress is one of the most important environmental factors that limit the growth, development and production of plants. The influence of drought stress (0, -.6, -1.2 and -1.8 bar) by polyethylene glycol (PEG) 6000 on seed germination indices and photosynthetic pigments in sweet corn was examined under laboratory conditions with triplicates. Results indicated that drought stress significantly reduced germination per cent (76%), radicle length (71%), plumule length (65%), radicle fresh weight (76%), plumule fresh weight (68%), radicle dry weight (78%), plumule dry weight (56%), chlorophyll a (67%), chlorophyll b (75%), total chlorophyll (69%) and carotenoids (72%). Overall, drought stress had a negative effect on all the parameters.Keywords
Drought Stress, PEG, Photosynthetic Pigments, Seed Germination, Seedling Growth.
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- In vitro Total Antioxidant Activity and Nitric Oxide Scavenging of Anogeissus latifolia
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1 Department of Botany, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (Haryana), IN
1 Department of Botany, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (Haryana), IN
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Asian Journal of Bio Science, Vol 12, No 2 (2017), Pagination: 254-258Abstract
Anogeissus latifolia (Roxb.Ex DC.) Wall.exGuill. &Perr. (Combretaceae) commonly known as bakli, dhau, dhawa or axle wood is a moderate sized tree characteristic of dry deciduous forests flourishing mainly in India. It is used in traditional systems of medicine to enhance the immune system and in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, diarrhoea, dysuria, cough, colic, snakebite, digestive ailments, skin and cardiovascular diseases. In this study, methanol and water extracts were prepared from powdered bark and leaf of A. latifolia. The extracts were studied for nitric oxide scavenging and total antioxidant activities determined by spectrophotometric technique. The results of this study show that the methanol and water extracts of A. latifolia can be used as an easily accessible source of natural antioxidants.Keywords
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