Foliar spraying of aqueous garlic bulb extract stimulates growth and antioxidant enzyme activity in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)
| Autor: | Tao Liu, Husain Ahmad, Zhihui Cheng, Muhammad Imran Ghani, Muhammad Ali, Sikandar Hayat |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0106 biological sciences
malondialdehyde Agriculture (General) Plant Science 01 natural sciences Biochemistry Solanum melongena L S1-972 Superoxide dismutase Lipid peroxidation chemistry.chemical_compound Food Animals aqueous garlic bulb extract Ecology biology food and beverages 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences plant growth biology.organism_classification Malondialdehyde Enzyme assay Bulb Horticulture biostimulants chemistry Plant morphology Chlorophyll 040103 agronomy & agriculture biology.protein 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Animal Science and Zoology Solanum Agronomy and Crop Science 010606 plant biology & botany Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Integrative Agriculture, Vol 18, Iss 5, Pp 1001-1013 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 2095-3119 |
| Popis: | Recently, botanical extracts are gaining popularity as biostimulants in vegetable production. In present study, the effect of aqueous garlic bulb extract (AGE) was studied on the growth and physiology of eggplant grown in plastic tunnel. AGE was foliage sprayed with various frequencies, i.e., 0, S1 (once), S2 (twice) and S3 (three times) at two independent growth stages, pre- and post-transplant. The results showed that the treated plants exhibited stimulatory responses in growth and physiology in accord with the repetition of AGE spray and growth stages of the plants, respectively. A single foliage sprayed pre-transplant resulted in improved growth, i.e., plant morphology and biomass, and enhanced antioxidants enzymes (superoxide dismutase, SOD; peroxidase, POD), photosynthesis and chlorophyll abundance observed at vegetative, first flowering and fruit setting stages, respectively. However, thrice application inhibited the plant growth and development and resulted in lipid peroxidation, i.e., increased malondialdehyde (MDA) content. In addition, the post-transplant application also showed growth stimulation and interestingly, an overall positive influence was observed with respect to the AGE application and no significant increase in the MDA content indicated the post-transplant seedlings responded well. Our findings demonstrate that AGE can act as a biostimulant to enhance the eggplant growth in plastic tunnel production. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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