Title:	Activity of antioxidant enzymes and proline accumulation in Erythrina velutina Willd. seeds subjected to abiotic stresses during germination.
Authors:	RIBEIRO, R. C. MATIAS, J. R. PELACANI, C. R. DANTAS, B. F.
Affiliation:	RENATA CONDURU RIBEIRO; JANETE RODRIGUES MATIAS; CLAUDINÉIA REGINA PELACANI; BARBARA FRANCA DANTAS, CPATSA.
Date Issued:	2014
Citation:	Journal of Seed Science, v. 36, n. 2, p. 231-239, 2014.
Description:	The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different abiotic stresses on the activity of antioxidant enzymes and on accumulation of proline in Erythrina velutina Willd. seeds during germination. Mulungu seeds were scarified and placed to germinate at constant temperatures of 15, 25, and 35 °C, moistened with distilled water, and exposed to 12 h of light. Other seeds were exposed to solutions of NaCl (EC of 0, 4, and 8 dS.m-1) and polyethylene glycol (osmotic potentials of 0.0, -0.2, and - 0.6 MPa) and maintained in a germination chamber set at 25 °C and 12 h photoperiod for seven days. At the end of each period of imbibition, the embryonic axis and cotyledons of the seedlings were collected separately and used to quantify proline content and the activity of antioxidant enzymes. These were detected in both the cotyledons and embryonic axis of the mulungu seeds. Antioxidant activity varied depending upon the type and degree of stress applied. It was concluded that under the aspect of the detoxification process, the mechanism found in mulungu seeds is more efficient when subjected to different temperatures followed by salt stress and water stress.
Thesagro:	Caatinga Mulungu Semente Germinação
NAL Thesaurus:	Water stress Erythrina velutina
Keywords:	Estresse abiótico Antioxidative metabolism
DOI:	10.1590/2317-1545v32n2956
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPATSA)