Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science

Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science

Morphophysiologycal evaluation of Bermuda grass under salicylic acid treatment in water deficit conditions

Document Type : Full Paper

Authors
Soheila Taheri 1
Masoud Arghavani 2
Seyed Najmadin Mortazavi 2
1 Former M. Sc. Student, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Iran
10.22059/ijhs.2017.221966.1140
Abstract
Salicylic acid can improve plant stress tolerance by changing physiological and morphological characteristics of plants. This experiment was conducted in order to investigate morphophysiologycal responses of Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.) to water deficit stress and salicylic acid application in Research greenhouses of horticultural science department at the University of Zanjan in 2015. Three soil available water levels (40, 70 and 100%) and salicylic acid (0, 1 and 2 millimolar) were applied in a factorial experiment based on completely randomized design with four replications. Results showed that water deficit (40 % available water) reduced leaves relative water content and shoot growth whereas, root growth, root to shoot ratio, leaves antioxidant capacity, electrolyte leakage, proline, total phenol and chlorophyll content increased with decreasing soil available water. Salicylic acid application ameliorate adverse effects of water deficit in bermuda grass by increasing leaves antioxidant capacity, proline, and chlorophyll content as well as reducing electrolyte leakage and this effect was more pronounced in concentration of 2 mM.
Keywords
Available water
Chlorophyll
proline
shoot growth
total phenol
Subjects
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Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science
Volume 48, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
Summer 2017
Pages 431-442

  • Receive Date 10 December 2016
  • Revise Date 01 August 2017
  • Accept Date 26 February 2017