Peroxidase activity as an indicator of water stress in sweet pepper plants

dc.contributor.authorKlar, Antonio Evaldo [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorJadoski, Sidnei Osmar
dc.contributor.authorLima, Giusepina Pace Pereira [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionCentro de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T11:21:59Z
dc.date.available2014-05-27T11:21:59Z
dc.date.issued2006-10-01
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of the study was to evaluate the physiological and biochemical behavior of sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) plants under different soil water availability conditions and the efficiency of the peroxidase (EC. 1.11. 1.7) activity as an indicator of water stress in plants. The experiment was carried out at the Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas UNESP, Botucatu, SP. Sweet pepper plants were grown for 230 days after transplanting of seedlings and arranged in a completely randomized experimental design with 4 treatments, two irrigation managements (50 and 1500 kPa) and two soil surface managements (presence or absence of black polyethylene covering), and six replications. Physiological activities, such as stomatal transpiration and resistance to water vapor diffusion, were evaluated as well as biochemical activities, such as peroxidase activity and total soluble protein in foliar tissues. It was observed that soil water availability may lead to physiological and biochemical alterations in plants. Successive water stress cycles may promote the development of characteristics responsible for improving plant tolerance to periods of low water availability. The peroxidase enzyme activity showed to be an efficient indicator of water stress in sweet pepper plants.en
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Engenharia Rural Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Estadual do Centro Oeste Centro de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais, Guarapuava
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Bioquímica Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Engenharia Rural Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Bioquímica Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP
dc.format.extent441-447
dc.identifierhttp://200.145.140.50/ojs1/viewarticle.php?id=73&layout=abstract
dc.identifier.citationIrriga, v. 11, n. 4, p. 441-447, 2006.
dc.identifier.file2-s2.0-33845567903.pdf
dc.identifier.issn1413-7895
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-33845567903
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/69116
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofIrriga
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,283
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectCapsicum annuum L.
dc.subjectEnzymatic activity
dc.subjectSoil moisture
dc.subjectSoluble protein
dc.subjectVegetable physiology
dc.subjectBiochemistry
dc.subjectEnzyme kinetics
dc.subjectMoisture
dc.subjectPhysiology
dc.subjectPlants (botany)
dc.subjectSoils
dc.subjectStresses
dc.subjectTranspiration
dc.subjectenzyme activity
dc.subjectherb
dc.subjectphysiological response
dc.subjectphytochemistry
dc.subjectseedling
dc.subjectsoil moisture
dc.subjectsoil water
dc.subjecttransplantation
dc.subjectwater availability
dc.subjectwater stress
dc.subjectCapsicum annuum
dc.subjectCapsicum annuum var. annuum
dc.titlePeroxidase activity as an indicator of water stress in sweet pepper plantsen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://irriga.fca.unesp.br/index.php/irriga/about
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências, Botucatupt
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas, Botucatupt
unesp.departmentEngenharia Rural - FCApt

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