Influence of Nitric Oxide Application on Some Biochemical Aspects, Endogenous Hormones, Minerals and Phenolic Compounds of Vicia faba Plant Grown under Arsenic Stress | Einfluss von Stickoxidanwendung auf einige biochemische Aspekte, endogene Hormone, Mineralien und Phenolverbindungen von Vicia faba-Pflanzen, die unter Arsenbelastung heranwachsen
2016
Mohamed, Heba Ibrahim | Latif, Hanan H. | Hanafy, Rania S.
Arsenic is a non-essential and toxic heavy metal, which can cause physiological disorder in plants. The present study was undertaken to examine the possible roles of sodium nitroprusside (SNP, a donor of NO) in protection against oxidative damage due to arsenic (As) toxicity in faba bean (Vicia faba L.) plants. In this study, we measured physiochemical parameters (photosynthetic pigments, lipid peroxidation, endogenous hormones, minerals and phenolic contents) in faba bean plants exposed to AS (100, 200 and 400 µM) alone or combined with NO (100 µM). The results showed that application of all concentrations of arsenic (100, 200 and 400 µM) induced decrease on growth parameters, seed yield, photosynthetic pigments, phytohormones, minerals contents (N³⁻, P³⁻, K⁺, Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺) as compared to control plants but increased lipid peroxidation, Na ⁺ and total phenolic compounds fraction. Foliar application of 100 µM NO reversed the inhibition induced by As treatment. In addition, arsenic was undetected in harvested seeds at all applied concentrations of arsenic. Therefore, it could be concluded that NO might account for the alleviating effect of As stress on Vicia faba plants.
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