Differential sensitivity of C3 and C4 plants to water deficit stress: association with oxidative stress and antioxidants

H Nayyar, D Gupta - Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2006 - Elsevier
The metabolic reasons associated with differential sensitivity of C3 and C4 plant species to
water stress are not well understood. In the present study, 15-day-old wheat (Triticum …

Implications of water stress‐induced changes in the levels of endogenous ascorbic acid and hydrogen peroxide in Vigna seedlings

SP Mukherjee, MA Choudhuri - Physiologia plantarum, 1983 - Wiley Online Library
Vigna cutjang Endl. cv. Pusa Barsati seedlings, subjected to increasing degrees of water
stress (− 0.5,− 1.0,− 1, 5 MPa), produced an approximately proportional increase in glycolate …

Redox regulation of water stress responses in field-grown plants. Role of hydrogen peroxide and ascorbate

T Jubany-Marí, S Munné-Bosch, L Alegre - Plant Physiology and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Abiotic stresses, such as drought, can increase the production of reactive oxygen species
(ROS) in plants. An increase in ROS levels can provoke a partial or severe oxidation of …

Antioxidant defense in the leaves of C3 and C4 plants under salinity stress

P Stepien, G Klobus - Physiologia plantarum, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The effect of salt stress (50, 100 and 150 mM of NaCl) on the activity of superoxide
dismutase (SOD, EC. 1.15. 1.1), ascorbate peroxidase (APX, EC. 1.11. 1.11), glutathione …

Water stress‐induced abscisic acid accumulation triggers the increased generation of reactive oxygen species and up‐regulates the activities of antioxidant enzymes …

M Jiang, J Zhang - Journal of experimental botany, 2002 - academic.oup.com
The interrelationship among water‐stress‐induced abscisic acid (ABA) accumulation, the
generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and the activities of several antioxidant …

Role of abscisic acid in water stress-induced antioxidant defense in leaves of maize seedlings

M Jiang, J Zhang - Free Radical Research, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Roles of abscisic acid (ABA) in water stress-induced oxidative stress were investigated in
leaves of maize (Zea mays L.) seedlings exposed to water stress induced by polyethylene …

Sunflower seedlings subjected to increasing water deficit stress: oxidative stress and defence mechanisms

CLM Sgherri, F Navari‐Izzo - Physiologia Plantarum, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
Sunflower seedlings (Helianthus annuus cv. Licia Stella) reached a mild, moderate and
severe level of water deficit stress after 5, 8 and 11 days of soil water depletion, respectively …

Roots and leaves display contrasting oxidative response during salt stress and recovery in cowpea

FR Cavalcanti, JPMS Lima, SL Ferreira-Silva… - Journal of plant …, 2007 - Elsevier
In this study, we compare some antioxidative responses of leaves and roots associated to
growth reduction in cowpea plants (Vigna unguiculata) during short-term salt stress and …

Antioxidant response of wheat roots to drought acclimation

DS Selote, R Khanna-Chopra - Protoplasma, 2010 - Springer
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seedlings of a drought-resistant cv. C306 were subjected to
severe water deficit directly or through stress cycles of increasing intensity with intermittent …

Antioxidant responses to water deficit by drought‐tolerant and‐sensitive sugarcane varieties

MC Cia, ACR Guimarães, LO Medici… - Annals of Applied …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Water deficit is the major yield‐limiting factor of crop plants. The exposure of plants to this
abiotic stress can result in oxidative damage due to the overproduction of reactive oxygen …