Physiological Responses of <i>Ocimum basilicum</i>, <i>Salvia officinalis</i>, and <i>Mentha piperita</i> to Leaf Wounding
The investigation about the leaf wounding effect on plant physiological procedures and on leaf pigments content will contribute to the understanding of the plants’ responses against this abiotic stress. During the experiment, some physiological parameters such as photosynthesis, transpiration and st...
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| author | Konstantinos Vrakas Efterpi Florou Athanasios Koulopoulos George Zervoudakis |
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| description | The investigation about the leaf wounding effect on plant physiological procedures and on leaf pigments content will contribute to the understanding of the plants’ responses against this abiotic stress. During the experiment, some physiological parameters such as photosynthesis, transpiration and stomatal conductance as well as the chlorophyll and anthocyanin leaf contents of <i>Ocimum basilicum</i>, <i>Salvia officinalis,</i> and <i>Mentha piperita</i> plants were measured for about 20–40 days. All the measurements were conducted on control and wounded plants while in the latter, they were conducted on both wounded and intact leaves. A wide range of responses was observed in the wounded leaves, that is: (a) immediate decrease of the gas exchange parameters and long-term decrease of almost all the measured variables from <i>O. basilicum</i>, (b) immediate but only short-term decrease of the gas exchange parameters and no effect on pigments from <i>M. piperita</i>, and (c) no effect on the gas exchange parameters and decrease of the pigments content from <i>S. officinalis</i>. Regarding the intact leaves, in general, they exhibited a similar profile with the control ones for all plants. These results imply that the plant response to wounding is a complex phenomenon depending on plant species and the severity of the injury. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-33babcb2774f4162b2420fe11272b7f82023-11-21T20:28:41ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472021-05-01105101910.3390/plants10051019Physiological Responses of <i>Ocimum basilicum</i>, <i>Salvia officinalis</i>, and <i>Mentha piperita</i> to Leaf WoundingKonstantinos Vrakas0Efterpi Florou1Athanasios Koulopoulos2George Zervoudakis3Department of Agriculture, University of Patras, Terma Theodoropoulou, 27200 Amaliada, GreeceDepartment of Agriculture, University of Patras, Terma Theodoropoulou, 27200 Amaliada, GreeceDepartment of Agriculture, University of Patras, Terma Theodoropoulou, 27200 Amaliada, GreeceDepartment of Agriculture, University of Patras, Terma Theodoropoulou, 27200 Amaliada, GreeceThe investigation about the leaf wounding effect on plant physiological procedures and on leaf pigments content will contribute to the understanding of the plants’ responses against this abiotic stress. During the experiment, some physiological parameters such as photosynthesis, transpiration and stomatal conductance as well as the chlorophyll and anthocyanin leaf contents of <i>Ocimum basilicum</i>, <i>Salvia officinalis,</i> and <i>Mentha piperita</i> plants were measured for about 20–40 days. All the measurements were conducted on control and wounded plants while in the latter, they were conducted on both wounded and intact leaves. A wide range of responses was observed in the wounded leaves, that is: (a) immediate decrease of the gas exchange parameters and long-term decrease of almost all the measured variables from <i>O. basilicum</i>, (b) immediate but only short-term decrease of the gas exchange parameters and no effect on pigments from <i>M. piperita</i>, and (c) no effect on the gas exchange parameters and decrease of the pigments content from <i>S. officinalis</i>. Regarding the intact leaves, in general, they exhibited a similar profile with the control ones for all plants. These results imply that the plant response to wounding is a complex phenomenon depending on plant species and the severity of the injury.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/5/1019anthocyaninschlorophyllphotosynthesisstresstranspiration |
| spellingShingle | Konstantinos Vrakas Efterpi Florou Athanasios Koulopoulos George Zervoudakis Physiological Responses of <i>Ocimum basilicum</i>, <i>Salvia officinalis</i>, and <i>Mentha piperita</i> to Leaf Wounding Plants anthocyanins chlorophyll photosynthesis stress transpiration |
| title | Physiological Responses of <i>Ocimum basilicum</i>, <i>Salvia officinalis</i>, and <i>Mentha piperita</i> to Leaf Wounding |
| title_full | Physiological Responses of <i>Ocimum basilicum</i>, <i>Salvia officinalis</i>, and <i>Mentha piperita</i> to Leaf Wounding |
| title_fullStr | Physiological Responses of <i>Ocimum basilicum</i>, <i>Salvia officinalis</i>, and <i>Mentha piperita</i> to Leaf Wounding |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physiological Responses of <i>Ocimum basilicum</i>, <i>Salvia officinalis</i>, and <i>Mentha piperita</i> to Leaf Wounding |
| title_short | Physiological Responses of <i>Ocimum basilicum</i>, <i>Salvia officinalis</i>, and <i>Mentha piperita</i> to Leaf Wounding |
| title_sort | physiological responses of i ocimum basilicum i i salvia officinalis i and i mentha piperita i to leaf wounding |
| topic | anthocyanins chlorophyll photosynthesis stress transpiration |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/5/1019 |
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