Evaluation of foliar application of Elusine indica extract on growth, photosynthesis, and osmoprotectant contents in maize under drought stress
To investigate the effects of foliar application of different concentrations of Elusine indica extract (EIE) on growth, photosynthesis, and osmoprotectant contents in maize under drought stress. The weed powder was extracted using methanol, followed by a solid-liquid extraction procedure. Plants wer...
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| author | Han, Mingzhao Kasim, Susilawati Yang, Zhongming Deng, Xi Abdullah, Halimatul Sa’adiah Mohd Shuib, Effyanti Uddin, Md Kamal |
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| description | To investigate the effects of foliar application of different concentrations of Elusine indica extract (EIE) on growth, photosynthesis, and osmoprotectant contents in maize under drought stress. The weed powder was extracted using methanol, followed by a solid-liquid extraction procedure. Plants were sprayed with three different concentrations of EIE at 1, 3, and 5 g/L and morphological parameters, chlorophyll, relative water content (RWC), soluble sugar, proline, protein, glutathione (GSH), and malondialdehyde (MDA) contents were determined. The results showed that drought stress led to a decline in morphological characteristics, RWC and soluble sugar and increased proline, protein, GSH, and MDA contents. However, foliar application of EIE significantly improved plant height, fresh and dry weight, chlorophyll content, RWC, soluble sugar, and GSH, while the proline level was diminished compared to drought treatment. Soluble sugar showed a significant positive correlation with fresh and dry weight (r = 0.742 and 0.783, p < 0.01) and a strong negative correlation with MDA (r = -0.459, p < 0.05). Therefore, this result indicated that EIE can be used as an inexpensive and environmentally friendly biostimulant to help plants enhance tolerance to drought. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-1143362025-01-14T04:08:40Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114336/ Evaluation of foliar application of Elusine indica extract on growth, photosynthesis, and osmoprotectant contents in maize under drought stress Han, Mingzhao Kasim, Susilawati Yang, Zhongming Deng, Xi Abdullah, Halimatul Sa’adiah Mohd Shuib, Effyanti Uddin, Md Kamal To investigate the effects of foliar application of different concentrations of Elusine indica extract (EIE) on growth, photosynthesis, and osmoprotectant contents in maize under drought stress. The weed powder was extracted using methanol, followed by a solid-liquid extraction procedure. Plants were sprayed with three different concentrations of EIE at 1, 3, and 5 g/L and morphological parameters, chlorophyll, relative water content (RWC), soluble sugar, proline, protein, glutathione (GSH), and malondialdehyde (MDA) contents were determined. The results showed that drought stress led to a decline in morphological characteristics, RWC and soluble sugar and increased proline, protein, GSH, and MDA contents. However, foliar application of EIE significantly improved plant height, fresh and dry weight, chlorophyll content, RWC, soluble sugar, and GSH, while the proline level was diminished compared to drought treatment. Soluble sugar showed a significant positive correlation with fresh and dry weight (r = 0.742 and 0.783, p < 0.01) and a strong negative correlation with MDA (r = -0.459, p < 0.05). Therefore, this result indicated that EIE can be used as an inexpensive and environmentally friendly biostimulant to help plants enhance tolerance to drought. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2024-08 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114336/1/114336.pdf Han, Mingzhao and Kasim, Susilawati and Yang, Zhongming and Deng, Xi and Abdullah, Halimatul Sa’adiah and Mohd Shuib, Effyanti and Uddin, Md Kamal (2024) Evaluation of foliar application of Elusine indica extract on growth, photosynthesis, and osmoprotectant contents in maize under drought stress. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 47 (3). pp. 721-732. ISSN 1511-3701; eISSN: 2231-8542 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/pjtas/browse/regular-issue?article=JTAS-2957-2023 10.47836/pjtas.47.3.09 |
| spellingShingle | Han, Mingzhao Kasim, Susilawati Yang, Zhongming Deng, Xi Abdullah, Halimatul Sa’adiah Mohd Shuib, Effyanti Uddin, Md Kamal Evaluation of foliar application of Elusine indica extract on growth, photosynthesis, and osmoprotectant contents in maize under drought stress |
| title | Evaluation of foliar application of Elusine indica extract on growth, photosynthesis, and osmoprotectant contents in maize under drought stress |
| title_full | Evaluation of foliar application of Elusine indica extract on growth, photosynthesis, and osmoprotectant contents in maize under drought stress |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of foliar application of Elusine indica extract on growth, photosynthesis, and osmoprotectant contents in maize under drought stress |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of foliar application of Elusine indica extract on growth, photosynthesis, and osmoprotectant contents in maize under drought stress |
| title_short | Evaluation of foliar application of Elusine indica extract on growth, photosynthesis, and osmoprotectant contents in maize under drought stress |
| title_sort | evaluation of foliar application of elusine indica extract on growth photosynthesis and osmoprotectant contents in maize under drought stress |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114336/1/114336.pdf |
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