Gene expression and activity of antioxidant enzymes in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) under controlled severe drought
Gene expression and activity of antioxidant enzymes in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) under controlled severe drought
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DOI:
10.1080/17429145.2015.1033023
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发表时间:
2015-01-01
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Samarah, Nezar
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作者:
Harb, Amal;Awad, Dalal;Samarah, Nezar
The objective of the present study was to determine the activity of antioxidant enzymes: superoxide dismutase (SOD), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), and catalase (CAT) and the expression of their genes in two barley genotypes under controlled severe drought. To fulfill this objective, 21-day-old barley plants of two genotypes: Rum and Yarmouk were exposed to controlled severe drought (25% field capacity) for 2, 9, and 16 days. The activity of SOD was significantly high in Rum genotype after 2 days of drought treatment. In Yarmouk genotype, the activity of APX was significantly high after 2 and 9 days of drought treatment. In Rum genotype, CAT2 was upregulated after 9 days of drought treatment and SOD and APX were upregulated after 16 days of drought treatment, whereas CAT2, SOD, and APX were upregulated in Yarmouk genotype after 2 days of drought treatment. The results indicate a unique pattern of activity and gene expression of the antioxidant enzymes in the two barley genotypes under controlled severe drought. Moreover, the data suggest that each genotype utilizes different molecular and biochemical responses under the same drought conditions.