title: Effect of paclobutrazol on water stress amelioration through antioxidants and free radical scavenging enzymes in Arachis hypogaea L.
abstract: An investigation was carried out to find out the extent of changes occurred in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) cultivars in response to paclobutrazol (PBZ) treatment under water deficit stress. Two groundnut cultivars namely ICG 221 and ICG 476 were used for the study. Individual treatment with PBZ and drought stress showed an increase in ascorbic acid, alpha-tocopherol and reduced glutathione, superoxide dismutase (SOD), ascorbate peroxidase (APX) and catalase (CAT) activities. PBZ with drought stressed plants maintained higher levels of antioxidant and scavenging enzymes. Significant differences were observed between cultivars and treatments. These results suggests that the adverse effects of water stress can be minimized by the application of PBZ by increasing the antioxidant levels and activities of scavenging enzymes such as SOD, APX and CAT. The Cv. ICG 221 appears to be more tolerant to water stress than the ICG 476.
authors.affiliation: Stress Physiology Lab, Department of Botany, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 608 002, Tamilnadu, India.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sankar
authors.forename: C Abdul
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Jaleel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Manivannan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kishorekumar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Somasundaram
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Panneerselvam
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D010367:Arachis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D060387:Ascorbate Peroxidases; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D002374:Catalase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D005659:Fungicides, Industrial / Q000494:pharmacology; D005978:Glutathione / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D010544:Peroxidases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D014230:Triazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry; D024502:alpha-Tocopherol / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D005659:Fungicides, Industrial; D014230:Triazoles; D014867:Water; C053370:paclobutrazol; D010544:Peroxidases; D060387:Ascorbate Peroxidases; D002374:Catalase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D005978:Glutathione; D024502:alpha-Tocopherol; D001205:Ascorbic Acid