title: Mineral uptake and biochemical changes in Helianthus annuus under treatment with different sodium salts.
abstract: Experiments were conducted to study the effects of different sodium salts viz., sodium chloride (NaCl), sodium sulphate (Na(2)SO(4)) and sodium carbonate (Na(2)CO(3)) on growth, dry matter production, mineral contents, biochemical constituent and enzyme activities of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). The germinating sunflower seeds were treated with 10, 20 and 50mM NaCl and Na(2)SO(4) and 5, 10 and 15 mM Na(2)CO(3). The seedling growth, minerals, chlorophyll content and biochemicals like protein and free amino acid contents with enzyme activities like ATPase and protease were analysed on 8 DAS. The seedlings were separated into root, stem, leaf and cotyledon on 8 DAS. All the treatments decreased the germination percentage; shoot length, root length, leaf area and dry weight, chlorophyll and protein contents significantly. Potassium, sodium and free amino acid contents; activities of ATPase and protease were increased when compared to control. This effect was very high in the Na(2)CO(3) treated seedlings this was followed by Na(2)SO(4) and NaCl treated seedlings. From the results of this investigation, it is clear that, the sunflower seedlings were affected significantly in the Na(2)CO(3) treatments, and followed by Na(2)SO(4) and NaCl treatments.
authors.affiliation: Stress Physiology Lab, Department of Botany, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Tamil Nadu, India. maniphd78@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Manivannan
authors.forename: C Abdul
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Jaleel
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sankar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kishorekumar
authors.forename: P V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Murali
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Somasundaram
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Panneerselvam
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000378:metabolism; D002254:Carbonates / Q000494:pharmacology; D043424:Carboxypeptidase B / Q000378:metabolism; D002734:Chlorophyll / Q000378:metabolism; D006368:Helianthus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D013431:Sulfates / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002254:Carbonates; D013431:Sulfates; C012036:sodium sulfate; D002734:Chlorophyll; D012965:Sodium Chloride; C005686:sodium carbonate; D012964:Sodium; D043424:Carboxypeptidase B; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; D011188:Potassium