title: Differential protection of ethylenediurea (EDU) against ambient ozone for five cultivars of tropical wheat.
abstract: The antiozonant EDU (ethylenediurea) was used to assess the impact of ambient O(3) under field conditions on five cultivars of tropical wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). EDU solution (0 ppm and 400 ppm) was applied as soil drench (100 ml plant(-1)) 10 days after germination (DAG) at an interval of 12 days. EDU-treated plants showed significant increments in stomatal conductance, photosynthetic rate, variable fluorescence, total chlorophyll, ascorbic acid, proline and protein contents and protective enzymes (POX, SOD and APX) activities in HUW468, HUW510 and HUW234 cultivars, while, a reverse trend was observed for lipid peroxidation. EDU application restored grain yield significantly by maintaining higher levels of antioxidants, metabolites and enzymes in cultivars HUW468 and HUW510. Sonalika and PBW343 showed least response of measured parameters under EDU treatment suggesting their greater resistance to O(3). EDU, thus proved its usefulness in screening suitable wheat cultivars for areas experiencing elevated concentrations of O(3).
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Air Pollution and Global Climatic Change, Ecology Research Circle, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India.
authors.forename: Shalini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: Madhoolika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agrawal
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000379:methods; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D060387:Ascorbate Peroxidases / Q000378:metabolism; D002734:Chlorophyll / Q000378:metabolism; D010126:Ozone / Q000633:toxicity*; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D010671:Phenylurea Compounds / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism; D014908:Triticum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D014329:Tropical Climate
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D010671:Phenylurea Compounds; D002734:Chlorophyll; C032766:ethylene diurea; D010126:Ozone; D060387:Ascorbate Peroxidases; D009195:Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase