title: Response of two mustard (Brassica juncea L.) cultivars differing in photosynthetic capacity subjected to proline.
abstract: The present paper deals with the effect of exogenous application of proline as a shotgun approach on growth, photosynthesis, and antioxidative system in 25-day-old plants of two different cultivars of Brassica juncea L. (Varuna and RH-30) under natural conditions. Exogenous application of proline significantly increased plant growth, photosynthetic rate, and the activities of antioxidant enzymes, compared with untreated seedlings. Pre-sowing seed soaking in 20 mM proline, for 8 h, proved best among all the other concentrations used.
authors.affiliation: Plant Physiology Section, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Arif Shafi
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Irfan
authors.forename: Shamsul
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hayat
authors.forename: Aqil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D002734:Chlorophyll / Q000378:metabolism; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D009149:Mustard Plant / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development; D010788:Photosynthesis; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D054046:Plant Stomata / Q000378:metabolism; D011392:Proline / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012639:Seeds / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D010940:Plant Proteins; D002734:Chlorophyll; D011392:Proline; D002374:Catalase