Extremely high boron tolerance in Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl. related to root boron exclusion and a well-regulated antioxidant system

dc.contributor.authorHamurcu M.
dc.contributor.authorHakki E.E.
dc.contributor.authorSert T.D.
dc.contributor.authorÖzdemir C.
dc.contributor.authorMinareci E.
dc.contributor.authorAvsaroglu Z.Z.
dc.contributor.authorGezgin S.
dc.contributor.authorKayis S.A.
dc.contributor.authorBell R.W.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:11:50Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:11:50Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractRecent studies indicate an extremely high level of tolerance to boron (B) toxicity in Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl. but the mechanistic basis is not known. Puccinellia distans was exposed to B concentrations of up to 1000 mg B L-1 and root B uptake, growth parameters, B and N contents, H2O2 accumulation and ·OH-scavenging activity were measured. Antioxidant enzyme activities including superoxide dismutase (SOD), ascorbate peroxidase, catalase, peroxidase and glutathione reductase, and lipid peroxidation products were determined. B appears to be actively excluded from roots. Excess B supply caused structural deformations in roots and leaves, H2O2 accumulation and simultaneous up-regulation of the antioxidative system, which prevented lipid peroxidation even at the highest B concentrations. Thus, P. distans has an efficient root B-exclusion capability and, in addition, B tolerance in shoots is achieved by a well-regulated antioxidant defense system. © 2016 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1515/znc-2015-0226
dc.identifier.issn09395075
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/15776
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherVerlag der Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung
dc.subjectAdaptation, Physiological
dc.subjectAntioxidants
dc.subjectAscorbate Peroxidases
dc.subjectBiological Transport
dc.subjectBoron
dc.subjectCatalase
dc.subjectGlutathione Reductase
dc.subjectHydrogen Peroxide
dc.subjectLipid Peroxidation
dc.subjectNitrogen
dc.subjectPeroxidase
dc.subjectPlant Leaves
dc.subjectPlant Roots
dc.subjectPlant Shoots
dc.subjectPoaceae
dc.subjectReactive Oxygen Species
dc.subjectSoil
dc.subjectSuperoxide Dismutase
dc.subjectTime Factors
dc.subjectantioxidant
dc.subjectascorbate peroxidase
dc.subjectboron
dc.subjectcatalase
dc.subjectglutathione reductase
dc.subjecthydrogen peroxide
dc.subjectnitrogen
dc.subjectperoxidase
dc.subjectreactive oxygen metabolite
dc.subjectsoil
dc.subjectsuperoxide dismutase
dc.subjectadaptation
dc.subjectchemistry
dc.subjectlipid peroxidation
dc.subjectmetabolism
dc.subjectphysiology
dc.subjectplant leaf
dc.subjectplant root
dc.subjectPoaceae
dc.subjectshoot
dc.subjectsoil
dc.subjecttime factor
dc.subjecttransport at the cellular level
dc.titleExtremely high boron tolerance in Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl. related to root boron exclusion and a well-regulated antioxidant system
dc.typeArticle

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