Comparative Biochemical Analysis of High and Low Sucrose Accumulating Sugarcane Varieties at Formative Stage under Heat Stress

Year 2020, Volume: 26 Issue: 1, 78 - 86, 05.03.2020

Faisal Mehdi , Kazim Ali Nesheman Huma İqbal Hussain Abid Azhar Saddia Galani

https://doi.org/10.15832/ankutbd.457918

Abstract

Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L) is a valuable cash crop which plays an imperative role in the worldwide economy. However, high temperature has significantly retarded the crop growth and yield by alteration of biochemical pathways. Therefore, the biochemical activities of two sugarcane varieties were explored under heat stress condition. The sugarcane cultivars S2003-US-633 (high sucrose accumulation) and SPF-238 (low sucrose accumulation) were cultivated and subjected to different temperature regimes i.e. control at 30±2 °C, heat stress at 45±2 °C and recovery at 30±2 °C for 24, 48 and 72 hours at formative stage. Detailed profiling of physiochemical attributes, sugar analysis linked with sucrose metabolism enzymes and thermotolerance indicators were investigated. S2003-US-633 exhibited better response in terms of sugar accumulation regulated by sucrose synthase, sucrose phosphate synthase and invertase activities along with more proline accumulation, total soluble protein contents with response to high temperature exposure. While S2003-US-633 is ranked as tolerant variety due to less MDA, H₂O₂ content and electrolytes leakage exhibiting its efficient tolerance mechanism, giving high sugar recovery rate despite harsh environmental conditions. Thus, these findings can be helpful in providing information for engineering sugar improvement along with thermotolerance in sugarcane varieties and providing new avenues towards the economic development of the country.

Keywords

Metabolizing enzymes, Oxidative markers, Sugar recovery, Stress indicators, Thermotolerant, Yield

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• Prof.Dr. Zia-Ul-Hassan department of soil science, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, Pakistan
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• Dr. Saboohi Raza chairman department of agriculture and agribusiness management University of Karachi, Pakistan
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