Oxalic Acid’s Impact on the Morphological, Physiological and Biochemical Characteristics of Marigolds under Drought Stress

Year 2024, Volume: 20 Issue: Özel Sayı, 197 - 219, 23.12.2024

Tuğba Kılıç , Ezgi Doğan Meral , Emine Kırbay , Hilal Dursun , Soner Kazaz

https://doi.org/10.58816/duzceod.1557974

Abstract

Due to global climate change, it has become a great necessity to prefer drought-resistant/tolerant species in plant design and to increase plant tolerance. Organic acids can improve plant tolerance to abiotic stress. However, the effectiveness of oxalic acid on seasonal flowers under stress conditions is not fully understood. In this study, the effects of oxalic acid treatment on the morphological, physiological and biochemical characteristics of marigolds under drought stress were investigated. F1 seeds of Tagetes erecta L. 'Bali Orange' variety were used and oxalic acid solution at concentrations of 1 mM, 3 mM and 5 mM was applied by foliar spraying at the seedling stage. Then, the seedlings were kept at 100% (well-watered) and 40% field capacity (limited watering) conditions. The experiment was terminated when drought symptoms were observed in more than 50% of the limited watering plants that had not been treated with oxalic acid. MDA, chlorophyll and proline content, leaf area, flower diameter, plant height, leaf relative water content, membrane damage index parameters were examined. Drought stress generally negatively affected the morphological, physiological and biochemical characteristics of marigolds. On the other hand, oxalic acid treatments improved the physiological and biochemical characteristics of marigolds, reduced the negative effects of drought stress on the morphological characteristics of flowers and enhanced drought stress tolerance. The results showed that oxalic acid has the potential to improve the stress tolerance of seasonal flowers for landscaping.

Keywords

Marigold, oxalic acid, drought stress, MDA, proline

Oksalik Asidin Kuraklık Stresindeki Kadife Çiçeklerinin Morfolojik, Fizyolojik ve Biyokimyasal Özellikleri Üzerine Etkisi

Abstract

Küresel iklim değişikliği nedeniyle bitkisel tasarımda kuraklığa dayanıklı/toleranslı türlerin tercih edilmesi ve bitki toleransının artırılması büyük bir gereklilik haline gelmiştir. Organik asitlerin abiyotik strese karşı bitki toleransını artırabildiği bilinmektedir. Ancak oksalik asidin stres koşullarına maruz kalan mevsimlik çiçekler üzerindeki etkinliği tam olarak anlaşılmamıştır. Bu çalışmada, oksalik asit uygulamasının kuraklık stresi altındaki kadife çiçeklerinin morfolojik, fizyolojik ve biyokimyasal özellikleri üzerindeki etkileri incelenmiştir. Tagetes erecta L. 'Bali Orange' çeşidine ait F1 tohumlar kullanılmış ve fide aşamasında yapraktan püskürtme yöntemiyle 1 mM, 3 mM ve 5 mM konsantrasyonlarındaki oksalik asit çözeltisi uygulanmıştır. Ardından fideler, %100 (optimal sulama) ve %40 tarla kapasitesi (kısıtlı sulama) koşullarında tutulmuştur. Deneme, oksalik asit uygulanmamış kısıtlı sulanan bitkilerin %50'den fazlasında kuraklık belirtileri görüldüğünde sonlandırılmıştır. MDA, klorofil ve prolin içeriği, yaprak alanı, çiçek çapı, bitki boyu, yaprak oransal su içeriği, membran zararlanma indeksi parametreleri incelenmiştir. Kuraklık stresi genel olarak kadife çiçeklerinin morfolojik, fizyolojik ve biyokimyasal özelliklerini olumsuz yönde etkilemiştir. Buna karşın oksalik asit uygulamaları, kadife çiçeklerinin fizyolojik ve biyokimyasal özelliklerini iyileştirerek kuraklık stresinin çiçeklerin morfolojik özellikleri üzerindeki olumsuz etkilerini azaltmış ve kuraklık stresine toleransı arttırmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlar, oksalik asidin peyzaj düzenlemelerinde kullanılacak mevsimlik çiçeklerin stres toleransını artırma potansiyeline sahip olduğunu göstermektedir.

Keywords

kadife, oksalik asit, kuraklık stresi, MDA, prolin

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