Research Article

Changes in Germination, Antioxidant Enzyme Activities and Biochemical Contents of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) Under Different Salinity Levels

Volume: 17 Number: 1 May 27, 2022
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Changes in Germination, Antioxidant Enzyme Activities and Biochemical Contents of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) Under Different Salinity Levels

Abstract

The present study was carried out using Dinçer and Olas safflower varieties at 5 different salt (NaCl) concentrations (0, 50, 100, 150, and 200 mM) for 14 days. The germination percentages of the cultivars under salt conditions as well as the activities of antioxidant enzymes (SOD, CAT, POD and APX) and biochemical changes (protein and MDA) in the seedlings were determined. The germination percentage decreased with increased salt concentrations, and the greatest decrease in germination percentage was observed at a 200 mM salt concentration by 34% in both cultivars. The activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) increased at low salt concentrations, but decreased after 100 and 150 mM salt concentrations, respectively. Catalase (CAT) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) activities, as well as malondialdehyde (MDA) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) contents, increased with increasing salt concentrations at Dinçer and Olas, but total soluble protein content decreased with increasing salt concentration. Peroxidase (POD) activity was not significantly affected by salt stress in safflower. Germination percentage showed negative correlations with CAT, MDA and H2O2 levels, and showed a positive correlation with soluble protein content under salt stress in safflower. The present results may be useful to identify mechanisms of salt tolerance involving antioxidant enzyme activities and biochemical changes in safflower seedlings.

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Thanks

Sercan Önder was financially supported by the Council of Higher Education under YÖK 100/2000 fellowship program for graduate students. Present research did not receive any grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Structural Biology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

May 27, 2022

Submission Date

March 19, 2022

Acceptance Date

April 27, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 17 Number: 1

APA
Önder, S., Dayan, E., Karakurt, Y., & Tonguç, M. (2022). Changes in Germination, Antioxidant Enzyme Activities and Biochemical Contents of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) Under Different Salinity Levels. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science, 17(1), 185-194. https://doi.org/10.29233/sdufeffd.1090142
AMA
1.Önder S, Dayan E, Karakurt Y, Tonguç M. Changes in Germination, Antioxidant Enzyme Activities and Biochemical Contents of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) Under Different Salinity Levels. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science. 2022;17(1):185-194. doi:10.29233/sdufeffd.1090142
Chicago
Önder, Sercan, Ebru Dayan, Yaşar Karakurt, and Muhammet Tonguç. 2022. “Changes in Germination, Antioxidant Enzyme Activities and Biochemical Contents of Safflower (Carthamus Tinctorius L.) Under Different Salinity Levels”. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science 17 (1): 185-94. https://doi.org/10.29233/sdufeffd.1090142.
EndNote
Önder S, Dayan E, Karakurt Y, Tonguç M (May 1, 2022) Changes in Germination, Antioxidant Enzyme Activities and Biochemical Contents of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) Under Different Salinity Levels. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science 17 1 185–194.
IEEE
[1]S. Önder, E. Dayan, Y. Karakurt, and M. Tonguç, “Changes in Germination, Antioxidant Enzyme Activities and Biochemical Contents of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) Under Different Salinity Levels”, Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 185–194, May 2022, doi: 10.29233/sdufeffd.1090142.
ISNAD
Önder, Sercan - Dayan, Ebru - Karakurt, Yaşar - Tonguç, Muhammet. “Changes in Germination, Antioxidant Enzyme Activities and Biochemical Contents of Safflower (Carthamus Tinctorius L.) Under Different Salinity Levels”. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science 17/1 (May 1, 2022): 185-194. https://doi.org/10.29233/sdufeffd.1090142.
JAMA
1.Önder S, Dayan E, Karakurt Y, Tonguç M. Changes in Germination, Antioxidant Enzyme Activities and Biochemical Contents of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) Under Different Salinity Levels. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science. 2022;17:185–194.
MLA
Önder, Sercan, et al. “Changes in Germination, Antioxidant Enzyme Activities and Biochemical Contents of Safflower (Carthamus Tinctorius L.) Under Different Salinity Levels”. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science, vol. 17, no. 1, May 2022, pp. 185-94, doi:10.29233/sdufeffd.1090142.
Vancouver
1.Sercan Önder, Ebru Dayan, Yaşar Karakurt, Muhammet Tonguç. Changes in Germination, Antioxidant Enzyme Activities and Biochemical Contents of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) Under Different Salinity Levels. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science. 2022 May 1;17(1):185-94. doi:10.29233/sdufeffd.1090142

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