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Alterations in sucrose metabolizing enzyme activities and total phenol content of Curcuma longa L. as affected by different triazole compounds

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  • 1.Stress Physiology Lab, Department of Botany, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India;DMJM International (Cansult Maunsell/AECOM Ltd.), Consultant of Gardens Sector Projects, Alain Municipality and Eastern Emirates, P.O. Box 1419, Al-Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 2.College of Agronomy and Plant Protection, Qingdao Agricultural University, Chunyang Road, Chengyang District, Qingdao 266109, China; 3.Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran; 4.DMJM International (Cansult Maunsell/AECOM Ltd.), Consultant of Gardens Sector Projects, Alain Municipality and Eastern Emirates, P.O. Box 1419, Al-Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 5.Radioisotope Department, Atomic Energy Authority, Malaeb El-Gamaa St., P.O. 12311, Dokki, Giza, Egypt; 6.Stress Physiology Lab, Department of Botany, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India;

Published date: 05 Dec 2009

Abstract

Changes in the sucrose metabolism of Curcuma longa L. plants were studied under treatment with different triazole compounds viz., triadimefon (TDM) and propiconazole (PCZ). Plants were treated with TDM at 15 mg/L and PCZ at 10 mg/L separately by soil drenching on 80, 110, and 140 days after planting (DAP). The plants were harvested randomly on 90, 120, and 150 DAP to determine the effect of both the triazoles on sucrose metabolizing enzymes and phenol content. The sucrose metabolism was studied by analyzing sucrose metabolizing enzymes like sucrose synthase and sucrose phosphate synthase. All the analyses were assayed in leaves and tubers of both control and treated plants. It was found that both of the triazole compounds had profound effects on these parameters.

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C. Abdul JALEEL, Changxing ZHAO, Sedghi MOHAMED, Hameed Jasim AL-JUBURI, Helal Ragab MOUSSA, M. GOMATHINAYAGAM, R. PANNEERSELVAM, . Alterations in sucrose metabolizing enzyme activities and total phenol content of Curcuma longa L. as affected by different triazole compounds[J]. Frontiers in Biology, 2009 , 4(4) : 419 -423 . DOI: 10.1007/s11515-009-0037-2

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