Ameliorating Sodium Chloride Stress by Calcium Chloride in Pennisetum typhoides Stapf et Hubb

P. Gobinathan; P. V. Murali

Ameliorating Sodium Chloride Stress by Calcium Chloride in Pennisetum typhoides Stapf et Hubb

Authors

P. Gobinathan Department of Botany, T.B.M.L. College, Porayar – 609 307, Nagapattinam Dt., Tamil Nadu, India
P. V. Murali Stress Physiology Lab, Department of Botany, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar- 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India

Keywords:

antioxidant enzymes, calcium chloride, Pennisetum typhoides Stapf et Hubb, proline, protein, sodium chloride

Abstract

A pot culture experiment was carried out in Pennisetum typhoides Stapf et Hubb. Plants in order to study the effect of calcium chloride (CaCl₂) as an agent ameliorating sodium chloride (NaCl) stress. The plants were raised in pots and salinity stress was imposed by 100 mM of NaCl. The ameliorating effect of CaCl₂ was studied by giving 5mMCaCl₂ to the stressed plants. NaCl stressed plants showed decreased proteins, total sugars, polyphenol oxidase and catalase activity with increased free amino acids, proline and peroxidase activities. When CaCl₂ was combined with NaCl, the CaCl₂ altered overall plant metabolism and paved the way for partial amelioration of the oxidative stress caused by salinity.

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Published

2015-08-01

How to Cite

P. Gobinathan, & P. V. Murali. (2015). Ameliorating Sodium Chloride Stress by Calcium Chloride in Pennisetum typhoides Stapf et Hubb. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 3(8), 1578–1584. Retrieved from https://wjpsonline.com/index.php/wjps/article/view/ameliorating-nacl-stress-calcium-chloride-pennisetum-typhoides