Research on the changes of metabolism in response to water stress in Satureja hortensis L.

Baher Nik, Z.; Rezaii, M.B.; Ghorbanli, M.; Asgari, F.; Araghi, M.K.

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands. P.O.Box.: 13185-116 Tehran, Iran

² Tarbiat Moallem Univercity, Tehran

Abstract

Because of the importance of water stress influence on plant growth, metabolism and yield, Satureja hortensis L. was imposed towater stress treaments. Irrigation treatments were selected basis on the different percentage of field capacity (FC), including (i) a control which was irrigated to full field capacity during the growing season (FC), (ii) two moderate water stress treatments during vegetative (LS1) and flowering stages(LS2)and (iii) severe water stress treatments during flowering stages(HS). Results showed that plant water potential reduced from -0.5 to 1.5 Mpa and RWC (relative water content) decreased too. Also water stress induced high amount of proline. The amount of proline was the highest in sever treatment while it changed from 0.69 to 7.36 μ M/g FW in FC, LS2 treatments.

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Iranian Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research

Research on the changes of metabolism in response to water stress in Satureja hortensis L.

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Volume 20, Issue 3 - Serial Number 25
October 2004
Pages 263-275

Research on the changes of metabolism in response to water stress in Satureja hortensis L.

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Volume 20, Issue 3 - Serial Number 25October 2004Pages 263-275

Volume 20, Issue 3 - Serial Number 25
October 2004
Pages 263-275