In collaboration with Scientific Association of Iranian Medicinal Plants

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 PhD. Student, Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Biological Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

3 Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

4 Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Tehran, Iran

5 Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biological Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The effect of methyl jasmonate (MeJa) upon Agastache foeniculum [Pursh] Kuntze was investigated in aspects of enzymatic activities of phenylalanine ammonialyase (PAL) and
4-coumarate:CoA ligase (4CL), total phenolic content and total protein. The experiments were carried out based on a completely randomized design under a hydroponic system. The plants were subjected to different concentrations of MeJa (0, 0.1 and 1 mM). The PAL activity significantly increased in plants treated with 1 mM MeJa for 24 h compared with 0.1mM MeJa and control. In addition, 4CL activity also significantly increased at 24 h after 1mM MeJa treatment compared with 0.1mM MeJa treatment and control. However, MeJa treatments did not have any significant effect on total phenolic compounds after 8, 12 or 24 h of treatment compared with controls of those times. Total protein content significantly increased with 1 or 0.1 mM MeJa treatments after 24h of treatment compared with control plants.

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