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The suppression of salinity-associated oxygen radicals production, in pepper (Capsicum annuum) fruit, by manganese, zinc and calcium in relation to its sensitivity to blossom-end rot

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dc.creator Aktas, Hakan
dc.creator KARNI, L
dc.creator CHANG, DC
dc.creator TURHAN, E
dc.creator BAR-TAL, A
dc.creator ALONI, B
dc.date 2004-12-31T22:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2020-10-06T10:49:12Z
dc.date.available 2020-10-06T10:49:12Z
dc.identifier 9497d526-91e8-42cd-83ef-b61414e80360
dc.identifier 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2004.00435.x
dc.identifier https://avesis.sdu.edu.tr/publication/details/9497d526-91e8-42cd-83ef-b61414e80360/oai
dc.identifier.uri http://acikerisim.sdu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/123456789/66749
dc.description We investigated the possibility that oxidative stress contributes to blossom-end rot (BER) initiation in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) grown under high salinity. Pepper plants (cv. Mazurka, Rijk Zwaan, the Netherlands) were grown in a greenhouse and irrigated with nutrient solution made up with either desalinated water (control - rising from E.C. 1.9 to 2.4 dS m(-1)) or saline water (salinity - rising from E.C. 3.2 to 7.0 dS m(-1)). Irrigation was by a circulation system. BER symptoms were observed throughout the experiment but were highly enhanced in the salinity-grown plants during the spring and summer. The fruit calcium concentration was not affected by salinity, but manganese concentrations in both leaves and fruits were significantly reduced under these conditions. Under salinity there was an enhancement of apoplast reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, which was partly a result of increase in NAD(P)H oxidase activity in the pericarp of pepper fruit at the stage that it was most sensitive to BER. Apoplast ROS production and extracted NAD(P)H oxidase activity were inhibited by manganese, zinc and to a lesser extent by calcium. These cations also negated the enhancement of ROS production caused by incubation of fruit pericarp discs in NaCl solutions. Manganese, zinc and calcium also inhibited NAD(P)H oxidase activity, extracted following their infiltration into fruit pericarp discs. The results suggest that generation and scavenging of oxygen free radicals in the apoplast may contribute to the appearance of BER symptoms in pepper fruits under saline conditions. It is suggested that manganese may serve as antioxidant in pepper fruit and that manganese addition to peppers grown under salinity may alleviate BER symptoms in the fruits.
dc.language eng
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.title The suppression of salinity-associated oxygen radicals production, in pepper (Capsicum annuum) fruit, by manganese, zinc and calcium in relation to its sensitivity to blossom-end rot
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article


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