PLANT PIGMENTS CONTENT AS A MARKER FOR HERBICIDE ABIOTIC STRESS IN CORN (ZEA MAYS L.)

Authors

  • Svetla Dimitrova Yancheva Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agronomy, Agricultural University- Plovdiv, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  • Lidiya Dimitrova Georgieva Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agronomy, Agricultural University- Plovdiv, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  • Milena Kostova Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agronomy, Agricultural University- Plovdiv, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  • Pervin Halkoglu Department of Farming and Herbology, Faculty of Agronomy, Agricultural University-Plovdiv, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  • Maya Dimitrova Department of Farming and Herbology, Faculty of Agronomy, Agricultural University-Plovdiv, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  • Samir Naimov Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology, University of Plovdiv “P. Hilendarski”, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9755/ejfa.2016-02-135

Keywords:

anthocyanins, chlorophylls, herbicide, stress, Zea mays L

Abstract

The effect of the soil herbicide isoxaflutole on the growth and development of new corn hybrids in controlled conditions was studied. Conducted assays confirmed that tested hybrids exhibit different sensitivity to herbicide treatment, expressed as a decrease of chlorophyll or increase of anthocyanin content. The lowest content of chlorophylls was determined for hybrid P0216 and the highest anthocyanin levels were observed for hybrid P9241. Present investigation was performed for evaluation the toxic effect of the herbicide and demonstrated that plant pigment content can be used as a marker for abiotic stress. This study could be very useful for practical applications as a preliminary test for phytotoxicity and/or sensitivity of different crops or model plants to herbicides.

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Published

2017-11-04

How to Cite

Yancheva, S. D., L. D. Georgieva, M. Kostova, P. Halkoglu, M. Dimitrova, and S. Naimov. “PLANT PIGMENTS CONTENT AS A MARKER FOR HERBICIDE ABIOTIC STRESS IN CORN (ZEA MAYS L.)”. Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture, vol. 28, no. 5, Nov. 2017, pp. 332-6, doi:10.9755/ejfa.2016-02-135.

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