Acta Agronomica Hungarica
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Volume 56: Issue 2
Effects of long-term salicylic acid pre-treatment on tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. L.) salt stress tolerance: Changes in glutathione S-transferase activities and anthocyanin contents
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Á. Szepesi University of Szeged Department of Plant Biology Szeged Hungary

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J. Csiszár University of Szeged Department of Plant Biology Szeged Hungary

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Á. Gallé University of Szeged Department of Plant Biology Szeged Hungary

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K. Gémes University of Szeged Department of Plant Biology Szeged Hungary

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P. Poór University of Szeged Department of Plant Biology Szeged Hungary

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I. Tari University of Szeged Department of Plant Biology Szeged Hungary

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129–138
Online Publication Date:
16 Aug 2008
Publication Date:
01 Jun 2008
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/AAgr.56.2008.2.2
Keywords:
anthocyanin contents; glutathione S-transferase activity; Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. L; salicylic acid; salt stress
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of salicylic acid (SA) pre-treatment on the salt stress acclimation of tomato plants ( Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. L. cv. Rio Fuego). The antioxidant defence and detoxifying capacity of the tissues were analysed by measuring the accumulation of soluble, non-enzymatic antioxidants (anthocyanins) and the activities of glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) at low (10 −7 M) and high (10 −4 M) SA concentrations in plants exposed to 100 mM NaCl. GSTs are a diverse group of enzymes that catalyse the detoxification of xenobiotics and other toxic organic compounds, and anthocyanins are among the few endogenous substrates that bind to GSTs and are sequestered to the vacuole. It was found that 10 −4 M SA pre-treatment improved the acclimation of tomato to high salinity. SA pre-treatments increased the accumulation of anthocyanins both in the presence and absence of 100 mM NaCl. The extractable GST activity of tissues increased under salt stress in young leaves and roots of the control and in plants pre-treated with 10 −4 M SA, while the extractable GST activity in these organs was reduced by 10 −7 M SA. It is suggested that elevated GST activity is a prerequisite for successful acclimation to high salinity in tomato plants pre-treated with SA, but it may also be a symptom of tissue senescence.

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