Acta Agronomica Hungarica
Volume/Issue:
Volume 60: Issue 1
Application of natural and synthetic polyamines as growth regulators to improve the freezing tolerance of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Authors: D. Todorova 1 , I. Sergiev 1 , and V. Alexieva 1
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  • 1 Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics Sofia Bulgaria
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/AAgr.60.2012.1.1
Page Count:
1–10
Publication Date:
01 Mar 2012
Online Publication Date:
17 Apr 2012
Article Category:
Research Article
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Wheat cultivars were grown as soil culture under normal growth conditions. Twoweek- old seedlings were exposed to 4°C for 6 h and then transferred to −12°C for 24 h in the dark. Twenty-four hours before freezing stress, some of the plants were sprayed with aqueous solutions of spermine, spermidine, putrescine, 1,3-diaminopropane (1,3-DAP) and diethylenetriamine (DETA). The data showed that freezing stress caused a decrease in the fresh weight, chlorophyll content and plant survival rate, accompanied by a simultaneous accumulation of free proline and the enhanced leakage of electrolytes. Preliminary treatment with polyamines caused a decline in electrolyte leakage and a considerable augmentation in proline quantity, indicating that the compounds are capable of preventing frost injury. Additionally, the foliar application of polyamines retarded the destruction of chlorophyll, and lessened fresh weight losses due to freezing stress. The synthetic triamine DETA was the most effective, having the most pronounced action in all the experiments, followed by the tetraamine spermine. The application of polyamines to wheat crops could be a promising approach for improving plant growth under unfavourable growth conditions, including freezing temperatures. The results demonstrate that treatment with polyamines could protect winter wheat by reducing the stress injuries caused by subzero temperatures.

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Acta Agronomica Hungarica
Print ISSN:
0238-0161
Online ISSN:
1588-2527
Keywords:
freezing temperature; stress; growth regulators; survival; electrolyte leakage

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