ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Sept. 21, 2023
Jasmonic acid impact on botanical and morpho-physiological characteristics of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) infected by Aphid
Sumera, Azqa Nawaz, Muhammad Ikram, Abdul Karim, Saeed Ullah, Shahab Atta, Naik Nazar, Sami Ullah, Naheed Yousuf
Page no 127-138 |
DOI: 10.36348/sjls.2023.v08i08.001
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is the most essential cereal crop among all other crops of Pakistan and belongs to the family poaceae. The experiment was performed to evaluate the response of exogenously applied jasmonic acid on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) growth parameter against aphid attack. Two wheat varieties i.e., Fareed-2006 and Paktoon-2016 are cultivated in pots and different concentrations of Jasmonic acid (100 µM and 1 mM) were applied. Concluded results showed that aphid infested plants decreased root and shoot length, plant height, total soluble protein and chlorophyll contents but increased the POD and SOD contents, MDA contents, catalase, H2O2 concentrations and phenolics of wheat (Triticum aestivum) which was further improved through jasmonic acid application. Jasmonic acid treated plants showed better results than control and aphid infested plants. Jasmonic acid spray helped plants to recovery from aphid stress by increasing antioxidant enzyme synthesis, POD (Peroxidase), SOD (Superoxide dismutase) and CAT (Catalase). The results showed that JA sprayed plants have a reduced aphid population than controls plants. When compared to jasmonic acid (100 µM), the greater concentration of jasmonic acid (1mM) showed more effective. Use of jasmonic acid against devastating diseases seems to hold a more promising future in the pest management and agriculture sector.
REVIEW ARTICLE | Sept. 22, 2023
New Insights for Plant Genome Optimization, Biotic and Abiotic Stresses and Agricultural Applications
Muzamil Shabir, Zunaira Amjad, Ahmer Jalal, Zulekha, Iqra Fatima, Khizra Yousaf, Muhammad Mutie Un Nabi, Arij Khalil
Page no 139-144 |
DOI: 10.36348/sjls.2023.v08i08.002
Plant genomics experienced a revolution as a result of the cheap cost and simplicity of sequencing, which produced numerous assemblies of inferior quality but also a sharp rise in the number of revolutionary genome-enabled discoveries concerning the basic plant biology. Crops physiological, metabolic, and molecular responses to several abiotic challenges appear to be very different from their reactions to single stresses. One of the most crucial fields of plant research is the investigation of the processes underlying plant adaptation to environmental stresses. As biological messengers that control gene expression, ROS and NO work synergistically to activate defense mechanisms in response to biotic and abiotic stresses. It is known that S-nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR), which is thought to be a key regulator of plant stress tolerance due to its effect on protein S-nitrosylation, contributes to Solanum lycopersicum's thermotolerance. Vitamin K3, often known as pro-vitamin K, has an addition component called menadione sodium bisulphite (MSB). In contrast, CRISPR/Cas9 can speed up the plant breeding by quickly, precisely, and predictably altering genomes. CRISPR/Cas9 has recently gained popularity as a technique for genome editing and has been extensively utilized in crop resistance breeding because to its effectiveness, simplicity, and adaptability.