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In light of global warming, pre-treatment plants with antioxidants may reduce the damage caused by climatic changes. Indian almond seedlings were planted in pots subjected to ascorbic acid and potassium chloride alone or combined to reduce the negative impact of high field temperature. Compared with the control, all treatments improved the plant height, branch number, number of leaves, and leaf area. These treatments reduced loss in concentration of photosynthetic pigments such as chlorophyll <italic>a</italic>, chlorophyll <italic>b</italic>, total chlorophyll, and carotenoid. Heat stress increased abscisic acid content and electrolyte leakage percentage, whereas the application of ascorbic acid alleviated this damage. Indian almond plants can better withstand high temperatures particularly using ascorbic acid treatments at 50 mg l−1 or treatment of ascorbic acid at 50 mg l−1 + potassium chloride at 250 mg l−1 to reduce heat stress damage.
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In light of global warming, pre-treatment plants with antioxidants may reduce the damage caused by climatic changes. Indian almond seedlings were planted in pots subjected to ascorbic acid and potassium chloride alone or combined to reduce the negative impact of high field temperature. Compared with the control, all treatments improved the plant height, branch number, number of leaves, and leaf area. These treatments reduced loss in concentration of photosynthetic pigments such as chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, total chlorophyll, and carotenoid. Heat stress increased abscisic acid content and electrolyte leakage percentage, whereas the application of ascorbic acid alleviated this damage. Indian almond plants can better withstand high temperatures particularly using ascorbic acid treatments at 50 mg l−1 or treatment of ascorbic acid at 50 mg l−1 + potassium chloride at 250 mg l−1 to reduce heat stress damage.

Pre-treatment for heat tolerance enhancement of the Indian almond <italic>(Pithecellobium dulce)</italic> seedlings using ascorbic acid and potassium chloride

Department of Horticulture and Landscape Design, College of Agriculture

Folia Oecologica

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Pre-treatment for heat tolerance enhancement of the Indian almond  seedlings using ascorbic acid and potassium chloride

In light of global warming, pre-treatment plants with antioxidants may reduce the damage caused by climatic changes. Indian almond seedlings were planted in...

Pre-treatment for heat tolerance enhancement of the Indian almond (Pithecellobium dulce) seedlings using ascorbic acid and potassium chloride

Published Online: Jan 27, 2023

Page range: 80 - 88

Received: Mar 02, 2022

Accepted: Nov 08, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2023-0007

Keywords
ascorbic acid, climate change, electrolyte leakage, heat stress, Indian almond, potassium chloride, pre-treatment

© 2023 Neven A. Abdullah et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Pre-treatment for heat tolerance enhancement of the Indian almond (Pithecellobium dulce) seedlings using ascorbic acid and potassium chloride

Published Online: Jan 27, 2023

Page range: 80 - 88

Received: Mar 02, 2022

Accepted: Nov 08, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2023-0007

Keywordsascorbic acid, climate change, electrolyte leakage, heat stress, Indian almond, potassium chloride, pre-treatment

© 2023 Neven A. Abdullah et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
ascorbic acid, climate change, electrolyte leakage, heat stress, Indian almond, potassium chloride, pre-treatment