<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The investigation was carried out to evaluate the influence of glutathione (GSH: levels 0, 0.1, 0.5 1.0, and 2.0 mM) on the callus growth, shoot multiplication and phytochemicals of <italic>in vitro</italic> shoots of the Date palm cv. Barhee. The optimum concentration of GSH was 1.0 mM. Such concentration improved the callus growth and increased its weight to 312.0 mg, the addition of this substance of the same concentration level showed the highest response rate and the number of shoots per jar (73.34 ± 2.69 and 8.83 ± 0.80 shoots/jar, respectively). Also, the 1.0 GSH application resulted in reducing the percentage of browning to 0.0 compared to the other concentrations. The results of the biochemical analysis revealed that treatments GSH of 0.1, 0.5 and 1.0 mM reduced the total soluble phenols compound (TSPC). These treatments were also more effectively reducing peroxidase (POD) and phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) activity than the concentrations of 2 mM or 0 (control treatment).</p></abstract>

The investigation was carried out to evaluate the influence of glutathione (GSH: levels 0, 0.1, 0.5 1.0, and 2.0 mM) on the callus growth, shoot multiplication and phytochemicals of in vitro shoots of the Date palm cv. Barhee. The optimum concentration of GSH was 1.0 mM. Such concentration improved the callus growth and increased its weight to 312.0 mg, the addition of this substance of the same concentration level showed the highest response rate and the number of shoots per jar (73.34 ± 2.69 and 8.83 ± 0.80 shoots/jar, respectively). Also, the 1.0 GSH application resulted in reducing the percentage of browning to 0.0 compared to the other concentrations. The results of the biochemical analysis revealed that treatments GSH of 0.1, 0.5 and 1.0 mM reduced the total soluble phenols compound (TSPC). These treatments were also more effectively reducing peroxidase (POD) and phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) activity than the concentrations of 2 mM or 0 (control treatment).

Effect of glutathione (GSH) on Date palm (<italic>Phoenix dactylifera</italic> L.) micropropagation

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Effect of glutathione (GSH) on Date palm ( L.) micropropagation

The investigation was carried out to evaluate the influence of glutathione (GSH: levels 0, 0.1, 0.5 1.0, and 2.0 mM) on the callus growth, shoot multiplication...

Effect of glutathione (GSH) on Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) micropropagation

Pubblicato online: 13 mag 2020

Pagine: 64 - 69

Ricevuto: 06 feb 2020

Accettato: 05 apr 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2020-0008

Parole chiave
antioxidant substances, browning, phenols compound, phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), shoot regeneration

© 2020 Ahmed Madi Waheed Al-Mayahi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Effect of glutathione (GSH) on Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) micropropagation

Pubblicato online: 13 mag 2020

Pagine: 64 - 69

Ricevuto: 06 feb 2020

Accettato: 05 apr 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2020-0008

Parole chiaveantioxidant substances, browning, phenols compound, phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), shoot regeneration

© 2020 Ahmed Madi Waheed Al-Mayahi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
antioxidant substances, browning, phenols compound, phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), shoot regeneration