Effect of Salicylic Acid and Pre-Cold Treatment on Flower Induction in Saffron

Saffron is an important flowering plant, generally known as a golden condiment. The present study was performed to find the influence of different levels of SA and pre-cold treatment in the dormancy period of saffron and their effects on content enzyme activity. The results indicated that the SA2%,...

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Main Authors: Sakineh Rastegari, Seyed Mehdi Naser Alavi, Mehdi Mohayeji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Scientifica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6108161
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description Saffron is an important flowering plant, generally known as a golden condiment. The present study was performed to find the influence of different levels of SA and pre-cold treatment in the dormancy period of saffron and their effects on content enzyme activity. The results indicated that the SA2%, SA1%, and, pre-cold treatments took the shortest day to flowering. PAL enzyme activity was highest in pre-cold treatment. The higher total amount of protein was measured in the control, SA1% and SA2%. The highest amount of starch content and total soluble sugar was detected in pre-cold, SA2%, and control, respectively. No significant differences between treatments were present for CAT, PPO, GPX, and APX enzymes activity. There was a negative significant correlation between flowering time and some studied traits, i.e., starch and PAL activity. Applying SA and pre-cold treatment can induce saffron flowering and effect on pal enzyme activity and corm total protein, sugar, and starch content accordingly.
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spelling doaj-art-59b8acfbe7914231ab2367ab3ba61c212025-08-20T03:34:40ZengWileyScientifica2090-908X2022-01-01202210.1155/2022/6108161Effect of Salicylic Acid and Pre-Cold Treatment on Flower Induction in SaffronSakineh Rastegari0Seyed Mehdi Naser Alavi1Mehdi Mohayeji2Shahid Bahonar UniversityShahid Bahonar UniversityShahid Bahonar UniversitySaffron is an important flowering plant, generally known as a golden condiment. The present study was performed to find the influence of different levels of SA and pre-cold treatment in the dormancy period of saffron and their effects on content enzyme activity. The results indicated that the SA2%, SA1%, and, pre-cold treatments took the shortest day to flowering. PAL enzyme activity was highest in pre-cold treatment. The higher total amount of protein was measured in the control, SA1% and SA2%. The highest amount of starch content and total soluble sugar was detected in pre-cold, SA2%, and control, respectively. No significant differences between treatments were present for CAT, PPO, GPX, and APX enzymes activity. There was a negative significant correlation between flowering time and some studied traits, i.e., starch and PAL activity. Applying SA and pre-cold treatment can induce saffron flowering and effect on pal enzyme activity and corm total protein, sugar, and starch content accordingly.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6108161
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Effect of Salicylic Acid and Pre-Cold Treatment on Flower Induction in Saffron
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title Effect of Salicylic Acid and Pre-Cold Treatment on Flower Induction in Saffron
title_full Effect of Salicylic Acid and Pre-Cold Treatment on Flower Induction in Saffron
title_fullStr Effect of Salicylic Acid and Pre-Cold Treatment on Flower Induction in Saffron
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Salicylic Acid and Pre-Cold Treatment on Flower Induction in Saffron
title_short Effect of Salicylic Acid and Pre-Cold Treatment on Flower Induction in Saffron
title_sort effect of salicylic acid and pre cold treatment on flower induction in saffron
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