Abstract
Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) seeds soaked in ascorbic acid had increased germination, seedling shoot length and total chlorophyll under salt stress as compared with seeds not treated with ascorbic acid. Root length, fresh weight, dry weight, proline, and catalase activity (CAT) increased in salt stressed seedling in which seeds were not treated with ascorbic acid. In seeds treated with ascorbic acid, the salt stress effect on CAT activity was decreased. Ascorbic acid pretreatment of seeds counteracted the decrease in ascorbate oxidase (AO) induced by salt stress, but appeared to act synergistically with salt stress to decrease proline dehydrogenase. The application of ascorbic acid to fenugreek seed apparently increased antioxidant activity, leading to an increase in resistance to salt stress. Salt stress and the ascorbic acid treatment of seeds led to metabolic changes in seedlings as evidenced by changes in peroxidase (Prx) and esterase (Est) isozymes associated with increases in salt and ascorbic acid concentrations. Such changes could account for increases in seedling vigor with ascorbic acid seed treatment and the ability of the seedling to grow in the presence of a salt stress.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
Ascorbic acid-soaked fenugreek seeds had increased germination, shoot length and total chlorophyll under salt stress.
- Taxon
- Fenugreek
Trigonella foenum-graecume1 - Treatment
- seeds soaked in ascorbic acide1
- Outcome
- germination, seedling shoot length and total chlorophylle1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Qualifier
- under salt stresse1
- Comparator
- seeds not treated with ascorbic acide1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) seeds soaked in ascorbic acid had increased germination, seedling shoot length and total chlorophyll under salt stress as compared with seeds not treated with ascorbic acid”
Claim · model-written summary
Salt-stressed seedlings from untreated seeds had increased root length, fresh weight and dry weight.
- Taxon
- FenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecumt0
- Treatment
- salt stressed seedlinge2
- Outcome
- Root length, fresh weight, dry weighte2
- Direction
- increasede2
- Comparator
- seeds were not treated with ascorbic acide2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Salt-Stressed Fenugreek”
e2“Root length, fresh weight, dry weight, proline, and catalase activity (CAT) increased in salt stressed seedling in which seeds were not treated with ascorbic acid”
Claim · model-written summary
Salt-stressed seedlings from untreated seeds had increased proline and catalase activity (CAT).
- Taxon
- FenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecumt0
- Treatment
- salt stressed seedlinge2
- Outcome
- proline, and catalase activity (CAT)e2
- Direction
- increasede2
- Comparator
- seeds were not treated with ascorbic acide2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Salt-Stressed Fenugreek”
e2“Root length, fresh weight, dry weight, proline, and catalase activity (CAT) increased in salt stressed seedling in which seeds were not treated with ascorbic acid”
Claim · model-written summary
Ascorbic acid seed treatment decreased the salt stress effect on CAT activity.
- Taxon
- FenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecumt0
- Treatment
- seeds treated with ascorbic acide3
- Outcome
- salt stress effect on CAT activitye3
- Direction
- decreasede3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Salt-Stressed Fenugreek”
e3“In seeds treated with ascorbic acid, the salt stress effect on CAT activity was decreased”
Claim · model-written summary
Ascorbic acid pretreatment counteracted the salt-induced decrease in ascorbate oxidase (AO) activity.
- Taxon
- FenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecumt0
- Treatment
- Ascorbic acid pretreatment of seedse4
- Gene
- ascorbate oxidase (AO)e4
- Outcome
- decrease in ascorbate oxidase (AO) induced by salt stresse4
- Direction
- counteractede4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Salt-Stressed Fenugreek”
e4“Ascorbic acid pretreatment of seeds counteracted the decrease in ascorbate oxidase (AO) induced by salt stress, but appeared to act synergistically with salt stress to decrease proline dehydrogenase”
Claim · model-written summary
Ascorbic acid pretreatment appeared to act synergistically with salt stress to decrease proline dehydrogenase.
- Taxon
- FenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecumt0
- Treatment
- Ascorbic acid pretreatment of seedse4
- Gene
- proline dehydrogenasee4
- Outcome
- proline dehydrogenasee4
- Direction
- decreasee4
- Qualifier
- synergistically with salt stresse4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Salt-Stressed Fenugreek”
e4“Ascorbic acid pretreatment of seeds counteracted the decrease in ascorbate oxidase (AO) induced by salt stress, but appeared to act synergistically with salt stress to decrease proline dehydrogenase”
Claim · model-written summary
Ascorbic acid application apparently increased antioxidant activity, leading to increased resistance to salt stress in fenugreek.
- Taxon
- fenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecume5
- Treatment
- application of ascorbic acid to fenugreek seede5
- Outcome
- resistance to salt stresse5
- Qualifier
- increased antioxidant activitye5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e5“The application of ascorbic acid to fenugreek seed apparently increased antioxidant activity, leading to an increase in resistance to salt stress”
Claim · model-written summary
Salt stress and ascorbic acid seed treatment changed peroxidase (Prx) and esterase (Est) isozymes in seedlings.
- Taxon
- FenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecumt0
- Treatment
- Salt stress and the ascorbic acid treatment of seedse6
- Outcome
- changes in peroxidase (Prx) and esterase (Est) isozymese6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Salt-Stressed Fenugreek”
e6“Salt stress and the ascorbic acid treatment of seeds led to metabolic changes in seedlings as evidenced by changes in peroxidase (Prx) and esterase (Est) isozymes”
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