Abstract
Jatropha curcas L. is one climate smart drought-resistant multipurpose plant with a variety of properties that have conjured interest all over the world due to its potential to produce biofuel. In this study, Jatropha curcas accessions were collected from three different climate zones of Botswana; Northern region (Maun), Central region (Mmadinare) and Southern region (Thamaga). These accessions were subjected to water stress to study their biochemical and physiological responses. Results showed that water stress increased malondialdehyde (MDA) content, electrolyte leakage as well as proline content in all the accessions. It is worth-noting that Maun accession exhibited highest proline content, when subjected to water stress. Maun accession also displayed less MAD and electrolyte leakage than the other two accessions, an indication of less perturbation to membranes under water stress. This could be attributed in part, to its higher catalase and superoxide dismutase contents, which presumably prevented lipid peroxidation by mopping up reactive oxygen species. The slightly higher dry weights exhibited by Mmadinare and Maun accessions could be ascribed to their ability to maintain membrane integrity under water stress conditions. It can therefore be concluded that Maun and Mmadinare accessions can be grown under drought conditions commonly experienced in Botswana.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
Water stress increased malondialdehyde content in all accessions.
- Taxon
- Jatropha curcas
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Jatropha curcase0 - Treatment
- water stresse0
- Outcome
- malondialdehyde (MDA) contente0
- Direction
- increasede0
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Verbatim
e0“Jatropha curcas L. is one climate smart drought-resistant multipurpose plant with a variety of properties that have conjured interest all over the world due to its potential to produce biofuel. In this study, Jatropha curcas accessions were collected from three different climate zones of Botswana; Northern region (Maun), Central region (Mmadinare) and Southern region (Thamaga). These accessions were subjected to water stress to study their biochemical and physiological responses. Results showed that water stress increased malondialdehyde (MDA) content, electrolyte leakage as well as proline content in all the accessions.”
Claim · model-written summary
Water stress increased electrolyte leakage in all accessions.
- Taxon
- Jatropha curcasJatropha curcast0
- Treatment
- water stresse0
- Outcome
- electrolyte leakagee0
- Direction
- increasede0
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Verbatim
e0“Results showed that water stress increased malondialdehyde (MDA) content, electrolyte leakage as well as proline content in all the accessions.”
t0“Jatropha curcas”
Claim · model-written summary
Water stress increased proline content in all accessions.
- Taxon
- Jatropha curcasJatropha curcast0
- Treatment
- water stresse0
- Outcome
- proline contente0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Results showed that water stress increased malondialdehyde (MDA) content, electrolyte leakage as well as proline content in all the accessions.”
t0“Jatropha curcas”
Claim · model-written summary
Maun accession had the highest proline content under water stress.
- Taxon
- Jatropha curcasJatropha curcast0
- Material
- Maun accessione0
- Treatment
- water stresse0
- Outcome
- proline contente0
- Direction
- higheste0
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Verbatim
e0“Maun accession exhibited highest proline content, when subjected to water stress.”
t0“Jatropha curcas”
Claim · model-written summary
Maun accession had less MAD and electrolyte leakage than the other two accessions.
- Taxon
- Jatropha curcasJatropha curcast0
- Material
- Maun accessione0
- Outcome
- MAD and electrolyte leakagee0
- Direction
- lesse0
- Comparator
- the other two accessionse0
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Verbatim
e0“Maun accession also displayed less MAD and electrolyte leakage than the other two accessions”
t0“Jatropha curcas”
Claim · model-written summary
Higher catalase and superoxide dismutase contents were proposed to limit lipid peroxidation in Maun accession.
- Taxon
- Jatropha curcasJatropha curcast0
- Gene
- catalase and superoxide dismutasee0
- Outcome
- lipid peroxidatione0
- Qualifier
- presumably prevented lipid peroxidatione0
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Verbatim
e0“This could be attributed in part, to its higher catalase and superoxide dismutase contents, which presumably prevented lipid peroxidation by mopping up reactive oxygen species.”
t0“Jatropha curcas”
Claim · model-written summary
Mmadinare and Maun accessions had slightly higher dry weights.
- Taxon
- Jatropha curcasJatropha curcast0
- Material
- Mmadinare and Maun accessionse0
- Outcome
- dry weightse0
- Direction
- highere0
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Verbatim
e0“The slightly higher dry weights exhibited by Mmadinare and Maun accessions”
t0“Jatropha curcas”
Claim · model-written summary
Maun and Mmadinare accessions can be grown under drought conditions in Botswana.
- Taxon
- Jatropha curcasJatropha curcast0
- Material
- Maun and Mmadinare accessionse0
- Outcome
- can be grown under drought conditionse0
- Setting
- Botswanae0
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Verbatim
e0“Maun and Mmadinare accessions can be grown under drought conditions commonly experienced in Botswana.”
t0“Jatropha curcas”
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