Plant Soil Environ., 2005, 51(8):351-359 | DOI: 10.17221/3610-PSE
The response of antioxidant enzymes of three soybean varieties to molybdenum and boron in soil with a connection to plant quality
- 1 Zhejiang Normal University in Jinhua, China
- 2 Queens University in Belfast, UK
- 3 Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China
The response of antioxidant enzymes and quality of three soybean varieties to Mo and/or B in soil has been studied in this paper. Pot experiments were set up with four treatments (control, +Mo, +B, +[Mo + B]) at four growth stages. The study showed that Mo and/or B increased antioxidant enzyme activities and protein content in the seeds. The variation and interaction between Mo and B in soil was explored with regard to their impact on the soybean quality. The Mo and/or B decreased oil-content, linoleic and linolenic acid and thus improve plant quality for human health. There were some dissimilarity in antioxidant enzymes and quality of plant between supplement of Mo and B in the soil, and the interrelation between Mo and B in the plant was co-supplementary to each other. Therefore, the quality of the soybean with Mo and B treatments was much improved than those with Mo or B alone. The study shows that the quality of soybean seeds has some stability as compared to physiological and growth characteristics of vegetative organs.
Keywords: SOD (superoxide dismutase); CAT (catalase); APX (ascorbate peroxidase); POD (peroxidase); protein; fatty acids composition; amino acids composition; oil
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