Using Moringa olifera  Leaf Extract as a Bio-fertilizer for Drought Stress Mitigation of Glycine max L. Plants

Hanafy, Rania

doi:10.21608/ejbo.2017.596.1027

Using Moringa olifera Leaf Extract as a Bio-fertilizer for Drought Stress Mitigation of Glycine max L. Plants

Egyptian Journal of Botany

Article 7, Volume 57, Issue 2, August 2017, Page 281-292 PDF (1.17 MB)

Document Type: Regular issue (Original Article)

DOI: 10.21608/ejbo.2017.596.1027

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Rania Hanafy

Biological and Geological Sciences Department, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Abstract

DROUGHT is one of a considerable environmental stresses limiting productivity of crops. This work was conducted to investigate the effect of foliar spray of plant leaf extract (Moringa olifera) to alleviate drought stress in Glycine maxplants (cv.Giza 111). Drought caused significant decreases in growth parameters (shoot and root length, fresh and dry weight of shoots and roots) and photosynthetic pigments (chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, carotenoids and total pigments). In addition, it caused significant increasesi n non-enzymatic antioxidants (ascorbic acid, tocopherol and reduced glutathione), enzymatic antioxidants (glutathione reductase, superoxide dismutase and ascrobate peroxidase), oxidative damage (lipid peroxidation) and osmolyte compounds (proline, total soluble sugars and total phenols) in soybean plants. Moreover, foliar spray with Moringa leaf extract (MLE(30)) enhanced all the above parameters as compared with either the control plants and drought stressed plants. It appeared that MLE (30) was able to enhance the tolerance of the studied plant to drought stress.

Keywords

drought; <i> Moringa olifera </i>; Lipid peroxidation; Antioxidant enzymes; Phytohormones; minerals

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	Using Moringa olifera Leaf Extract as a Bio-fertilizer for Drought Stress Mitigation of Glycine max L. Plants
Egyptian Journal of Botany
Article 7, Volume 57, Issue 2, August 2017, Page 281-292 PDF (1.17 MB)
Document Type: Regular issue (Original Article)
DOI: 10.21608/ejbo.2017.596.1027
View on SCiNiTO
Author
Rania Hanafy
Biological and Geological Sciences Department, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract
DROUGHT is one of a considerable environmental stresses limiting productivity of crops. This work was conducted to investigate the effect of foliar spray of plant leaf extract (Moringa olifera) to alleviate drought stress in Glycine maxplants (cv.Giza 111). Drought caused significant decreases in growth parameters (shoot and root length, fresh and dry weight of shoots and roots) and photosynthetic pigments (chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, carotenoids and total pigments). In addition, it caused significant increasesi n non-enzymatic antioxidants (ascorbic acid, tocopherol and reduced glutathione), enzymatic antioxidants (glutathione reductase, superoxide dismutase and ascrobate peroxidase), oxidative damage (lipid peroxidation) and osmolyte compounds (proline, total soluble sugars and total phenols) in soybean plants. Moreover, foliar spray with Moringa leaf extract (MLE(30)) enhanced all the above parameters as compared with either the control plants and drought stressed plants. It appeared that MLE (30) was able to enhance the tolerance of the studied plant to drought stress.
Keywords
drought; <i> Moringa olifera </i>; Lipid peroxidation; Antioxidant enzymes; Phytohormones; minerals


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