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Seasonal Changes of Pigment Content and Antioxidant Capacity in Leaves of Alnus firma at Polluted Area  

Han Sim-Hee (Department of Forest Genetic Resources, Korea Forest Research Institute)
Lee Jae-Cheon (Department of Forest Genetic Resources, Korea Forest Research Institute)
Oh Chang-Young (Department of Forest Genetic Resources, Korea Forest Research Institute)
Kim Jong-Kab (Faculty of Forest Science, Gyeongsang National University)
Kim Pan-Gi (Department of Forest Resources and Environment, Sangju National University)
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Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology / v.8, no.2, 2006 , pp. 107-115 More about this Journal
Abstract
To elucidate the relation of leaf development stage to the antioxidative function in leaves of Alnus firma Sieb. et Zucc. growing in polluted areas, we investigated seasonal changes of pigment content and antioxidant enzyme activities from January to June. In abandoned mine and industrial complex areas, antioxidant function against stress of trees was changed with leaf expansion, and antioxidant activity in leaves was highest in June. Among antioxidants, carotenoid, SOD and CAT were correlated with seasonal change. Carotenoid and SOD represented a positive correlation but CAT represented a negative correlation with leaf development. APX and CAT, which remove $H_{2}O_2$, had a complementary function in the antioxidant system. The lowest antioxidant activity was observed in April, and the damage level in leaves, shown as MDA content, was also lowest in April.
Keywords
Alnus firma; Polluted area; Antioxidant; Carotenoid; Leaf development;
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