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http://dx.doi.org/10.12791/KSBEC.2017.26.2.133

Effect of Jasmonic Acid and NaCl on the Growth of Spearmint(Mentha spicata L.)  

Choi, Young (Dept. of Horticulture, Biotechnology & Landscape Architecture, Seoul Women's Univ.)
Chiang, Maehee (Dept. of Horticulture, Biotechnology & Landscape Architecture, Seoul Women's Univ.)
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Journal of Bio-Environment Control / v.26, no.2, 2017 , pp. 133-139 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigated the effects of NaCl and jasmonic acid (JA) on the growth and physiological responses of spearmint (Mentha spicata L.). Spearmint was hydroponically grown for 3 weeks in modified Hoagland solution containing 0 (untreated control), JA ($20{\mu}M$ JA pretreatment), NaCl (50 mM NaCl treatment) and JA + NaCl ($20{\mu}M$ JA pretreatment + 50 mM NaCl treatment). Growth characteristics, chlorophyll, vitamin C, proline contents, DPPH scavenging activity and inorganic ion contents were evaluated. As a results, there were significant decreases in the plant height, leaf length, leaf width, and fresh weight of plants, treated with NaCl compared with control. On the other hand, the dry matters of shoot and root treated with JA + NaCl combination were better than control or NaCl treatment. Chlorophyll a and b contents in JA treatment was the highest. Vitamin C, antioxidant activity, and proline content in shoot were increased in NaCl treatment which showed low level of growth rate. The K/Na ratio, which is known to indirectly reflect the balance of ion uptake, was higher in a single treatment of JA than the control group, while lower in salt treatment (NaCl and JA + NaCl) because of high $Na^+$ absorption. In conclusion, these results showed that moderate stress treatment such as low level salt treatment and plant growth regulator jasmonic acid (JA) application would be potential strategies to improve the quality of spearmint by inducing the accumulation of secondary metabolites containing high antioxidant activity and essential oil.
Keywords
antioxidant; herb; proline; salt stress; vitamin C;
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