Effect of Unfavourable Temperature and Exogenous Cytokinin on CO2 Photoassimilation and Activity of Carboxylative Enzymes in Generative Organs of Cereals

Cytokinin Effects on Creeping Bentgrass Response to Heat Stress: II. Leaf Senescence and Antioxidant Metabolism

“…Pauls and Thompson (1982) observed that cytokinins facilitated scavenging of active oxygen caused by ozone damage in Phaseolus vulgaris L. Benzyladenine increased activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) in maize ( Zea mays L.) under waterlogged conditions (Liu et al, 1996). Alleviating effects of cytokinins on heat injury have also been observed in bean ( P. vulgaris ) (Adedipe et al, 1971; Yordanov et al, 1997); wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) (Skogqvist and Fries, 1970; Skogqvist, 1974); and other cereal crops (Kirichenko et al, 1996). Application of cytokinin to the root zone of creeping bentgrass inhibited the declines of growth and turf quality under heat stress (Liu and Huang, 2000b).…”