“…For example, NO acts as a signal in disease resistance (Delledonne, 2005), regulates stomatal closure (García-Mata and Lamattina, 2001), and stimulates germination (Beligni and Lamattina, 2000). NO has also been proposed to be a broad-spectrum antistress molecule CorreaAragunde et al, 2007), because it confers protection against oxidative stress produced by diquat, UV-B, drought, and salt (Beligni and Lamattina, 2000;García-Mata and Lamattina, 2001;Zhao et al, 2004;Shi et al, 2005;Tossi et al, 2009Tossi et al, , 2011Tossi et al, , 2012. It was reported that NO increases as a consequence of UV-B irradiation in bacteria, animals, and plants (Seo et al, 2002;An et al, 2005;Qu et al, 2006).…”