The Effect of Calcium Chloride on Growth, Photosynthesis, and Antioxidant Responses of Zoysia japonica under Drought Conditions

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 8; no. 7; p. e68214
• Main Authors: Xu, Chengbin, Li, Xuemei, Zhang, Lihong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 02.07.2013; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adaptation; Antioxidants; Antioxidants - metabolism; Biomass; Calcium; Calcium chloride; Calcium Chloride - pharmacology; Calcium content; Catalase - metabolism; China; Chlorophyll; Chlorophyll - chemistry; Chlorophyll - metabolism; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drought; Drought conditions; Drought resistance; Droughts; Environmental aspects; Environmental science; Enzymatic activity; Enzymes - metabolism; Fluorescence; Grasses; Growth; Influence; Leaves; Lipid peroxidation; Lipids; Malondialdehyde; Malondialdehyde - metabolism; Metabolism; Peroxidase - metabolism; Photosynthesis; Photosynthesis - drug effects; Physiological aspects; Physiology; Plant growth; Plant Leaves - drug effects; Plant Leaves - metabolism; Plant Leaves - physiology; Plant Proteins - metabolism; Plants (botany); Poaceae - drug effects; Poaceae - metabolism; Poaceae - physiology; Pretreatment; Proline; Proline - metabolism; Researchers; Studies; Superoxide Dismutase - metabolism; Vigna radiata; Water - metabolism; Water - pharmacology; Zoysia japonica; China

Few attempts have been made to study the alleviating effects of signal molecules on zoysiagrass (Zoysiajaponica) under drought stress. Calcium chloride has been shown to ameliorate the adverse effects of drought stress on many plants. It is necessary to investigate how to enhance drought tolerance o...