1Department of Botany, PT CLS Govt. PG College, Karnal-132 001, Haryana, India
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory Department of Botany, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra-136 119, Haryana, India
*Corresponding Author: Sombir Singh, Department of Botany, PT CLS Govt. PG College, Karnal-132 001, Haryana, India, Email: sombiryadav91@gmail.com
Online published on 22 October, 2020.
This study was designed to explore the ameliorative effect of exogenously applied 24-epibrassinolide (24-EBL) against salt stress in Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper. The plants were treated with four different levels of salinity (0, 8, 12 and 16 dSm−1) followed by the foliar spray of 24-EBL (0, 10−5, 10−7 and 10−9 M). The results showed that 24-EBL could alleviate the adverse effects of salinity by improving the growth parameters of 35 days old plants. The same also stimulated the leaf enzymatic antioxidant activity in salt-treated plants. The findings of the present study revealed that application of 24-EBL ameliorated the salt stress in black gram plants.
Antioxidant enzymes, 24-epibrassinolide, Growth traits, Salt stress, Vigna mungo
