scholarly journals Effect of Foliar Supplied PGRs on Flower Growth and Antioxidant Activity of African Marigold (Tagetes erecta L.)

Horticulturae ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 378
Author(s):  
Sadia Sadique ◽  
Muhammad Moaaz Ali ◽  
Muhammad Usman ◽  
Mahmood Ul Hasan ◽  
Ahmed F. Yousef ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Foliar Application ◽  
Reducing Power ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Tagetes Erecta ◽  
Maximum Increase ◽  
Phenolic Contents ◽  
African Marigold ◽  
Tagetes Erecta L

Marigold is one of the commercially exploited flowering crops that belongs to the family Asteraceae. The production of economical yield and better quality of marigold flowers requires proper crop management techniques. Crop regulation is an important technique to make the marigold production profitable. This can be done by adopting application of plant growth regulators (PGRs). The present study was designed to investigate the effect of PGRs on flowering and antioxidant activity of two cultivars of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) viz. “Pusa Narangi Gainda” (hereinafter referred to as Narangi) and “Pusa Basanthi Gainda” (hereafter referred to as Basanthi). Plants were sprayed with abscisic acid (ABA), N-acetyl thiazolidine (NAD), gibberellic acid (GA3), salicylic acid (SA), indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) and oxalic acid (OA) at the concentrations of 100, 150, 250, 300 and 800 mg·L−1, each. Results revealed that the plants treated with 500–600 mg·L−1 IBA exhibited maximum increase in floral diameter (34–51%). The use of 500–550 mg·L−1 IBA exhibited maximal enhancement in flower fresh weight (21–92%). The exogenously applied OA significantly (p ≤ 0.05) improved flower dry weight, total phenolic contents, total flavonoid contents and reducing power ability of marigold plants. Overall, “Narangi” performed better than “Basanthi”, in terms of flowering and antioxidant activity. Conclusively, the results suggest that foliar application of PGRs favors flowering and antioxidant activity of African marigold.

scholarly journals EFFECT OF FOLIAR APPLICATION OF ORGANIC AND MICRO NUTRIENTS ON CERTAIN GROWTH AND FLOWER YIELD OF AFRICAN MARIGOLD (TAGETES ERECTA L.) CV. BENZ TALL.

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (Suppliment-1) ◽  
pp. 2038-2040
Author(s):  
M. Mohana ◽  
R. Sureshkumar ◽  
R. Sendhilnathan ◽  
M. Rajkumar ◽  
T.R. Barathkumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foliar Application ◽  
Tagetes Erecta ◽  
Flower Yield ◽  
African Marigold ◽  
Tagetes Erecta L

Effect of Nitrogen and GA3 on growth and flowering behavior of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) cv. Pusa Narangi Gainda

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (01) ◽  
pp. 84-87
Author(s):  
Himanshu Kumar ◽  
J Kumar ◽  
Pavitra Dev ◽  
Nathi Ram ◽  
Kaviraj .
Keyword(s):  
Foliar Application ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Tagetes Erecta ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Fresh Weight ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Flower Diameter ◽  
African Marigold ◽  
Tagetes Erecta L ◽  
Horticultural Research

A field experiment was conducted to study the response of nitrogen and GA3 on growth and flowering behavior of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) cv. Pusa Narangi Gainda at the Horticultural Research Farm, Department of Horticulture C. C. S. University Campus, Meerut (U.P.) in 2015. There were applied a total number of nine treatments and layout arranged in randomized block design (RBD) with three replications. Result indicated that soil application of nitrogen@100kg/ha with foliar application of GA3 @ 200ppm at 20 and 50 days after transplanting were found to be statistically significant and most beneficial in relation to plant height, primary branch, secondary branch, spread of plant, diameter in stem, flower diameter, number of flower per plant, fresh weight of flower per plant and yield of flower as compared to control and other treatments.

scholarly journals Influence of Foliar Application of Glycinebetaine on Tagetes Erecta L Yield Cultivated under Salinity Conditions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khalid Alamer ◽  
Esmat Ali
Keyword(s):  
Salt Stress ◽  
Foliar Application ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Adverse Impacts ◽  
African Marigold ◽  
Tagetes Erecta L ◽  
Growth Characters ◽  
Physiological Characters

Tagetes genus of Composite family consider one of the most favorite floriculture plant. Therefore, of particular interest examine the salt tolerance of this bedding and coloring agent plant. In this research, was report the role of glycinebetaine (GB) in attenuating the adverse impacts of salt stress in African marigold plant, along with their anti-oxidative capacities and biochemical attributes. The salt stressed African marigold (100 and 150 mM NaCl) was treated with GB at 200 mM, beside untreated control plants. According to the obtained results, the growth characters were negatively in salt stressed plants but a mitigate impact of GB were observed in this respect. Obviously, the morphological as well as some physiological characters were reduced with salinity treatments while GB treatment reverses these effects. Overall, the alleviate impact of GB on the negative impact of salt stress was enhanced through improving total phenolic and antioxidant enzyme activity. Further, it is concluded that GB concentration induces the activities of antioxidative enzymes which scavenged ROS increased under saline conditions.

scholarly journals Antioxidant Activity of Aqueous Extracts of Different Caffeine Products

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abd El-Moneim M.R. AFIFY ◽  
Emad A. SHALABY ◽  
Hossam Saad EL-BELTAGI
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Reducing Power ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Aqueous Extracts ◽  
Power Method ◽  
Tea Leaves ◽  
Total Polyphenol ◽  
Water Extracts ◽  
Phenolic Contents

The antioxidant activity of water extracts (cold and hot) of six caffeine products were carried out. The extracts were screened for total polyphenol contents and antioxidant activity using DPPH, ABTS methods and reducing power method at 50 and 100 μg/ml after 15 min and 30 min using DPPH, ABTS BHA and Caffeine as standard compounds. The results indicated that, the hot water extracts for different caffeine products showed higher antioxidant activity than those of cold extracts and this activity was time and concentration dependent. In addition, the activity was higher against ABTS radical more than DPPH and reducing power methods. Also, there is a positive correlation between the antioxidant and reducing compounds presented in water extracts of different caffeine products. The results of HPLC showed that fresh tea leaves are rich in flavanol monomers known as catechins. The most abundant catechin derivatives in green tea are EGC, EGCG and GC. On the other hand EGCG and GC are major catechin derivative in different caffeine product except El-Fakher tea and Cacao. Generally, these beverages had high antioxidant capacities and total phenolic contents, and could be important dietary sources of antioxidant phenolic for prevention of diseases caused by oxidative stress.

scholarly journals Antioxidant Activity of Aspergillus fumigatus

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daljit Singh Arora ◽  
Priyanka Chandra
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Aspergillus Fumigatus ◽  
Incubation Temperature ◽  
Reducing Power ◽  
Nitrogen Sources ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Frap Assay ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Phenolic Contents ◽  
Scavenging Effect

The antioxidant activity of Aspergillus fumigatus was assayed by different procedures and correlated with its extracellular total phenolic contents. Different physio-chemical parameters were optimized to enhance the activity. The culture grown under stationary conditions for 10 days at 25°C at pH 7 gave the best antioxidant activity. Statistical approaches demonstrated sucrose and NaNO3 to be the most suitable carbon and nitrogen sources, respectively. Response surface analysis showed 5% sucrose, 0.05% NaNO3, and incubation temperature of 35°C to be the optimal conditions for best expression of antioxidant activity. Under these conditions, the antioxidant potential assayed through different procedures was 89.8%, 70.1%, and 70.2% scavenging effect for DPPH radical, ferrous ion and nitric oxide ion, respectively. The reducing power showed an absorbance of 1.0 and FRAP assay revealed the activity of 60.5%. Extracellular total phenolic content and antioxidant activity as assayed by different procedures positively correlated.

scholarly journals Effect of Extraction Solvent/Technique on the Antioxidant Activity of Selected Medicinal Plant Extracts

Molecules ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 2167-2180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bushra Sultana ◽  
Farooq Anwar ◽  
Muhammad Ashraf
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Organic Solvents ◽  
Reducing Power ◽  
Absolute Methanol ◽  
Terminalia Arjuna ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Plant Materials ◽  
Phenolic Contents ◽  
Total Phenolic Contents ◽  
Medicinal Plant Extracts

Theeffects of four extracting solvents [absolute ethanol, absolute methanol, aqueous ethanol (ethanol: water, 80:20 v/v) and aqueous methanol (methanol: water, 80:20 v/v)] and two extraction techniques (shaking and reflux) on the antioxidant activity of extracts of barks of Azadirachta indica, Acacia nilotica, Eugenia jambolana, Terminalia arjuna, leaves and roots of Moringa oleifera, fruit of Ficus religiosa,and leaves of Aloe barbadensis were investigated. The tested plant materials contained appreciable amounts of total phenolic contents (0.31-16.5 g GAE /100g DW), total flavonoid (2.63-8.66 g CE/100g DW); reducing power at 10 mg/mL extract concentration (1.36-2.91), DPPH. scavenging capacity (37.2-86.6%), and percent inhibition of linoleic acid (66.0-90.6%). Generally higher extract yields, phenolic contents and plant material antioxidant activity were obtained using aqueous organic solvents, as compared to the respective absolute organic solvents. Although higher extract yields were obtained by the refluxing extraction technique, in general higher amounts of total phenolic contents and better antioxidant activity were found in the extracts prepared using a shaker.

scholarly journals EFFECT OF ORGANIC MANURES AND FOLIAR APPLICATION OF FISH AMINO ACID ON VEGETATIVE GROWTH AND DRY MATTER PRODUCTION OF AFRICAN MARIGOLD (TAGETES ERECTA L.)

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (supplement 1) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Sivasankar ◽  
P. Ilakkiya ◽  
S. Rameshkumar ◽  
C. Muruganandam ◽  
P. K . Karthikeyan
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Vegetative Growth ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Foliar Application ◽  
Dry Matter Production ◽  
Tagetes Erecta ◽  
Organic Manures ◽  
Matter Production ◽  
African Marigold ◽  
Tagetes Erecta L

African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) is one of the important commercial flower crop grown exclusively for their vibrant blooms. An experiment entitled “Effect of organic manures with foliar application of fish amino acid on growth and yield of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) was carried out in the department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar during (2018–2020). The twelve treatments includes organic inputs such as farmyard manure (25 t ha-1), vermicompost (5t ha-1), oilcake (2 t ha-1) along with foliar application of two levels of fish amino acid @ 2% and 4 % . The treatments were studied under randomized block design (RBD) with three replications. Among the twelve treatments, the performance of plants treated with (FYM @ 25t ha-1+ Vermicompost @ 5 t ha-1 + FAA @ 4%) resulted in superior plant height (63.42 cm), plant spread (54.31cm), number of primary branches (13.68), secondary branches (24.17) , number of leaves (154.86 ), dry matter production (118.23 g plant-1). Hence it is concluded that combined application of organic manures and fish amino acid had a good synergetic effect on vegetative growth of African marigold.

scholarly journals Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Castanopsis phuthoensis and Castanopsis grandicicatricata

2016 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. 77-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phung Thi Tuyen ◽  
Do Tan Khang ◽  
Luong The Minh ◽  
Truong Ngoc Minh ◽  
Pham Thi Thu Ha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Radical Scavenging Activity ◽  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Reducing Power ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Phenolic Contents ◽  
Phenolic Extracts

In this study, total phenolic, flavonoid contents, antioxidant capacity, and phenolic compositions of Castanopsis phuthoensis and Castanopsis grandicicatricata (Fagaceae family) were investigated. It was found that bark extracts were rich of phenolic contents, whereas leaf extracts were abundant of flavonoids. The total phenolics varied from 11.20 to 35.47 mg gallic acid equivalent g-1 dry weight (DW), and the total flavonoids were from 2.24 to 12.55 mg rutin equivalent g-1 DW. The results of antioxidant activity showed that the DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl) radical scavenging activity of the free phenolic extracts were higher than the bound phenolic extracts. Regarding the reducing power and β-carotene bleaching assays, the free phenolic extracts showed remarkably strong antioxidant capacity that were similar to the levels of the standard BHT (dibutyl hydroxytoluene) did. It could be concluded that free phenolic extracts were more effective in antioxidant activities than bound phenolic extracts. A highly significant correlation between phenolic contents and antioxidant activity in extracts were observed. By HPLC analysis, seven phenolic acids were detected including gallic, p-hydroxybenzoic, vanillic, sinapic, p-coumaric, ellagic, and vanillin. Of which, gallic, ellagic, and sinapic acids were the most abundant compounds in the two species. The results suggest C. phuthoensis and C. grandicicatricata contain rich sources of natural antioxidants and phenolic compounds which are probably considered in pharmaceutical use.

scholarly journals EFFECT OF FOLIAR APPLICATION OF ORGANIC AND MICRONUTRIENTS ON CERTAIN GROWTH AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTER OF AFRICAN MARIGOLD (TAGETES ERECTA L.) CV. BENZ TALL.

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (Suppliment-1) ◽  
pp. 2034-2037
Author(s):  
M. Mohana ◽  
R. Sureshkumar ◽  
R. Sendhilnathan ◽  
M . Rajkumar ◽  
T.R. Barathkumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foliar Application ◽  
Tagetes Erecta ◽  
Physiological Character ◽  
African Marigold ◽  
Tagetes Erecta L

scholarly journals Comparative Studies of Phytochemicals Analysis and in vitro Antioxidant Properties of Various Solvent Extracts of Sphaeranthus indicus Collected from three Different Climatic Zones of Central India

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (9) ◽  
pp. 2237-2243
Author(s):  
Pooja N. Akhand ◽  
Veena Sharma ◽  
Anupam K. Pathak
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Antioxidant Properties ◽  
Reducing Power ◽  
Central India ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Climatic Zones ◽  
Phenolic Contents ◽  
Total Antioxidant ◽  
Sphaeranthus Indicus

In present study, the total phenolic, flavonoid, tannin contents and the antioxidant activity of various solvent extracts of Sphaeranthus indicus collected from three different regions of central India were assessed. Plants extracts were prepared using Soxhlation method, while the total phenols, flavonoids and tannins were measured by the spectrophotometric method. DPPH, metal chelating, nitric oxide, superoxide oxide scavenging activity and FRAP, reducing power, total antioxidant assays were also evaluated. The highest phenolic contents 268.22 GAE equivalent, flavonoids 441.33 QE equivalents and tannin content was 120.32 tannic acid equivalents (mg/g) obtained from ethanolic extracts of sample SIEE-1 compared to other two plants extract. Similarly, the highest flavonoid contents was observed in SIAE-1 aqueous extract and lowest in SIAE-2 and SIAE-3. Extract of SIEE-1 possessed maximum antioxidant potentiality and SIAE-2 shown the least antioxidant activity in all assays. It could be concluded that different agroclimatic conditions have effects on the total phenolics, flavonoids, tannin contents and antioxidant potentiality of S. indicus plant.

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