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Volume 29, No. (6), 2019 (December)
ENZYMATIC ANTIOXIDANT RESPONSES TO BIOSTIMULANTS IN CHERRY TOMATO SUBJECTED TO DROUGHT
S. Murtic , R. Oljaca , M. S. Murtic , I. Koleska, A. Muhic

S. Murtic, R. Oljaca, M. S. Murtic, I. Koleska, A. Muhic
1 Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia
2 and Herzegovina; Department of Soil Science, Plant Physiology and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, University of
3 Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture and Food
4 Sciences, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Corresponding Author: murticsenad@hotmail.com
DOI: NA
Page Number(s): 1664-1672
Published Online First: December 01, 2019
Publication Date: December 01, 2019
ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of biostimulants on antioxidant enzymes activity in leaves of cherry tomato seedlings (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. cv. Sakura) under drought conditions. The pot experiment was set in a greenhouse environment at public communal company ’Park’ in Sarajevo. Three biostimulants used in this research were as follows: Bio-algeen S92 (biostimulant made by extracting of seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum (L.) Le Jol.), Slavol (microbial-based stimulant), and Ergonfill (biostimulant obtained by the hydrolysis of proteins of animal origin). Drought induced increases in ascorbate peroxidase (APOD), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), guaiacol peroxidase (GPOD) and pyrogallol peroxidase (PPOD) activities in leaves od seedlings, regardless of biostimulant treatment. The increase in the activities of SOD, APOD, PPOD and GPOD were recorded already at the beginning stage of stress (first day after exposure to stress), while the increase in CAT activity was less pronounced at this phase of stress. The increase in activities of all examined enzymes was significantly slower in leaves of seedlings treated with biostimulants Bio-algeen S92, Ergonfill and Slavol compared to non-treated seedlings under drought conditions, suggesting that the application of these biostimulants contributes to better adaptation of the seedlings to drought.

Keywords: antioxidant, biostimulant, drought, enzyme activity, leaves, stress
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