Effect of abiotic stress on carotenoids accumulation in pumpkin plants under light and dark conditions

Norshazila Shahidan, . and Rashidi Othman, . and Jaswir I., . and Yumi Zuhanis Has-Yun Hashim, . Effect of abiotic stress on carotenoids accumulation in pumpkin plants under light and dark conditions. S387-S394. ISSN 2231-7546

In nature environmental factors highly influence the carotenoid composition in pumpkin plants and these factors were difficult to control; thus carotenoid content is varied quantitatively and qualitatively. However certain parameters can be controlled and this can be conducted in the laboratory through biogenesis manipulation. This approach uses environmental stress as a tool to alter the carotenoid pathway in the plants. The main objective of this study was to observe the inhibiting and enhancing effect of abiotic stress on individual carotenoid accumulation in pumpkin plants under light and dark conditions. The abiotic stresses used were plant elicitors which consisted of Ultra Violet light exposure Polyethylene Glycol 4000 Salicylic Acid and half strength nutrients using Murashige and Skoog Salt. After two weeks of treatments the pumpkin leaves and stems were harvested freeze dried and extracted to determine the carotenoids compound using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). Results showed that there was a significant difference (p0.005) of lutein content (2.668 0.565 g/g) in pumpkin leaves once exposed to Ultra Violet light with the absence of -carotene compared to the control treatment; lutein (3.119 0.210 g/g) and -carotene (0.838 0.05 g/g). There were significant differences of carotenoids content under dark condition with the value of lutein at 0.472 0.008 g/g to 1.247 0.047 g/g and -carotene from not detected to 1.360 0.003. The highest amount of lutein in pumpkin stem was detected in the Salicylic acid treatment under light condition (0.930 0.101 g/g) and the highest amount of -carotene in the pumpkin stem was detected in the Salicylic acid treatment under dark condition (0.234 0.018 g/g). The carotenoid content varied in each treatment due to the adaptation of pumpkin plants with abiotic stress induced to them.

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Abstract

In nature environmental factors highly influence the carotenoid composition in pumpkin plants and these factors were difficult to control; thus carotenoid content is varied quantitatively and qualitatively. However certain parameters can be controlled and this can be conducted in the laboratory through biogenesis manipulation. This approach uses environmental stress as a tool to alter the carotenoid pathway in the plants. The main objective of this study was to observe the inhibiting and enhancing effect of abiotic stress on individual carotenoid accumulation in pumpkin plants under light and dark conditions. The abiotic stresses used were plant elicitors which consisted of Ultra Violet light exposure Polyethylene Glycol 4000 Salicylic Acid and half strength nutrients using Murashige and Skoog Salt. After two weeks of treatments the pumpkin leaves and stems were harvested freeze dried and extracted to determine the carotenoids compound using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). Results showed that there was a significant difference (p0.005) of lutein content (2.668 0.565 g/g) in pumpkin leaves once exposed to Ultra Violet light with the absence of -carotene compared to the control treatment; lutein (3.119 0.210 g/g) and -carotene (0.838 0.05 g/g). There were significant differences of carotenoids content under dark condition with the value of lutein at 0.472 0.008 g/g to 1.247 0.047 g/g and -carotene from not detected to 1.360 0.003. The highest amount of lutein in pumpkin stem was detected in the Salicylic acid treatment under light condition (0.930 0.101 g/g) and the highest amount of -carotene in the pumpkin stem was detected in the Salicylic acid treatment under dark condition (0.234 0.018 g/g). The carotenoid content varied in each treatment due to the adaptation of pumpkin plants with abiotic stress induced to them.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Carotenoids
AGROVOC Term:	Cucurbita
AGROVOC Term:	Pumpkins
AGROVOC Term:	Abiotic stress
AGROVOC Term:	Environmental factors
AGROVOC Term:	Environmental impact
AGROVOC Term:	Identification
AGROVOC Term:	Tissue culture
AGROVOC Term:	Sterilization
AGROVOC Term:	Extraction
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 06:28
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23888

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