Comparison of the Ability to Control Water Loss in the Detached Leaves of Wedelia trilobata, Wedelia chinensis, and Their Hybrid
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Changes of Water Loss in Detached Leaves
2.2. Abscisic Acid Content and Related Gene Expression in Detached Leaves
2.3. Changes of Chl Fluorescence and the Localization of Reactive Oxygen Species in Detached Leaves
2.4. Changes of the Antioxidant Capacity in Detached Leaves
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Plant Materials
4.2. Water Loss Assay
4.3. Hormone Determination
4.4. Gene Expression Analysis
4.5. Determination of Enzyme Activity
4.6. Determination of Total Phenols and Flavonoids
4.7. Determination of Total Antioxidant Capacity
4.8. Detection of Chl Fluorescence
4.9. Determination of Proline
4.10. Determination of Malondialdehyde
4.11. Tissue Localization of Reactive Oxygen Species
4.12. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhang, Q.; Chen, G.; Huang, J.; Peng, C. Comparison of the Ability to Control Water Loss in the Detached Leaves of Wedelia trilobata, Wedelia chinensis, and Their Hybrid. Plants 2020, 9, 1227. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9091227
Zhang Q, Chen G, Huang J, Peng C. Comparison of the Ability to Control Water Loss in the Detached Leaves of Wedelia trilobata, Wedelia chinensis, and Their Hybrid. Plants. 2020; 9(9):1227. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9091227
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Qilei, Guangxin Chen, Jundong Huang, and Changlian Peng. 2020. "Comparison of the Ability to Control Water Loss in the Detached Leaves of Wedelia trilobata, Wedelia chinensis, and Their Hybrid" Plants 9, no. 9: 1227. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9091227