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Role of 24-epibrassinolide (EBL) in mediating heavy metal and pesticide induced oxidative stress in plants: A review
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posted on 2023-05-21, 11:44 authored by Shahzad, B, Mohsin TanveerMohsin Tanveer, Che, Z, Rehman, A, Cheema, SA, Sharma, A, Song, H, Rehman, Su, Zhaorong, DIndustrialization and urbanization have posed serious threats to the environment. Excessive release of heavy metals from industrial effluents and overuse of pesticides in modern agriculture are limiting crop production by polluting environment and deteriorating food quality. Sustaining food quality under heavy metals and pesticide stress is crucial to meet the increasing demands for food. 24-Epibrassinolide (EBL), a ubiquitously occurring plant growth hormone shows great potential to alleviate heavy metals and pesticide stress in plants. This review sums up the potential role of EBL in ameliorating heavy metals and pesticide toxicity in plants extensively. EBL application increases plants overall growth, biomass accumulation and photosynthetic efficiency by the modulation of numerous biochemical and physiological processes under heavy metals and pesticide stress. In addition, EBL scavenges reactive oxygen species (ROS) by triggering the production of antioxidant enzymes such as SOD, CAT, PDX etc. EBL also induces the production of proline and soluble proteins that helps in maintaining osmotic potential and osmo-protection under both heavy metals and pesticide stress. At the end, future needs of research about the application of 24-epibrassinolide have also been discussed.
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Publication title
Ecotoxicology and Environmental SafetyVolume
147Pagination
935-944ISSN
0147-6513Department/School
Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA)Publisher
Academic Press Inc Elsevier SciencePlace of publication
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