Abstract
This work presents a study of the effect of foliar and root application of low concentrations (0.1–10 µM) of potassium naphthenate on the antioxidative status of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.), assessed for both local and systemic organs. Changes in the contents of proline and glutathione indicate that the treatment of plants with potassium naphthenate can be characterized as a mild abiotic stress. The antioxidative system of cucumber plants is sensitive to such treatment, since organs directly exposed to the chemical showed a decrease in total antioxidant activities and an increase in peroxidation. In the organs that were not directly treated, an increase in the total antioxidative activity was observed only at the lowest naphthenate concentration while at higher concentrations this activity tended to decrease. As far as the activities of antioxidant enzymes (guaiacol peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, catalase) are concerned, the responses observed differed between enzymes for a given treatment, but showed similar trends within treated local and untreated systemic organs.
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