Revista Brasileira De Herbicidas 2005; 4(2)
SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE ACTIVITY IN SOYBEAN (Glycine max L.) PLANTS CULTIVED UNDER OXIDATIVE STRESS CAUSED BY HERBICIDE
DOI: 10.7824/rbh.v4i2.22
Some herbicides frequently used in economical main crops, such as soybean, cause oxidative stress in aerobical organisms, characterized by formation of oxygen reactive species, like superoxide radicals. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is an enzyme that plays important role in response to oxidative stress in plants, by acting over superoxide radical, forming hydrogen peroxide and molecular oxygen. The aim of this research was to determine the activity of SOD in order to verify your action to protect soybean plants protection against oxidative stress induced by oxyfluorfen, and also the lipoperoxide content formed in the experiment conditions. Oxyfluorfen was applied at 2500, 5000 and 10000 mg/L. Soybean plants were sprayed at different development phases (16, 23 and 30 days after germination). Samples of shoot were collected 24, 48 and 72 hours after application. The experimental design used was completely randomized, in factorial arrangement (4×3), with five replications. It was observed that oxyfluorfen at 2500 and 10000 mg/L increased SOD activity, while lipoperoxide content increased in plants submitted with all concentrations. The results showed that SOD has action against oxidative stress induced by oxyfluorfen in soybean plants.
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