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| DOI: | 10.21273/HORTSCI.47.10.1550 |
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Zhang, Xunzhong;
Zhou, Damai;
Ervin, Erik H.;
Evanylo, Greg K.;
Cataldi, Derik;
Li, Jinling |
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| Author Affiliation: | Zhang, Ervin, Evanylo, Cataldi, and Li: Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Zhou: Hebei Mountain Area Research Institute, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, Hebei, China |
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| Title: | Biosolids impact antioxidant metabolism associated with drought tolerance in tall fescue |
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| Section: | Turf management
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| Source: | HortScience. Vol. 47, No. 10, October 2012, p. 1550-1555. |
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| Publishing Information: | Alexandria, Virginia: American Society for Horticultural Science |
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| # of Pages: | 6 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Drought resistance; Enzyme activity; Festuca arundinacea; Sewage sludge; Stress tolerance
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The presence of biologically active substances (BAS) in biosolids may enhance plant stress tolerance and growth, but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. This greenhouse study investigated the effects of two biosolids: Alexandria (anaerobically digested; Class A product from the Alexandria Sanitation Authority Wastewater Treatment Facility in Alexandria, VA) and Blue Plains (lime-stabilized; Class B product from Washington, DC, Water and Sewer Authority) on tall fescue [Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) S.J. Darbyshire] antioxidant enzyme activity associated with drought resistance. Treatments included a fertilizer control, Alexandria (11.9 g6°kg-1 soil) and Blue Plains (17.6 g°kg-1 soil) biosolids to match the nitrogen in the control. Tall fescue physiological responses were measured under well-watered or drought-stressed conditions. Drought stress reduced turfgrass quality, photochemical efficiency (PE), and catalase (CAT) activity while increasing superoxide dismutase (SOD), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), and peroxidase (POD) activities. The two biosolids improved turfgrass quality and root mass under both soil moisture regimes and delayed leaf wilting during moisture stress. The biosolids also improved PE, SOD, and APX activities relative to the control under both soil moisture regimes. The data suggest that biosolids application may improve antioxidant enzyme activity and subsequent drought resistance." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 37 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: Breeding for Drought |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Zhang, X., D. Zhou, E. H. Ervin, G. K. Evanylo, D. Cataldi, and J. Li. 2012. Biosolids impact antioxidant metabolism associated with drought tolerance in tall fescue. HortScience. 47(10):p. 1550-1555. |
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