Effect of Exogenous Nitric Oxide Application on Secondary Metabolite Content of Marigold (Calendula officinalis L.)

Author: Zohreh Sayyah*, Saeedeh Alizadeh-Salteh** and Fariborz Zare Nahandi**

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Abstract

Marigold (Calendula officinalis L.) is an important herbal plant because of its phenolic compound. Nitric oxide which is a signal molecule could impressed development processes and secondary metabolite production in plant. The effect of spraying three level of sodium nitroprussiate (SNP) as a NO donor was studied on content of phenolic compound and some other property and growth indices of Calendula officinalis L. The data of experiment shown that SNP treatment probably have significantly roll in production of phenolic compound, flavonoid content, antioxidant activity and essential oil of plant capitule, but not effective on other pigment content and some growth indices like flower dry weight.

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Calendula officinalis L., nitric oxide, phenolic content, flavonoid, antioxidant.

Conclusion

Marigold (Calendula officinalis L.) is an important herbal plant because of its phenolic compound. Nitric oxide which is a signal molecule could impressed development processes and secondary metabolite production in plant. The effect of spraying three level of sodium nitroprussiate (SNP) as a NO donor was studied on content of phenolic compound and some other property and growth indices of Calendula officinalis L. The data of experiment shown that SNP treatment probably have significantly roll in production of phenolic compound, flavonoid content, antioxidant activity and essential oil of plant capitule, but not effective on other pigment content and some growth indices like flower dry weight.

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Zohreh Sayyah, Saeedeh Alizadeh-Salteh and Fariborz Zare Nahandi (2016). Effect of Exogenous Nitric Oxide Application on Secondary Metabolite Content of Marigold (Calendula officinalis L.) , Biological Forum – An International Journal 8(1): 404-410.