Browsing by Author "Marina Voloshina"

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Effect of zno nanoparticles on growth and biochemical responses of wheat and maize
(MDPI, 2021) Akansha Srivastav; Deepak Ganjewala; Rakesh Kumar Singhal; Vishnu D. Rajput; Tatiana Minkina; Marina Voloshina; Sudhakar Srivastava; Manoj Shrivastava
Zinc is an essential element that is also renowned for widespread contamination and toxicity at high concentrations. The present study was carried out to analyze the responses induced by lower, as well as higher, doses of zinc (0–200 mg/L), in the form of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) in wheat and maize, for a period of 21 days. Accumulation of zinc increases with increasing Zn doses in both wheat and maize, with higher doses being in wheat (121 mg/kg in root and 66 mg/kg in shoot) than in maize (95 mg/kg in root and 48 mg/kg in shoot). The activity of alpha-amylase showed increase, while that of dehydrogenase decline, in response to ZnO NPs. The length and biomass of plants and photosynthetic pigments increased slightly upon ZnO NPs supply. Malondialdehyde content showed a progressive increase in root and shoot of both plants. However, in response, antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase, guaiacol peroxidase, and catalase) showed increase up to lower concentrations (100 mg/L) of ZnO NPs but decline variably at higher levels (150–200 mg/L) in wheat and maize. The results suggest that lower supply of ZnO NPs (100 mg/L) could be stimulatory to the growth of plants and can be recommended as a Zn fertilizer source for crop production. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
Trichoderma viride—Mediated Modulation of Oxidative Stress Network in Potato Challenged with Alternaria solani
(Springer, 2023) Sumit Kumar; Ram Chandra; Chetan Keswani; Tatiana Minkina; Saglara Mandzhieva; Marina Voloshina; Mukesh Meena
Potato is a staple food crop cultivated globally. Heavy losses to potato production are reported annually due to soil borne phytopathogens. Trichoderma viride is a potential biocontrol agent that improves host defense. In the present study, potato tubers bio-primed with T. viride were studied for its effect on growth promotion and modulation of antioxidant system as well as defense-related enzymes in potato plants when challenged with Alternaria solani. Potato tubers treated with T. viride and after 45 days of sowing, plants were challenged with pathogen. Significant improvement in various growth parameters was recorded in bio-primed plants. While, in pathogen-challenged plants, an enhanced intracellular concentration of H2O2 and O2− was observed. Interestingly, T. viride when applied with pathogen, significantly improved the redox homeostasis by modulating the antioxidant enzyme activities. The significant induction of defense enzymes and free phenolic content suggested that T. viride-treated plants provide enhanced protection from oxidative stress induced during A. solani challenge via. elevated accumulation of antioxidant enzymes, polyphenolic compounds, and defense-related enzymes. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.