Lanthanum Prolongs Vase Life of Cut Tulip Flowers by Increasing Water Consumption and Concentrations of Sugars, Proteins and Chlorophylls.

Scientific Reports
Fernando Carlos Gómez-MerinoLibia Iris Trejo-Téllez

Abstract

We evaluated the effect of separately adding two sources of lanthanum (La), LaCl3 and La(NO3)3 × 6H2O at a concentration of 40 µM each, to the preservative solution of 15 cut tulip flower varieties. Ascorbic acid (AsA; 0.2 g/L) was used as a reference solution, while distilled water was used as control. The variety Laura Fygi recorded the longest vase life with 13 days. The highest water consumption per gram of stem fresh biomass weight (FBW) (2.5 mL) was observed in the variety Violet Beauty, whereas the lowest (1.098 mL) was recorded in Pink Impression. At the end of the vase life period, higher concentrations of total soluble sugars in petals and total soluble proteins in leaves were recorded in La-treated stems, compared to the AsA treatment and the control. Additionally, La(NO3)3 × 6H2O supply increased the fresh weight of stems in vase and prolonged vase life. Moreover, this treatment resulted in the highest foliar concentration of chlorophylls at the end of vase life. Therefore, La increases tulip flower vase life as a consequence of improving the concentrations of some vital biomolecules.

References

Oct 29, 2000·Biological Trace Element Research·H FashuiZ Guiwen
May 2, 2001·Biological Trace Element Research·W J ChenG W Zhao
Nov 16, 2001·Analytical Sciences : the International Journal of the Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry·Q WangB Huang
May 15, 2002·Environmental Science and Pollution Research International·Xin PangAn Peng
Jun 27, 2003·Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry·Xiao-Ping WangBei Wen
Jan 20, 2004·Plant Physiology·Wouter G van Doorn
May 17, 2005·Biological Trace Element Research·Hong FashuiXi Qunhua
Jan 13, 2006·Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety·Q ZengH Y Chu
Mar 4, 2008·Journal of Experimental Botany·Wouter G van Doorn, Ernst J Woltering
Sep 3, 2008·Science in China. Series C, Life Sciences·Fashui HongGuiwen Zhao
Nov 1, 2007·Plant Signaling & Behavior·Siddharth Kaushal Tripathi, Narendra Tuteja
Dec 4, 2009·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Dietmar GeigerRainer Hedrich
Dec 4, 2009·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Sung Chul LeeSheng Luan
Jan 17, 2012·Biological Trace Element Research·Bin GuoYa-Hui Wei
Aug 13, 2014·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Lihong WangXiao Hua Huang
Dec 24, 2014·Biological Trace Element Research·Lihong WangXiaohua Huang
Aug 2, 2015·Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety·Cynthia de OliveiraLuiz R G Guilherme
Jul 12, 2016·Current Biology : CB·Paloma Cubero-FontDietmar Geiger
Aug 23, 2016·Scientific Reports·Dongwu LiuXue Wang
Jul 20, 2017·The New Phytologist·Rainer Hedrich, Dietmar Geiger
Mar 20, 2018·Environmental Pollution·Evgenios AgathokleousEdward J Calabrese
May 8, 2018·Environmental Research·Evgenios AgathokleousEdward J Calabrese
Feb 14, 2019·Trends in Plant Science·Evgenios AgathokleousEdward J Calabrese
Jun 27, 2019·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Lihong WangXing Wang Deng
Jun 28, 2019·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Dong SunShunshan Duan

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Nov 12, 2020·Scientific Reports·Fernando Carlos Gómez-MerinoLibia Iris Trejo-Téllez

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Methods Mentioned

BETA
AsA
salt stress

Software Mentioned

Statistical Analysis System

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.