Influence of post-ringing period on cofactor activity and total phenol content in ringed shoot cuttings of cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.)

Authors

  • M.B. Nageswara Rao Department of Horticulture. College of Agriculture, Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, Rajendranagar,Hyderabad-500 030, India
  • G. Satyanarayana Department of Horticulture. College of Agriculture, Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, Rajendranagar,Hyderabad-500 030, India
  • A. Shiv Raj Department of Horticulture. College of Agriculture, Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, Rajendranagar,Hyderabad-500 030, India
  • N. Gnana Kumari Department of Horticulture. College of Agriculture, Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, Rajendranagar,Hyderabad-500 030, India
  • V. Padmanabham Department of Horticulture. College of Agriculture, Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, Rajendranagar,Hyderabad-500 030, India

Keywords:

Cashew, Anacardium occidentale, Cuttings, Ringing, Girdling, Rooting, Cofactors, Phenols

Abstract

The cofactor activity and total phenol content were analysed in ringed cashew shoot cuttings obtained from 4-year-old plants after 0, 45, 90 and 180 days. The cuttings at 180 days post-ringing, which rooted best, were found to show higher cofactor activity (especially at Rf 0.1, 0.3 and 0.8) and total phenol content in basal tissue extracts. At the root-initiation stage, there was a considerable decline in the cofactor activity and total phenol content in ringed cuttings at 90 days post-ringing. This was attributed to their utilization in the process of root initiation.

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Nageswara Rao, M., Satyanarayana, G., Shiv Raj, A., Gnana Kumari, N., & Padmanabham, V. (1988). Influence of post-ringing period on cofactor activity and total phenol content in ringed shoot cuttings of cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.). Tropical Agriculture, 65(4). Retrieved from https://journals.sta.uwi.edu/ojs/index.php/ta/article/view/1966

Issue

Volume 65 Number 4

Section

Research Papers