Figure 9: Defence or stress indicators.
From: Ethylene-induced transcriptional and hormonal responses at the onset of sugarcane ripening
(a–f) Relative expression of salicylic acid-mediated suppression of ethylene/jasmonic acid response marker genes in leaves of sugarcane plants exposed to ethephon and AVG in relation to mock treatment at one and five days after chemical application (subsequent bars) evaluated by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) analysis, using a polyubiquitin gene as reference. Each bar represents the average of three replicates (individual plants), including the standard error of the mean (SEM). The alias was based on orthology to Arabidopsis. NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) accessions are shown at the bottom of each graph. (g) Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity (units mg−1 fresh weight min−1) and malondialdehyde (MDA) content (nmol g−1 fresh weight) in ethephon and mock-treated leaves evaluated in tissues harvested at five days after chemical spray. Each bar represents the average of six replicates (individual plants), including the SEM.
