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SUBMITTER: Bai YR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4400538 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bai Yan-Ru YR Yang Ping P Su Yuan-Yuan YY He Zong-Ling ZL Ti Xiao-Nan XN
Journal of experimental botany 20140722 18
Application of methanol (MeOH) inhibits photorespiration and enhances growth and yield in C3 plants. However, the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms are not clear. In this study, we investigated the effects of foliar application of MeOH (30%, v/v) on glycolate oxidase (GO) activity and photorespiratory intermediates in cotton leaves in a field experiment. MeOH treatment significantly inhibited GO activity (by 30% compared with the controls). We also found that endogenous glyoxylate, a ...[more]