Assessing the level of key antioxidants in wheat seedlings consecutive sodium selenite treatment

Authors:
Camelia Moldovan, Delia Dumbravă, Diana Raba, Mirela Popa, Cristina Toţa, Simelda Elena Zippenfening

Volume 17, Issue 1;
Pages: 58-64;
ISSN: 2069-0053 (print) (former: ISSN:1453-1399), Agroprint;
ISSN (online):2068 – 9551

The purpose of this study was to quantify the main antioxidant components of wheat seedlings, consecutive sodium selenite treatment at doses of 5 respectively 10 ppm selenium. Was evaluated as the content of total chlorophylls, chlorophylls a, chlorophylls b, carotenes and xanthophylls, vitamin C and antiradical activity of wheat seedlings. Sodium selenite had benefits on seedlings, manifested by a significant increase (p<0.05) of chlorophylls levels (until +173.03%), carotene and xanthophylls (until +318.71%), vitamin C (until +1728.33%) and improving of their antiradical capacity (until +600.77%).