Volume 18, Issue 49 (11-2006)
Abstract
The protective functions that have been ascribed to anthocyanins in leaves can be performed as effectively as can be done by a number of other compounds. Daisy plants (Bellis perennis L.) accumulat the anthocyanin of cyanidine 3-malonyl-glucuronosyl-glucoside in their leaves in the response of salicylic acid and pathogens. Results showed that the different concentrations (3, 7, and 11μM) of salicylic acid were effective. Salicylic acid have significantly reduced disease severity and the concentrations of 11 and 3 μM salicylic acid of increased amounts of anthocyanins in infected plants by Fusarium sambacinum and Alternaria spp. It can be concluded that the effects of salicylic acid on daisy plants results in the increased amounts of anthocyanins and the decrease of disease symptoms.
