Photosynthetica 2007, 45(2):293-295 | DOI: 10.1007/s11099-007-0047-8

Net photosynthetic rate, ascorbate peroxidase and glutathione reductase activities of Erythrina orientalis in polluted and non-polluted areas

S. Y. Woo1,*, D. K. Lee2, Y. K. Lee2
1 Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of Seoul, Seoul, Republic of Korea
2 Department of Forest Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

We investigated net photosynthetic rate and antioxidative enzyme activities in Erythrina orientalis grown in three different sites: Makati and Quezon (cities with high levels of air pollution, HP) and La Mesa (a non-polluted area, NP). Photosynthetic activity of E. orientalis was significantly reduced in the HP cities. In contrast, activities of the antioxidative enzymes ascorbate peroxidase and glutathione reductase were significantly higher in HP cities than in the NP area.

Additional key words: antioxidative enzymes; street tree

Received: September 26, 2005; Accepted: August 28, 2006; Published: June 1, 2007  Show citation

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Woo, S.Y., Lee, D.K., & Lee, Y.K. (2007). Net photosynthetic rate, ascorbate peroxidase and glutathione reductase activities of Erythrina orientalis in polluted and non-polluted areas. Photosynthetica, 45(2), 293-295. doi: 10.1007/s11099-007-0047-8
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