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Nitric Oxide Effect on Growth, Physiological and Biochemical Processes, Flowering, and Postharvest Performance of Narcissus tazzeta

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Narcissus tazetta is an appreciated ornamental plant worldwide with a unique sensory value. Therefore, every new insight into the behavioral aspects is crucial for the improvement of its cultivation process. The present study aimed to evaluate how the application of sodium nitroprusside (SNP), as an exogenous nitric oxide (NO) donor, can favor the flowering process in N. tazetta. Indeed, the application of different SNP concentrations (25, 50, and 100 mM) significantly increased the flowering percent and size of flowers, which was accompanied with improvement of leaf and flower scape anatomical structure. Based on the observed delay in the flowering time of Narcissus only at 100 mM SNP, the inductive late-flowering effect of NO might be dose-dependent. Furthermore, SNP triggered the accumulation of photosynthetic pigments, which was coexisted with high production of sugars. Supplying SNP also increased anthocyanins and phenolic compounds accompanied with advanced total antioxidant property in the leaves and flowers. The obtained data of H2O2, superoxide dismutase, proline, and malondialdehyde suggested no stress-inductive effect of NO in the Narcissus flowering process. Besides, the observed increase in the nitrate reductase activity in the leaves suggesting that NO can regulate diverse mechanisms in the flowering process. Overall, the results revealed the positive role of SNP in the flowering process in N. tazetta.

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SH designed the experiment, SH and OJ conducted the experiment, SH and OJ analyzed the data, SH wrote the manuscript, SH proofread the manuscript.

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Hajihashemi, S., Jahantigh, O. Nitric Oxide Effect on Growth, Physiological and Biochemical Processes, Flowering, and Postharvest Performance of Narcissus tazzeta. J Plant Growth Regul 42, 892–907 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-022-10596-3

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