EARLY STAGE DETECTION OF STRESS DUE TO COPPER ON MAIZE (Zea mays L.) BY LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE AND INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY

Laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) and attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy has been applied for the non-destructive, label free, and rapid analyses of the impact of copper (25, 50, and 75 mM) on maize seedlings at an early stage before the changes appear visually on the plant. The LIF measurement has been used to detect the signs of stress in the photosynthetic pigment. The integrated areal intensity and increasing fluorescence intensity ratios indicate decrease in the photosynthetic pigments in the leaves of maize plants stressed with copper. The ATR-FTIR technique has been utilized to estimate the changes arising in the cell wall polysaccharides, amino acid, secondary structure of protein and lipid content of the leaves of control and copper-treated maize seedlings. The second derivative and curve fitting analysis have been applied for the enhancement of the spectral variations and quantitative estimation of the changes arising in the biochemical profile. The result shows an increase in the pectin, lignin, amino acid, and protein content and reduction in the amount of cellulose and lipid in the leaves of maize seedlings due to the treatment of copper. This study indicates the toxic response of copper by hampering the growth and reduction in the photosynthetic pigments and biochemical content of the maize seedlings. This study also demonstrates the feasibility of the spectroscopic techniques (LIF and ATR-FTIR) as a rapid, label free, and nondestructive probe for the assessment of stress and monitoring of crops.

спектроскопия лазерно-индуцированной флуоресценции, ИК спектроскопия нарушенного полного внутреннего отражения с преобразованием Фурье, биохимический анализ, анализ подгонкой кривых, стресс под воздействием тяжелых металлов, laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy, attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, biochemical analyses, curve fitting analyses, heavy metal stress

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