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Effects of Exogenous Methyl Jasmonate to the Endogenous Fatty Acid
Profile and the Panicle Formation of Rice in Saline Soil
Azrul Hanis binti Zainuddin
Supervisor: Prof Dr. Aziz Bin Ahmad
Bachelor of Science (Biological Sciences)
School of Fundamental Science
Rice is a staple food for world population. Though, the crop growth and productivity
were affected by the limitation of fresh water supply. The role of methyl jasmonate is
varied in breeding during the flowering plant evolution. However, no studies has been
conducted to determine the effect of methyl jasmonate on the formation of panicle in
saline soil. The aims of this study are to investigate the effect of exogenous methyl
jasmonate to the endogenous fatty acid of rice in saline soil by analyzing the FAMEs
of sample in Flame Ionization Detector Gas Chromatography (FID-GC). The
morphology traits were considered for second objective which is to identify the effect
exogenous methyl jasmonate to the panicle formation of rice. Exogenous methyl
jasmonate were found to affects the endogenous fatty acid in rice and also the
formation panicle of rice. The result suggested the best usage of methyl jasmonated
is 50µm.
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