Exogenous application of methyl jasmonate lowers the effect of cadmium-induced oxidative injury in rice seedlings

Rice exposed to 50 μM-Cd2+ alone and/or 5 μM-MeJA were investigated for oxidative injury during 3-10 day exposure. Application of exogenous-MeJA effectively mitigated Cd-induced oxidative injury in rice by enhancing Cd-tolerance, lowering Cd2+-uptake, improving membrane-integrity, 'switching on' the JA-biosynthesis via LOX and altering ROS-mediated signaling pathway maintaining GSH homeostasis via GR.41