Amaranth’s Growth and Physiological Responses to Salt Stress and the Functional Analysis of AtrTCP1 Gene
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Salt Stress Suppressed Amaranth Growth
2.2. Salt Stress Inhibited Amaranth Root Growth
2.3. Effects of Salt Stress on the Contents of Betacyanin, Betaxanthin, Flavonoid, and Chlorophyll in Amaranth
2.4. Effect of Salt Stress on the Leaf Antioxidant Enzyme Activity and MDA Content
2.5. Functional Analysis of AtrTCP1 Gene of Amaranth Transformed into Arabidopsis
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Experimental Design
4.2. Measurements and Calculations
4.2.1. Determination of Plant Phenotypes
4.2.2. Root Vitality Determination
4.2.3. Determination of Pigment Contents
4.2.4. Determination of Leaf Antioxidant Enzyme Activity and MDA Content
4.2.5. Transformation in Arabidopsis and Salt Treatment
4.3. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Days after Treatment/d | NaCl Concentration | |||
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0 mmol·L−1 | 50 mmol·L−1 | 100 mmol·L−1 | 200 mmol·L−1 | |
3 | 8.39 ± 0.33 b | 9.33 ± 0.58 a | 8.36 ± 0.42 b | 6.10 ± 0.41 c |
6 | 8.52 ± 0.14 b | 9.60 ± 0.42 a | 9.60 ± 0.42 a | 6.27 ± 0.28 c |
9 | 8.88 ± 0.26 b | 9.87 ± 0.17 a | 9.70 ± 0.45 a | 6.71 ± 0.28 c |
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Liu, S.; An, Z.; Lai, Z. Amaranth’s Growth and Physiological Responses to Salt Stress and the Functional Analysis of AtrTCP1 Gene. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 5437. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25105437
Liu S, An Z, Lai Z. Amaranth’s Growth and Physiological Responses to Salt Stress and the Functional Analysis of AtrTCP1 Gene. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024; 25(10):5437. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25105437
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Shengcai, Zixian An, and Zhongxiong Lai. 2024. "Amaranth’s Growth and Physiological Responses to Salt Stress and the Functional Analysis of AtrTCP1 Gene" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25, no. 10: 5437. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25105437