Osmolyte Accumulation and Sodium Compartmentation Has a Key Role in Salinity Tolerance of Pistachios Rootstocks
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Plant Growth and Health
3.2. Physiological Parameters
3.3. Biochemical Parameters
3.4. Ions Distribution
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
Chl | Chlorophyll |
CHOs | carbohydrates |
MSI | membrane stability index |
RWC | relative water content |
NL | necrotic leaves |
GP | Pistacia vera ‘Ghermez Pesteh’ |
GH | P. vera ‘Ghazvini’ |
M | P. atlantica subsp. mutica |
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Rootstock | NaCl (mM) | Shoot Height (cm) | Green Leaves (Number) | Necrotic Leaves (%) | Fallen Leaves (Number) | Plant Leaf Area (cm2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 28.0 a | 47.0 a | 10.8 h | 12.3 c | 1123.4 a | |
GH | 100 | 25.0 ab | 38.3 ab | 16.5 f | 15.3 bc | 652.2 b |
200 | 22.3 abc | 30.6 bc | 17.5 e | 20.3 abc | 384.0 c | |
0 | 20.6 bcd | 18.6 de | 14.1 g | 26.6 abc | 213.9 d | |
GP | 100 | 17.3 cd | 12.6 ef | 21.9 d | 30.3 ab | 142.6 f |
200 | 15.3 d | 7.6 f | 24.5 c | 36.6 a | 76.0 g | |
0 | 16.3 cd | 32.0 bc | 14.8 g | 16.6 bc | 396.2 c | |
M | 100 | 15.0 d | 24.3 de | 26.8 b | 24.3 abc | 189.2 e |
200 | 14.6 d | 14.3 ef | 28.6 a | 36.0 a | 72.5 g |
Rootstock | NaCl (mM) | Chl. a (mg g FW−1) | Chl. a/b Ratio | Total Chl. (mg g FW−1) | Carotenoids (mg g FW−1) | Anthocyanin (µmol g FW−1) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 31.4 a | 22.8 ab | 33.3 a | 15.7 a | 322 a | |
GH | 100 | 24.2 b | 19.4 abc | 30.5 ab | 14.1 ab | 276 c |
200 | 13.7 ef | 15.6 cd | 28.6 ab | 9.6 ce | 189.6 d | |
0 | 24.8 b | 24.6 a | 22 bc | 13.3 abc | 327.8 a | |
GP | 100 | 22 bc | 17.5 bcd | 16.7 cd | 10.3 bcde | 129 f |
200 | 18.1 cd | 9.4 e | 10.3 d | 8.8 de | 105.3 g | |
0 | 22.2 bc | 21.4 abc | 29.8 ab | 13.9 ab | 300 b | |
M | 100 | 17 de | 17.5 bc | 27.8 ab | 12.1 abcd | 177 e |
200 | 11.2 f | 12 de | 24.4 ab | 7.2 e | 113 g |
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Behzadi Rad, P.; Roozban, M.R.; Karimi, S.; Ghahremani, R.; Vahdati, K. Osmolyte Accumulation and Sodium Compartmentation Has a Key Role in Salinity Tolerance of Pistachios Rootstocks. Agriculture 2021, 11, 708. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11080708
Behzadi Rad P, Roozban MR, Karimi S, Ghahremani R, Vahdati K. Osmolyte Accumulation and Sodium Compartmentation Has a Key Role in Salinity Tolerance of Pistachios Rootstocks. Agriculture. 2021; 11(8):708. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11080708
Chicago/Turabian StyleBehzadi Rad, Pegah, Mahmoud Reza Roozban, Soheil Karimi, Reza Ghahremani, and Kourosh Vahdati. 2021. "Osmolyte Accumulation and Sodium Compartmentation Has a Key Role in Salinity Tolerance of Pistachios Rootstocks" Agriculture 11, no. 8: 708. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11080708