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PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM
卷 172, 期 4, 页码 2112-2128出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13446
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- Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research [LR16IRA03]
- Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University (SANRU), Iran
- Genetics and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute of Tabarestan (GABIT)
This study aimed to model the responses of two halophytes in Tunisia to changing environmental conditions over a year. The results showed that variations in soil properties significantly affected the growth of the plants, with sodium concentration playing a key role in the stress tolerance of halophytes.
To cope with abiotic stresses, the halophytes use various tolerance mechanisms that are not all known for some species of halophytes. This work aimed to model the responses of two halophytes, Limonium pruinosum and Limonium tunetanum, to changing environmental conditions over a year in Sabkha biotope, Tunisia. Our findings indicated that the model could describe well the seasonal variations of all studied traits over a year in this region (R-2 > 0.80). The pH, electrical conductivity (EC), and mineral composition (i.e., Sodium [Na+], potassium [K+], calcium [Ca2+], and magnesium [Mg2+] concentrations] in the soil significantly varied during the year (P < 0.01). The highest soil Na+ concentration was found during the dry period (June-August), which matched with a high Na+ content in the aerial parts (i.e., 2455.1 and 3366.0 mu mol g(-1) SDM in August for L. pruinosum and L. tunetanum, respectively). This accumulation is concomitant with a deficit in nutrients, particularly K+ and Mg2+ and, to a lesser extent, Ca2+. Following these disturbances, both species decreased their photosynthetic activity, water potential as well as the relative water content to a lesser extent, especially in August. To counteract these harmful effects, these species have accumulated organic substances, but in a different way. Indeed, L. pruinosum accumulated sucrose, fructose, and citrate, while L. tunetanum accumulated sucrose, xylitol, citrate, and malate, indicating a major role of these osmolytes in the stress tolerance mechanisms. In both species, the results also showed that all traits were highly correlated with the edaphic variables (i.e., pH, EC, Na+, K+, Ca2+, and Mg2+ concentrations) and with temperature as the climatic variable.
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