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PLANTS-BASEL
卷 11, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants11030368
关键词
sorghum; salinity; exogenous application of salicylic acid; antioxidant enzymes activities; proline
资金
- Isfahan University of Technology, Iran
- Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland
The foliar application of salicylic acid has been shown to improve sorghum growth under saline conditions by regulating plant metabolism and antioxidant capacity. A concentration of 150 mg/L of salicylic acid was found to be most effective for alleviating the adverse effects of salt stress, while a concentration of 100 mg/L was most effective for improving sorghum growth under non-saline conditions.
It has been reported that around the world, approximately 19.5% of all irrigated land and 2.1% of dry land is affected by salt stress, and these percentages continue to increase. Sorghum is the fifth most important cereal in the world and therefore research on its salt tolerance is of global importance. In our research, we focused on foliar application of salicylic acid (SA) on salt-stressed sorghum. We performed a pot experiment with two salt levels (0 and 100 mM sodium chloride NaCl) and five SA concentrations (0, 50, 100, 150 and 200 mg/L). Our results suggest that in saline conditions foliar application of SA induced an adaptive response to salinity by inducing proline accumulation as well as antioxidant enzymes activities and enhanced the protection of the photosynthetic machinery, maintained photosynthesis activities, and improved the growth of sorghum plants. These alleviation effects were depended on applied SA concentration. Under saline condition 150 mg/L, SA was the most effective for relieving the adverse effect of salt stress. Under non-saline conditions 100 mg/L SA was the best for improving sorghum growth and dry matter production. Our results demonstrated that foliar SA application is effective in improving sorghum growth under salinity.
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