期刊
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
卷 148, 期 -, 页码 104-111出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2022.03.050
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Brassica Oleracae var. italica.; NaCl stress; Mineral nutrient concentrations; Photosynthetic rate; Salt adaptation; Antioxidant enzymes activities
This study identified the effects of high NaCl stress on broccoli plants and their adaptive mechanisms. The results showed that increased soil salinity inhibited nutrient absorption, reduced plant growth, and affected leaf chlorophyll and photosystem activities. However, the stress also stimulated antioxidant enzyme activities, enabling the plants to tolerate medium levels of NaCl stress.
Soil salinity is one of the major concerns that pose serious threats to vegetables and other crops worldwide. The present study was carried out to identify morphological, physiological and biochemical markers that broccoli plant may use as adaptive mechanisms to cope with high NaCl stress. Broccoli plants were grown in a pot culture and exposed to NaCl salinity stress for six weeks. Five levels of NaCl; 0, 20, 40, 60, and 80 mmol L-1 were established using saline irrigation water. Increased soil salinity led to the increased Na+ and Cl- accumulation which inhibited Ca+, K+, Mg2+, NO3-, total P and PO43- concentrations both in leaves and roots. Moreover, increased NaCl salinity decreased the plant leaf area, shoot length, root length, and shoot and root dry weights, whereas enhanced the antioxidant enzymatic activities like superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX). Leaf chlorophyll in the form of light energy conservation rate (Fv/Fm) and coefficients of photochemical quenching (qP) and (qL) were significantly affected by increasing the salinity levels. Likewise, NaCl salinity negatively affected the linear electron flow (LEF) and the activity of photosystem-II. Non-photochemical quenching (NPQt) in all stress treatments was significantly improved as compared to the control. In general, 60 mmol L-1 NaCl level was considered as a threshold for broccoli cultivation under saline irrigation. In conclusion, salt stress primarily controlled the leaf photosynthetic machinery, stimulated redox homeostasis and enhanced the activities of antioxidant enzymes, which enabled broccoli plants to tolerate medium level of NaCl stress. (C) 2022 SAAB. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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