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AuthorHameed, Abdul
AuthorGulzar, Salman
AuthorAziz, Irfan
AuthorHussain, Tabassum
AuthorGul, Bilquees
AuthorKhan, M. Ajmal
Available date2016-11-21T09:09:21Z
Publication Date2015-01-19
Publication NameAoB Plants
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plv004
CitationHameed A, Gulzar S, Aziz I, Hussain T, Gul B, Khan MA. Effects of salinity and ascorbic acid on growth, water status and antioxidant system in a perennial halophyte. AoB Plants. 2015;7:plv004
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/5029
AbstractSalinity causes oxidative stress in plants by enhancing production of reactive oxygen species, so that an efficient antioxidant system, of which ascorbic acid (AsA) is a key component, is an essential requirement of tolerance. However, antioxidant responses of plants to salinity vary considerably among species. Limonium stocksii is a sub-tropical halophyte found in the coastal marshes from Gujarat (India) to Karachi (Pakistan) but little information exists on its salt resistance. In order to investigate the role of AsA in tolerance, 2-month-old plants were treated with 0 (control), 300 (moderate) and 600 (high) mM NaCl for 30 days with or without exogenous application of AsA (20 mM) or distilled water. Shoot growth of unsprayed plants at moderate salinity was similar to that of controls while at high salinity growth was inhibited substantially. Sap osmolality, AsA concentrations and activities of AsA-dependant antioxidant enzymes increased with increasing salinity. Water spray resulted in some improvement in growth, indicating that the growth promotion by exogenous treatments could partly be attributed to water. However, exogenous application of AsA on plants grown under saline conditions improved growth and AsA dependent antioxidant enzymes more than the water control treatment. Our data show that AsA-dependent antioxidant enzymes play an important role in salinity tolerance of L. stocksii.
SponsorHigher Education Commission of Pakistan for provision of funds under a research grant entitled ‘Salt-induced Oxidative Stress: Consequences and Possible Management’.
Languageen
PublisherOxford University Press
SubjectAntioxidant
exogenous ascorbic acid application
halophyte
Limonium stocksii
Salt tolerance
TitleEffects of salinity and ascorbic acid on growth, water status and antioxidant system in a perennial halophyte
TypeArticle
Volume Number7
ESSN2041-2851
dc.accessType Open Access


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