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AuthorAbideen, Zainul
AuthorKoyro, Hans-Werner
AuthorHuchzermeyer, Bernhard
AuthorAhmed, Muhammad Zaheer
AuthorGul, Bilquees
AuthorKhan, M. Ajmal
Available date2016-09-21T08:12:10Z
Publication Date2014-09
Publication NameEnvironmental and Experimental Botany
ResourceScopus
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2014.04.009
CitationAbideen, Z., Koyro, H.-W., Huchzermeyer, B., Ahmed, M.Z., Gul, B., Khan, M.A. "Moderate salinity stimulates growth and photosynthesis of Phragmites karka by water relations and tissue specific ion regulation" (2014) Environmental and Experimental Botany, 105, pp. 70-76.
ISSN0098-8472
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/4731
AbstractThe domestication of non-food salt resistant plants could be helpful for biofuel as well as phyto-remediation of salt-affected lands. Limited eco-physiological studies on halophytes are the major bottleneck in developing such plants as energy crops. The aim of the present work was to determine the effect of salt stress on growth, ion homeostasis, water status and photosynthesis of Phragmites karka - a potential biofuel crop. Plants were grown in 0, 100 and 300mM NaCl (equivalent to non-saline, 20 and 60% seawater). Our results indicate that the addition of 100mM NaCl to the growth medium increased plant biomass. Leaf osmotic adjustment was primarily achieved by inorganic solutes (K+ and Na+) while soluble sugars and proline remained unchanged. Higher K+ selectivity and Na+ exclusion from shoots improved photosynthesis and growth under moderately saline conditions. Decreased growth in 300mM NaCl could be attributed to leaf tissue dehydration and turgor loss leading to stomatal closure and decreased CO2 absorption. Our results indicate that P. karka could produce high ligno-cellulosic biomass for ethanol production using brackish water irrigation on saline soils avoiding competition with conventional agriculture.
SponsorHigher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan
Languageen
PublisherElsevier
SubjectGrowth
Osmotic adjustment
Photosynthesis
Salt stress
TitleModerate salinity stimulates growth and photosynthesis of Phragmites karka by water relations and tissue specific ion regulation
TypeArticle
Pagination70-76
Volume Number105
dc.accessType Abstract Only


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