Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2055463 | Journal of Plant Physiology | 2016 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Myrtus communis, an important Mediterranean ornamental shrub, was used to study the effect of irrigation water with different chemical compositions in the plant response. A treatment with NaCl was used to establish the plant resistance to high salinity at long term. Plants were subjected to four irrigation treatments with drainage for three months: Control (0.8Â dSÂ mâ1); two treatments using reclaimed water (RWs): RW1 (2.0Â dSÂ mâ1) and RW2 (5.0Â dSÂ mâ1); and NaCl (10.0Â dSÂ mâ1). High levels of electric conductivity of RWs not affected plant growth, while NaCl decreased leaf dry weight. Coinciding with the accumulation of Na+ and Clâ in the roots, soil water potential decreased, which hinders the mobilization of water to the leaves, decreasing leaf water potential. The osmotic adjustment in the NaCl treatment was due to Na+ and Clâ ions, although the proline could contribute as an Osmo compatible solute, increasing the turgor plants. Also changes in cell walls rigidity minimize the negative effects on the water balance; however, a higher lipid peroxidation was observed in these plants. Stomatal closure was associated with a decrease in K+ and an increase in abscisic acid. NaCl produced an increase in salicylic acid and did not affect jasmonic acid contents at the end of the experiment. Similar behavior in soil and leaf water potentials, although less pronounced than in NaCl, was shown in RW2 plants. The abscisic acid increased in the RW2 with respect to the control and a decrease in stomatal conductance was observed at the end of the experiment. Plants irrigated with RW1 behaved similarly to the control.
Keywords
ABAleaf osmotic potential at full turgorΨ1WFCΨsNETDMDANoise equivalent temperature differenceΨtTBARSTCATBAIAAReclaimed waterindoleacetic acidabscisic acidtrichloroacetic acidThiobarbituric acidjasmonic acidSalicylic acidleaf turgor potentialPhotosynthetically active radiationParLeaf temperatureElectrical conductivityRelative humidityWater relationsSalinitymalondialdehydeMineral contentHormonal profilenet photosynthetic rateStomatal conductancefresh weightdry weightLeaf water potentialLipid peroxidationleaf osmotic potentialhigh performance liquid chromatographyHPLCOrnamental plants
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Authors
José Ramón Acosta-Motos, MarÃa Fernanda Ortuño, Sara Álvarez, MarÃa Fernanda López-Climent, Aurelio Gómez-Cadenas, MarÃa Jesús Sánchez-Blanco,