Growth and development of halophyte Funaria hygrometrica Hedw. (Funariaceae) under salt stress

The ability of bryophytes to tolerate salt is determined by a number of biochemical routes, whereas the salt ends up driving the activation of adaptive responses to tolerate this adverse condition. Salinity is the main limiting environmental factor under plant development, and is caused by excess sa...

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Published inBioscience journal Vol. 33; no. 6; pp. 1617 - 1621
Main Authors Vargas, Maria Victória Magalhães de, Minozzo, Mônica Munareto, Pereira, Antônio Batista, Victoria, Filipe de Carvalho
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Universidade Federal de Uberlândia 01.11.2017
Subjects
axenic tissue culture
in vitro development
mosses
salt stress
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Summary:The ability of bryophytes to tolerate salt is determined by a number of biochemical routes, whereas the salt ends up driving the activation of adaptive responses to tolerate this adverse condition. Salinity is the main limiting environmental factor under plant development, and is caused by excess salt ions in the environment, mainly Na + and Cl-. The optimal growth of plants in saline environment is obtained in concentrations of 50% of NaCl. Due to these findings, the importance of the study of the effect of salinity on the germination of plants, in this case in Funaria hygrometrica Hedw., is noticed.
ISSN:1981-3163
1981-3163
DOI:10.14393/BJ-v33n6a2017-37184