Understanding the mechanistic basis of adaptation of perennial Sarcocornia quinqueflora species to soil salinity

• Published in: Physiologia plantarum Vol. 172; no. 4; pp. 1997 - 2010
• Main Authors: Ahmed, Hassan Ahmed Ibraheem, Shabala, Lana, Shabala, Sergey
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2021; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Accumulation; Adaptation; Carbohydrates; Dry matter; dry matter accumulation; Growth rate; growth retardation; Halophytes; Homeostasis; Horticultural crops; horticulture; Ion accumulation; Optimization; osmolality; Osmoregulation; Perennial crops; Photosynthesis; plant adaptation; Plant growth; Potassium; Salinity; Salinity effects; Salinity tolerance; salt stress; Salt tolerance; Sarcocornia; Sarcocornia quinqueflora; Sodium; Sodium chloride; Soil salinity; Solutes; Stomata; stress tolerance; Substrates; surface area; Transpiration; Turgor; vacuoles; water use efficiency

Succulent halophytes can be used as convenient models for understanding the mechanistic basis of plant adaptation to salt stress. In this work, effects of salinity (0–1000 mM NaCl range) on growth, ion accumulation, and stomatal features were investigated in the succulent halophyte Sarcocornia quinq...