Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science

Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science

Effect of putrescine and sodium chloride on morphological and physiological characteristics of wild ‘Konar’ (Ziziphus spina-christi L.)

Document Type : Full Paper

Authors
Akhtar Shekafandeh 1
Shoreh Takhti 2
1 Associate Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Shiraz, Iran
2 Former M. Sc. Student, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Shiraz, Iran
10.22059/ijhs.2017.42657.458
Abstract
In this research, effect of different levels of salinity and application of different concentration of putrescine were investigated for decreasing harmful effects of salt on morphological and physiological characteristics of wild ‘Konar’. A factorial experiment was arranged in a Compelet Randomized Design (CRD) with 4 replications. Treatments were 4 levels of 0, 3.2, 6.4 and 12.8 g/l sodium chloride and 3 levels of 0, 0.01 and 0.1 mM putrescine. The results showed that with increasing salinity, all growth indices such as leaf number, stem length leaf and root fresh and dry weight reduced and spraying application of putrescine especially with 0.1 mM concentration ameliorated seedlings growth in salt condition. Salt stress increased Na+ and Cl- uptake and declined K+ uptake.  Foliar Putrescine application reduced and increased Na+ and K+ uptake, respectively. Salinity also reduced the amount of chlorophyll and starch, but the amount of proline and soluble sugars were increased. Applied putrescine reduced the damaging effect of salt on chlorophyll degradation and also increased the amount of proline, sugar and starch.
Keywords
Chlorophyll
proline
salt stress
soluble sugars
starch
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Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science
Volume 47, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
Spring 2017
Pages 669-680

  • Receive Date 19 January 2014
  • Revise Date 01 July 2015
  • Accept Date 13 July 2015