ISSN:
1573-5087
Keywords:
abscisic acid
;
Carthamus tinctorius
;
safflower
;
salinity
;
temperature
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Abstract Growth and contents of sodium (Na), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), chloride (Cl), phosphorus (P) and sulphur (S) in shoot and root tissues of Carthamus tinctorius plants were measured at combinations of four nutrient solution osmotic potentials (Ψs=0, -0.3, -0.6 and -0.9 MPa) induced by NaCl and CaCl treatments, three constant temperatures (T) ranging from 15 to 35°C and four abscisic acid (ABA) concentrations (0,10,50 and 100 mg L−1). Unstressed and stressed plants grown in optimal temperature conditions (25°C) maintained higher growth rates (dry mass production) than plants grown under low and high temperatures (15 and 35°C respectively). Shoot and root growth (dry mass production) were largely inhibited by salinity but the magnitude of growth inhibition was temperature dependent. Safflower plants respond to salinity stress by increases in Ca, Cl and to a lesser extent Na in their shoots and roots and by a decrease in the ratio of fresh to dry weight. The ratio of K/Na was decreased progressively on salinization. With stressed plants, ABA application reduced the toxicity of salt treatment, improved K uptake under salinity, effectively increased K/Na ratio and helped the plants to avoid Na toxicity and sometimes enhanced growth. The effect of ABA on the growth was more pronounced at optimum temperature (25°C). The association between the internal mineral element concentrations was largely affected by ABA application and temperature change but a wide fluctuation in response was noticed. The effects of single factors (Ψs, T and ABA) on the growth and mineral contents were statistically significant. Also, bifactorial (Ψs× T, Ψs × ABA and T × ABA) and three factorial (Ψs × T × ABA) interactions significantly affected the parameters. Further statistical treatment of the data (coefficient of determination η2) led to four important findings: (1) Salinity (Ψs) was dominant in affecting Ca and Cl contents in both shoot and root as well as root Na content. (2) Temperature (T) had a dominant effect on growth, shoot K, Mg, P, S and root P, and S contents (3) The share of Ψs × T × ABA interaction was dominant for root Na and Mg contents. (4) The single factors and their interactions had a dual role in their subsidiary effects.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00043312
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