ALLEVIATING  THE  SALT  STRESS  EFFECTS  IN  Salvia  splendens   BY  HUMIC  ACID  APPLICATION

Zahra Karimian; Leila Samiei; Jafar Nabati

doi:10.24326/asphc.2019.5.7

Tom 18 Nr 5 (2019)

Artykuły

ALLEVIATING THE SALT STRESS EFFECTS IN Salvia splendens BY HUMIC ACID APPLICATION

Zahra Karimian⁺⁻
Leila Samiei⁺⁻
Jafar Nabati⁺⁻

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.24326/asphc.2019.5.7
Przesłane: 28 października 2019
Opublikowane: 2019-10-28

Abstrakt

Salt stress is a serious problem in urban landscape of arid and semi arid regions. To overcome the adverse impacts of salinity, the application of organic matter and plant nutrients in the growth media for improving of plant growth is essential. An experiment was conducted in order to determine the response of Salvia splendens to salinity levels and also the role of humic acid in the salt stress alleviation. In the current experiment five salinity (0, 20, 40, 60, and 80 mM NaCl) and three humic acid (0, 100, 500 and 1000 mg l⁻¹) treatments were prepared. The effects of these treatments were investigated on some growth parameters, physiological characteristics and also biochemical compounds. The results indicated that the growth parameters decreased in saline-treated plants than control plants. Different salinity levels significantly affected relative water content, evaporation rate and also electrolyte leakage. Salinity caused the increase in proline, malondialdehyde, sugar content, DPPH, total phenol content and decrease in chlorophyll, compare to the control plants. Application of humic acid on Salvia splendens, decrease leaf area and plant height compared to the control plants. Thus, regarding the growth parameters, it is probable that the effect of humic acid on the biochemical compounds is similar to salinity effect. The findings suggest that Sage is a sensitive ornamental plant to salinity and humic acid (in the studied levels) could not alleviate the negative effects of salt stress on this plant.

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Bagheri, A., Sadeghipour, O. (2009). Effects of salt stress on yield, yield components and carbohydrates content in four Hull less Barley (Hordeum vulgar L.) cultivars. J. Biol. Sci., 9(8), 909–912.
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Cimrin, K.M., Onder, T., Turan, M., Burcu, T. (2010). Phosphorus and humic acid application alleviate salinity stress of pepper seedling. Afr. J. Biotechnol., 9, 5845–5851.
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Dhanapackiam, S., Ilyas, M. (2010). Effect of salinity on chlorophyll and carbohydrate contents of Sesbania grandiflora seedlings. Ind. J. Sci. Technol., 3(1), 64–66.
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Ghoulam, C., Foursy, A., Fares, K. (2002). Effects of salt stress on growth, inorganic ions and proline accumulation in relation to osmotic adjustment in five sugar beet cultivars. Environ. Exp. Bot., 47, 39–50.
Khalesro, S., Salehi, M., Mahdavi, B. (2015). Effect of humic acid and salinity stress on germination characteristic of savory (Satureja hortensis L.) and dragonhead (Dracocephalum moldavica L.). Biol. Forum Int. J., 7(2), 554–561.
Ma, J.F., Yamaji, N. (2006). Silicon uptake and accumulation in higher plants. Trends Plant Sci., 11, 329–397.
Mademba, F., Boucherea, U.A., Larher, F.R. (2003). Proline accumulation in cultivated citrus and its relationship with salt tolerance. J. Hortic. Sci. Biotechnol., 78(5), 617–623.
Ouni, Y., Ghnayaa, T., Montemurro, F., Abdellya, C., Lakhdara, A. (2014). The role of humic substances in mitigating the harmful effects of soil salinity and improveplant productivity. Int. Plant Prod., 8, 353–374.
Paksoy, M., Türkmen, Ö., Dursun, A. (2010). Effects of potassium and humic acid onemergence, growth and nutrient contents of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) seedling under saline soil conditions. Afr. J. Biotechnol., 9, 5343–5346.
Parvanova, D., Ivanov, S., Konstantinova, T., Karanov E., Atanassov, A., Tsvetkov, T., Alexieva, V., Djilianov, D. (2004). Transgenic tobacco plants accumulating osmolytes show reduced oxidative damage under freezing stress. Plant Physiol. Biochem., 42, 57–63.
Premachandre, G.S., Saneoka, H., Fujta, K. (1991). Osmotic adjustment and stomata response to water deficit in maize. J. Exp. Bot., 43, 1451–1456.
Rezazadeh, A., Ghasemnezhad, A., Barani, M., Telmadarrehei, T. (2012). Effect of salinity on phenolic composition and antioxidant activity of artichoke (Cynara scolymus L.) leaves. Res. J. Med. Plants, 6(3), 245–252.
Rodrıguez, P., Torrecilla, A., Morales, M.A., Ortuño, M.F., Sánchez-Blanco, M.J. (2005). Effects of NaCl salinity and water stress on growth and leaf water relations of Asteriscus maritimus plants. Environ. Exp. Bot., 53, 113–123.
Sabet Teimouri, S.T., Khazaie, H., Nezami, A., Nasiri Mahallati, M. (2007). Investigation of different levels of salinity on physiological characteristics and leaf anti oxidant enzyme rate of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.). J. Agric. Res., 7, 171–190.
Safi, M., Fardous, A., Muddaber, M., El-Zuraiqi, S., Al-Hadidi, L., Bashabsheh, I. (2005). Effect of treated saline water on flower yield and quality of roses Rosa hybrida and carnation Dianthus caryophyllus. ScienceAsia, 31, 335–339.
Silveira, J.A.G., Viegas, R.A., Rocha, I.M.A., Moreira, A.C.D.M., Moreira, R.A., Oliveira, J.T.A. (2003). Proline accumulation and glutamine synthetase activity are increased by salt-induced proteolysis in cashew leaves. J. Plant Physiol., 160, 115–123.
Singleton, V.L., Orthofer, R., Lamuela-Raventos, R.M. (1999). Analysis of total phenols and other oxidation substrates and antioxidants by means of Folin-Ciocalteu reagent. Methods Enzymol., 299, 152–178.
Stewart, R.R.C., Bewley, J.D. (1980). Lipid peroxidation associated aging of soybean axes. Plant Physiol., 65, 245–248.
Ventura, Y., Myrzabayeva, M., Alikulov, Z., Omarov, R., Khozin-Goldberg, I., Sagi, M. (2014). Effects of salinity on flowering, morphology, biomass accumulation and leaf metabolites in an edible halophyte. AoB Plants, 6, 1–11.
Villarino, G.H., Mattson, N.S. (2011). Assessing tolerance to sodium chloride salinity in fourteen floriculture species. HortTechnology, 21(5), 539–545.
Vysotskaya, L., Hedley, P.E., Sharipova, G., Veselov, D., Kudoyarova, G., Morris, J., Jones, H.G. (2010). Effect of salinity on water relations of wild barley plants differing in salt tolerance. AoB Plants, 1–8.
Wanichananan, P., Kirdmanee, C., Vutiyano, C. (2003). Effect of salinity on biochemical and physiological characteristic in correlation to selection on salt-tolerance in aromatic rice (Oryza sativa L.). ScienceAsia, 29(4), 333–339.
Wong, V.N.L., Dalal, R.C., Greene, R.S.B. (2009). Carbon dynamics of sodic and saline soil following gypsum and organic material additions − a laboratory incubation. Appl. Soil Ecol., 41, 29–40.
Wu, L., Dodge, L. (2005). Landscape plant salt tolerance selection guide for recycled water irrigation. A special report for the Elvenia J. Slosson Endowment Fund. Available: http://slosson.ucdavis.edu/files/215300.pdf

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humic acid
organic matter
salinity
seasonal flower

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[35] Stewart, R.R.C., Bewley, J.D. (1980). Lipid peroxidation associated aging of soybean axes. Plant Physiol., 65, 245–248.

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