Screening of pea (Pisum sativum L.) genotypes for salt tolerance based on early growth stage attributes and leaf inorganic osmolytes.
Screening of pea (Pisum sativum L.) genotypes for salt tolerance based on early growth stage attributes and leaf inorganic osmolytes.
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2012-09
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M. Shahid;M. A. Pervez;R. Balal;T. Abbas;C. M. Ayyub;N. Mattson;A. Riaz;Z. Iqbal
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M. Shahid;M. A. Pervez;R. Balal;T. Abbas;C. M. Ayyub;N. Mattson;A. Riaz;Z. Iqbal
In order to investigate the screening attributes that can be used to determine early growth stage sensitivity of pea plants to salt stress, 30 pea genotypes (Pisum sativum) were grown in trays containing fine sand as growth medium and subjected to five different salinity levels, i.e. 0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5 and 10 dS m-1 NaCl. The Hoagland's solution was applied as the base nutrient solution. The germination (%) and emergence (%) was investigated in Petri dishes and plastic trays, respectively. Salt stress significantly reduced the germination (%), emergence (%), root and shoot fresh weight, root and shoot dry weight, root and shoot length and leaf inorganic osmolytes (K+ and Ca2+). While the leaf Na+ content increased in all the genotypes, tolerant genotypes exhibited the lowest leaf Na+ content under saline conditions. High leaf Na+ accumulation indicated genotypes which are particularly sensitive to salt damage while high leaf K+/Na+ and Ca2+/Na+ ratio indicated genotypes with lower leaf injury. Compared with control, all added salinity levels induced an injurious effect on the above mentioned attributes but high salt stress (7.5 and 10 dS m-1) resulted in considerable variation in tested genotype. A significant correlation was found between the root/shoot dry weight and leaf K+/Na+ and Ca2+/Na+ ratios. Based on the percent increase or decrease over control for the measured attributes, the tested pea genotypes were categorized into less salt tolerant, intermediate and high salt tolerant groups at seedling stage.