Protective Role of Putrescine Against Salt Stress is Partially Related to the Improvement of Water Relation and Nutritional Imbalance in Cucumber |
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| Authors: | K. Shi Y. Y. Huang X. J. Xia Y. L. Zhang Y. H. Zhou J. Q. Yu |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Horticulture , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou, China;2. Department of Horticulture , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou, China;3. National Key Laboratory for Sustainable Agricultural and Soil Science , Nanjing, China;4. Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plants Growth, Development and Biotechnology , Agricultural Ministry of China , Hangzhou, China |
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| Abstract: | Polyamines play a variety of physiological roles in plant growth and development. To investigate whether exogenous putrescine (Put) has roles in protecting plants against salt stress, Put (100 μ M) was added to nutrient solution three days before cucumber (Cucumis sativusL. cv. “Jinyan No.4') seedlings were exposed to 100 mM sodium chloride (NaCl) treatment. Putrescine treatment significantly ameliorated the detrimental effects of NaCl on root growth and this was associated with a decrease of Na uptake and an increase in potassium accumulation in roots. Manganese (Mn) content in roots was decreased by salinity stress but increased by Put pretreatment. Furthermore, osmotic stress associated with NaCl treatment decreased leaf water potential and water content, while these effects were alleviated by Put pretreatment. The decreases in net photosynthetic rate (Pn) and stomatal conductance (Gs) by NaCl were also diminished by Put treatment. The results indicate that Put may play an important role in protecting cucumber plants against salt stress. |
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| Keywords: | K/Na ratio photosynthesis putrescine salt stress leaf water potential Cucumis sativus |
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