Nitrate improves growth in salt-stressed citrus seedlings through effects on photosynthetic activity and chloride accumulation

We analyzed the effects of nitrate availability on growth of Navelina (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) scions grafted on three citrus rootstocks differing in salt tolerance: Carrizo citrange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck x Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf.), Citrus macrophylla Wester and Cleopatra mandarin...

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Main Authors: Iglesias, Domingo J., Levy, Y., Gómez-Cadenas, Aurelio, Tadeo, Francisco R., Primo-Millo, Eduardo, Talón, Manuel
Format: article
Language:Inglés
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5366
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author Iglesias, Domingo J.
Levy, Y.
Gómez-Cadenas, Aurelio
Tadeo, Francisco R.
Primo-Millo, Eduardo
Talón, Manuel
author_browse Gómez-Cadenas, Aurelio
Iglesias, Domingo J.
Levy, Y.
Primo-Millo, Eduardo
Tadeo, Francisco R.
Talón, Manuel
author_facet Iglesias, Domingo J.
Levy, Y.
Gómez-Cadenas, Aurelio
Tadeo, Francisco R.
Primo-Millo, Eduardo
Talón, Manuel
author_sort Iglesias, Domingo J.
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description We analyzed the effects of nitrate availability on growth of Navelina (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) scions grafted on three citrus rootstocks differing in salt tolerance: Carrizo citrange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck x Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf.), Citrus macrophylla Wester and Cleopatra mandarin (Citrus reshni Hort. ex Tanaka). Salt stress reduced total plant biomass by 27-38%, whereas potassium nitrate supplementation partially counteracted this effect by increasing dry matter and new leaf area. Salinized Carrizo citrange had the greatest response to nitrate supplementation, whereas the effects on salinized Cleopatra mandarin and C. macrophylla were less apparent. Nitrogen and chlorophyll contents and photosynthetic activity also increased in leaves of the nitrate-supplemented salinized plants. In salinized plants, nitrate supplementation reduced leaf abscission, stimulated photosynthetic activity and increased growth of new leaves. The nitrate treatment did not modify chloride concentration in leaves, but it reduced chloride concentrations in Carrizo and Macro-phylla roots. Therefore, in both rootstocks, chloride content was similar in mature leaves, higher in immature leaves and lower in roots of the nitrate-supplemented salinized plants compared with salinized plants unsupplemented with nitrate. We suggest that the nitrate-induced stimulation of growth reduced chloride concentration in roots through the reallocation of chloride to new leaves.
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spelling ReDivia53662025-04-25T14:42:11Z Nitrate improves growth in salt-stressed citrus seedlings through effects on photosynthetic activity and chloride accumulation Iglesias, Domingo J. Levy, Y. Gómez-Cadenas, Aurelio Tadeo, Francisco R. Primo-Millo, Eduardo Talón, Manuel We analyzed the effects of nitrate availability on growth of Navelina (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) scions grafted on three citrus rootstocks differing in salt tolerance: Carrizo citrange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck x Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf.), Citrus macrophylla Wester and Cleopatra mandarin (Citrus reshni Hort. ex Tanaka). Salt stress reduced total plant biomass by 27-38%, whereas potassium nitrate supplementation partially counteracted this effect by increasing dry matter and new leaf area. Salinized Carrizo citrange had the greatest response to nitrate supplementation, whereas the effects on salinized Cleopatra mandarin and C. macrophylla were less apparent. Nitrogen and chlorophyll contents and photosynthetic activity also increased in leaves of the nitrate-supplemented salinized plants. In salinized plants, nitrate supplementation reduced leaf abscission, stimulated photosynthetic activity and increased growth of new leaves. The nitrate treatment did not modify chloride concentration in leaves, but it reduced chloride concentrations in Carrizo and Macro-phylla roots. Therefore, in both rootstocks, chloride content was similar in mature leaves, higher in immature leaves and lower in roots of the nitrate-supplemented salinized plants compared with salinized plants unsupplemented with nitrate. We suggest that the nitrate-induced stimulation of growth reduced chloride concentration in roots through the reallocation of chloride to new leaves. 2017-06-01T10:12:14Z 2017-06-01T10:12:14Z 2004 SEP 2004 article Iglesias, D. J., Levy, Y., Gomez-Cadenas, A., Tadeo, F.R., Primo-Millo, E., Talón, M. (2004). Nitrate improves growth in salt-stressed citrus seedlings through effects on photosynthetic activity and chloride accumulation. Tree physiology, 24(9), 1027-1034. 0829-318X http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5366 10.1093/treephys/24.9.1027 en openAccess Impreso
spellingShingle Iglesias, Domingo J.
Levy, Y.
Gómez-Cadenas, Aurelio
Tadeo, Francisco R.
Primo-Millo, Eduardo
Talón, Manuel
Nitrate improves growth in salt-stressed citrus seedlings through effects on photosynthetic activity and chloride accumulation
title Nitrate improves growth in salt-stressed citrus seedlings through effects on photosynthetic activity and chloride accumulation
title_full Nitrate improves growth in salt-stressed citrus seedlings through effects on photosynthetic activity and chloride accumulation
title_fullStr Nitrate improves growth in salt-stressed citrus seedlings through effects on photosynthetic activity and chloride accumulation
title_full_unstemmed Nitrate improves growth in salt-stressed citrus seedlings through effects on photosynthetic activity and chloride accumulation
title_short Nitrate improves growth in salt-stressed citrus seedlings through effects on photosynthetic activity and chloride accumulation
title_sort nitrate improves growth in salt stressed citrus seedlings through effects on photosynthetic activity and chloride accumulation
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5366
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