Physiological and Biochemical Responses to Salt Stress in Cultivated Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) and in S. insanum L., a Close Wild Relative

Eggplant (Solanum melongena) has been described as moderately sensitive to salinity. We characterised the responses to salt stress of eggplant and S. insanum, its putative wild ancestor. Young plants of two accessions of both species were watered for 25 days with an irrigation solution containing...

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Autores principales: Brenes, Marco, Solana, Andrea, Boscaiu, Monica, Fita, Ana, Vicente, Oscar, Calatayud, Ángeles, Prohens, Jaime, Plazas, Mariola
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6633
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/5/651
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author Brenes, Marco
Solana, Andrea
Boscaiu, Monica
Fita, Ana
Vicente, Oscar
Calatayud, Ángeles
Prohens, Jaime
Plazas, Mariola
author_browse Boscaiu, Monica
Brenes, Marco
Calatayud, Ángeles
Fita, Ana
Plazas, Mariola
Prohens, Jaime
Solana, Andrea
Vicente, Oscar
author_facet Brenes, Marco
Solana, Andrea
Boscaiu, Monica
Fita, Ana
Vicente, Oscar
Calatayud, Ángeles
Prohens, Jaime
Plazas, Mariola
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description Eggplant (Solanum melongena) has been described as moderately sensitive to salinity. We characterised the responses to salt stress of eggplant and S. insanum, its putative wild ancestor. Young plants of two accessions of both species were watered for 25 days with an irrigation solution containing NaCl at concentrations of 0 (control), 50, 100, 200, and 300mM.Plant growth, photosynthetic activity, concentrations of photosynthetic pigments, K+, Na+, and Cl􀀀 ions, proline, total soluble sugars, malondialdehyde, total phenolics, and total flavonoids, as well as superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione reductase specific activities, were quantified. Salt stress-induced reduction of growth was greater in S. melongena than in S. insanum. The photosynthetic activity decreased in both species, except for substomatal CO2 concentration (Ci) in S. insanum, although the photosynthetic pigments were not degraded in the presence of NaCl. The levels of Na+ and Cl􀀀 increased in roots and leaves with increasing NaCl doses, but leaf K+ concentrations were maintained, indicating a relative stress tolerance in the two accessions, which also did not seem to su er a remarkable degree of salt-induced oxidative stress. Our results suggest that the higher salt tolerance of S. insanum mostly lies in its ability to accumulate higher concentrations of proline and, to a lesser extent, Na+ and Cl􀀀. The results obtained indicate that S. insanum is a good candidate for improving salt tolerance in eggplant through breeding and introgression programmes.
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spelling ReDivia66332025-04-25T14:47:28Z Physiological and Biochemical Responses to Salt Stress in Cultivated Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) and in S. insanum L., a Close Wild Relative Brenes, Marco Solana, Andrea Boscaiu, Monica Fita, Ana Vicente, Oscar Calatayud, Ángeles Prohens, Jaime Plazas, Mariola Wild relative Vegetative growth Ion homeostasis Osmolytes F60 Plant physiology and biochemistry Eggplant Photosynthesis Oxidative stress Eggplant (Solanum melongena) has been described as moderately sensitive to salinity. We characterised the responses to salt stress of eggplant and S. insanum, its putative wild ancestor. Young plants of two accessions of both species were watered for 25 days with an irrigation solution containing NaCl at concentrations of 0 (control), 50, 100, 200, and 300mM.Plant growth, photosynthetic activity, concentrations of photosynthetic pigments, K+, Na+, and Cl􀀀 ions, proline, total soluble sugars, malondialdehyde, total phenolics, and total flavonoids, as well as superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione reductase specific activities, were quantified. Salt stress-induced reduction of growth was greater in S. melongena than in S. insanum. The photosynthetic activity decreased in both species, except for substomatal CO2 concentration (Ci) in S. insanum, although the photosynthetic pigments were not degraded in the presence of NaCl. The levels of Na+ and Cl􀀀 increased in roots and leaves with increasing NaCl doses, but leaf K+ concentrations were maintained, indicating a relative stress tolerance in the two accessions, which also did not seem to su er a remarkable degree of salt-induced oxidative stress. Our results suggest that the higher salt tolerance of S. insanum mostly lies in its ability to accumulate higher concentrations of proline and, to a lesser extent, Na+ and Cl􀀀. The results obtained indicate that S. insanum is a good candidate for improving salt tolerance in eggplant through breeding and introgression programmes. 2020-10-14T08:23:26Z 2020-10-14T08:23:26Z 2020 article publishedVersion Brenes, M., Solana, A., Boscaiu, M., Fita, A., Vicente, O., Calatayud, Á., ... & Plazas, M. (2020). Physiological and Biochemical Responses to Salt Stress in Cultivated Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) and in S. insanum L., a Close Wild Relative. Agronomy, 10(5), 651. 2073-4395 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6633 10.3390/agronomy10050651 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/5/651 en openAccess MDPI electronico
spellingShingle Wild relative
Vegetative growth
Ion homeostasis
Osmolytes
F60 Plant physiology and biochemistry
Eggplant
Photosynthesis
Oxidative stress
Brenes, Marco
Solana, Andrea
Boscaiu, Monica
Fita, Ana
Vicente, Oscar
Calatayud, Ángeles
Prohens, Jaime
Plazas, Mariola
Physiological and Biochemical Responses to Salt Stress in Cultivated Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) and in S. insanum L., a Close Wild Relative
title Physiological and Biochemical Responses to Salt Stress in Cultivated Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) and in S. insanum L., a Close Wild Relative
title_full Physiological and Biochemical Responses to Salt Stress in Cultivated Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) and in S. insanum L., a Close Wild Relative
title_fullStr Physiological and Biochemical Responses to Salt Stress in Cultivated Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) and in S. insanum L., a Close Wild Relative
title_full_unstemmed Physiological and Biochemical Responses to Salt Stress in Cultivated Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) and in S. insanum L., a Close Wild Relative
title_short Physiological and Biochemical Responses to Salt Stress in Cultivated Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) and in S. insanum L., a Close Wild Relative
title_sort physiological and biochemical responses to salt stress in cultivated eggplant solanum melongena l and in s insanum l a close wild relative
topic Wild relative
Vegetative growth
Ion homeostasis
Osmolytes
F60 Plant physiology and biochemistry
Eggplant
Photosynthesis
Oxidative stress
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6633
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/5/651
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