Effect of salinity stress and surfactant treatment with zinc and boron on morpho-physiological and biochemical indices of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)
Abstract Micronutrient application has a crucial role in mitigating salinity stress in crop plants. This study was carried out to investigate the effect of zinc (Zn) and boron (B) as foliar applications on fenugreek growth and physiology under salt stress (0 and 120 mM). After 35 days of salt treatm...
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| author | Atika Khan Safura Bibi Talha Javed Athar Mahmood Shahid Mehmood Muhammad Mansoor Javaid Baber Ali Muhammad Yasin Zain Ul Abidin Mohammad Khalid Al-Sadoon Babar Hussain Babar Rashid Iqbal Tabarak Malik |
| author_facet | Atika Khan Safura Bibi Talha Javed Athar Mahmood Shahid Mehmood Muhammad Mansoor Javaid Baber Ali Muhammad Yasin Zain Ul Abidin Mohammad Khalid Al-Sadoon Babar Hussain Babar Rashid Iqbal Tabarak Malik |
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| description | Abstract Micronutrient application has a crucial role in mitigating salinity stress in crop plants. This study was carried out to investigate the effect of zinc (Zn) and boron (B) as foliar applications on fenugreek growth and physiology under salt stress (0 and 120 mM). After 35 days of salt treatments, three levels of zinc (0, 50, and 100 ppm) and two levels of boron (0 and 2 ppm) were applied as a foliar application. Salinity significantly reduced root length (72.7%) and shoot length (33.9%), plant height (36%), leaf area (37%), root fresh weight (48%) and shoot fresh weight (75%), root dry weight (80%) and shoot dry weight (67%), photosynthetic pigments (78%), number of branches (50%), and seeds per pod (56%). Fenugreek’s growth and physiology were improved by foliar spray of zinc and boron, which increased the length of the shoot (6%) and root length (2%), fresh root weight (18%), and dry root weight (8%), and chlorophyll a (1%), chlorophyll b (25%), total soluble protein content (3%), shoot calcium (9%) and potassium (5%) contents by significantly decreasing sodium ion (11%) content. Moreover, 100 ppm of Zn and 2 ppm of B enhanced the growth and physiology of fenugreek by reducing the effect of salt stress. Overall, boron and zinc foliar spray is suggested for improvement in fenugreek growth under salinity stress. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-079588ecffef49ccaac56bb1743499d42024-03-05T18:37:36ZengBMCBMC Plant Biology1471-22292024-02-0124111310.1186/s12870-024-04800-7Effect of salinity stress and surfactant treatment with zinc and boron on morpho-physiological and biochemical indices of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)Atika Khan0Safura Bibi1Talha Javed2Athar Mahmood3Shahid Mehmood4Muhammad Mansoor Javaid5Baber Ali6Muhammad Yasin7Zain Ul Abidin8Mohammad Khalid Al-Sadoon9Babar Hussain Babar10Rashid Iqbal11Tabarak Malik12Department of Botany, Faculty of Sciences, University of Agriculture FaisalabadDepartment of Botany, Faculty of Sciences, University of Agriculture FaisalabadInstitute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural SciencesDepartment of Agronomy, University of Agriculture FaisalabadBiotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesDepartment of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, University of SargodhaDepartment of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam UniversityDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Allama Iqbal Open University IslamabadDepartment of Botany, Faculty of Sciences, University of Agriculture FaisalabadDepartment of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud UniversityVegetable Section, Ayub Agricultural Research InstituteDepartment of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur PakistanDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Health, Jimma UniversityAbstract Micronutrient application has a crucial role in mitigating salinity stress in crop plants. This study was carried out to investigate the effect of zinc (Zn) and boron (B) as foliar applications on fenugreek growth and physiology under salt stress (0 and 120 mM). After 35 days of salt treatments, three levels of zinc (0, 50, and 100 ppm) and two levels of boron (0 and 2 ppm) were applied as a foliar application. Salinity significantly reduced root length (72.7%) and shoot length (33.9%), plant height (36%), leaf area (37%), root fresh weight (48%) and shoot fresh weight (75%), root dry weight (80%) and shoot dry weight (67%), photosynthetic pigments (78%), number of branches (50%), and seeds per pod (56%). Fenugreek’s growth and physiology were improved by foliar spray of zinc and boron, which increased the length of the shoot (6%) and root length (2%), fresh root weight (18%), and dry root weight (8%), and chlorophyll a (1%), chlorophyll b (25%), total soluble protein content (3%), shoot calcium (9%) and potassium (5%) contents by significantly decreasing sodium ion (11%) content. Moreover, 100 ppm of Zn and 2 ppm of B enhanced the growth and physiology of fenugreek by reducing the effect of salt stress. Overall, boron and zinc foliar spray is suggested for improvement in fenugreek growth under salinity stress.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-04800-7BoronZincChlorophyll aTotal soluble proteinsSodium |
| spellingShingle | Atika Khan Safura Bibi Talha Javed Athar Mahmood Shahid Mehmood Muhammad Mansoor Javaid Baber Ali Muhammad Yasin Zain Ul Abidin Mohammad Khalid Al-Sadoon Babar Hussain Babar Rashid Iqbal Tabarak Malik Effect of salinity stress and surfactant treatment with zinc and boron on morpho-physiological and biochemical indices of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) BMC Plant Biology Boron Zinc Chlorophyll a Total soluble proteins Sodium |
| title | Effect of salinity stress and surfactant treatment with zinc and boron on morpho-physiological and biochemical indices of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) |
| title_full | Effect of salinity stress and surfactant treatment with zinc and boron on morpho-physiological and biochemical indices of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) |
| title_fullStr | Effect of salinity stress and surfactant treatment with zinc and boron on morpho-physiological and biochemical indices of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of salinity stress and surfactant treatment with zinc and boron on morpho-physiological and biochemical indices of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) |
| title_short | Effect of salinity stress and surfactant treatment with zinc and boron on morpho-physiological and biochemical indices of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) |
| title_sort | effect of salinity stress and surfactant treatment with zinc and boron on morpho physiological and biochemical indices of fenugreek trigonella foenum graecum |
| topic | Boron Zinc Chlorophyll a Total soluble proteins Sodium |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-04800-7 |
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