<i>Salicornia europaea</i> L. Functional Traits Indicate Its Optimum Growth
<i>Salicornia europaea</i> L. grows in areas periodically flooded by salty or brackish water. It has potential economic value, because it can be used as food, forage, or biofuel, and has potential in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Increasing interest in <i>S. europaea</i> is...
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| author | Stefany Cárdenas-Pérez Ahmad Rajabi Dehnavi Karol Leszczyński Sandra Lubińska-Mielińska Agnieszka Ludwiczak Agnieszka Piernik |
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| description | <i>Salicornia europaea</i> L. grows in areas periodically flooded by salty or brackish water. It has potential economic value, because it can be used as food, forage, or biofuel, and has potential in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Increasing interest in <i>S. europaea</i> is due to its extreme salt tolerance and well growth in marginal saline soils. However, the variation in its functional traits in response to environmental conditions is still poorly studied. There are still questions regarding the optimal level of salinity for different traits. Therefore, we worked to address the question if <i>S. europaea</i> traits from different scales are controlled by salinity level. Based on performed pot experiment, we found that almost all traits are salinity dependent but affected in different ways. We demonstrated that morphological, biomass, and anatomical properties indicate optimum growth between 200 and 400 mM NaCl and growth limitations at 0, 800, and 1000 mM NaCl. Moreover, we found the most affected traits which include photosynthetic pigments and protein content, plant surface area, peroxidase activity, and anatomic traits related to cell shape. Our results significantly expanded the knowledge about <i>S. europaea</i> functional traits variation in response to salinity, which can be important for discovering regulating processes and for possible future agricultural applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-13dadae2298e4ffa9f43243a2e0a4cc12023-11-30T21:46:26ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472022-04-01118105110.3390/plants11081051<i>Salicornia europaea</i> L. Functional Traits Indicate Its Optimum GrowthStefany Cárdenas-Pérez0Ahmad Rajabi Dehnavi1Karol Leszczyński2Sandra Lubińska-Mielińska3Agnieszka Ludwiczak4Agnieszka Piernik5Department of Geobotany and Landscape Planning, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Lwowska 1, 87-100 Torun, PolandDepartment of Geobotany and Landscape Planning, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Lwowska 1, 87-100 Torun, PolandDepartment of Geobotany and Landscape Planning, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Lwowska 1, 87-100 Torun, PolandDepartment of Geobotany and Landscape Planning, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Lwowska 1, 87-100 Torun, PolandDepartment of Geobotany and Landscape Planning, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Lwowska 1, 87-100 Torun, PolandDepartment of Geobotany and Landscape Planning, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Lwowska 1, 87-100 Torun, Poland<i>Salicornia europaea</i> L. grows in areas periodically flooded by salty or brackish water. It has potential economic value, because it can be used as food, forage, or biofuel, and has potential in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Increasing interest in <i>S. europaea</i> is due to its extreme salt tolerance and well growth in marginal saline soils. However, the variation in its functional traits in response to environmental conditions is still poorly studied. There are still questions regarding the optimal level of salinity for different traits. Therefore, we worked to address the question if <i>S. europaea</i> traits from different scales are controlled by salinity level. Based on performed pot experiment, we found that almost all traits are salinity dependent but affected in different ways. We demonstrated that morphological, biomass, and anatomical properties indicate optimum growth between 200 and 400 mM NaCl and growth limitations at 0, 800, and 1000 mM NaCl. Moreover, we found the most affected traits which include photosynthetic pigments and protein content, plant surface area, peroxidase activity, and anatomic traits related to cell shape. Our results significantly expanded the knowledge about <i>S. europaea</i> functional traits variation in response to salinity, which can be important for discovering regulating processes and for possible future agricultural applications.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/8/1051halophytessalinitymorphologyanatomycatalaseperoxidase |
| spellingShingle | Stefany Cárdenas-Pérez Ahmad Rajabi Dehnavi Karol Leszczyński Sandra Lubińska-Mielińska Agnieszka Ludwiczak Agnieszka Piernik <i>Salicornia europaea</i> L. Functional Traits Indicate Its Optimum Growth Plants halophytes salinity morphology anatomy catalase peroxidase |
| title | <i>Salicornia europaea</i> L. Functional Traits Indicate Its Optimum Growth |
| title_full | <i>Salicornia europaea</i> L. Functional Traits Indicate Its Optimum Growth |
| title_fullStr | <i>Salicornia europaea</i> L. Functional Traits Indicate Its Optimum Growth |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Salicornia europaea</i> L. Functional Traits Indicate Its Optimum Growth |
| title_short | <i>Salicornia europaea</i> L. Functional Traits Indicate Its Optimum Growth |
| title_sort | i salicornia europaea i l functional traits indicate its optimum growth |
| topic | halophytes salinity morphology anatomy catalase peroxidase |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/8/1051 |
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