Differential Morpho-Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Duckweed Clones from Saudi Arabia to Salinity.

ABSTRACT: Salinity affects the morphological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics of several plant species. The current study was conducted to investigate differential salt tolerance potentials among ten duckweed clones under different salt-stress conditions. Morphological and physiological parameters, including fronds length, fronds number, root length, root number, Na⁺/K⁺, chlorophyll, proline contents, and fresh harvest weight, were recorded for each of the ten duckweed clones collected from different Saudi Arabia regions. Additionally, the expression patterns of seven salt-related genes were monitored in a salt-tolerant duckweed genotype. The results show that the Madinah-2 (Spirodela polyryiza) and Al-Qassim (Landoltia punctata) clones presented hi

SUBMITTER: Al-Dakhil M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10537559 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature