Comprehensive assessment to reveal the salt tolerance potential of cultivated eggplants and their wild relatives.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to uncover salt-tolerant eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) genotypes and accessions. Crop wild relatives (S. macrocarpon L., S. linnaeanum, S. incanum L., S. insanum L., S. sisymbriifolium Lam.), commercial varieties (Topan374, Kemer, Amadeo, Faselis, Bildircin), and local genotypes (TB, BB, MK, AH) were investigated under 150 mM NaCl stress. The experiment was set in a completely randomized block design with three replications. Morphological and biochemical parameters were studied to distinguish salt-tolerant genotypes. Wild relatives have species-specific growth features; thus, the salt tolerance levels of morphologic features such as plant height and leaf area were found inappropriate to be compared. In eggplant, Na⁺ is a majo

SUBMITTER: Cebeci E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11821942 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature