Salinity tolerance in the halophyte species <i>Cakile maritima</i> from the Apulia region, southern Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cakile maritima is a succulent halophyte from the Brassicaceae family, commonly found along sandy coasts. Understanding its response mechanisms to sodium excess is crucial for its exploitation under sustainable biosaline farming.

Methods

For the first time, this research investigated the pinnatifid C. maritima population from the Apulia region (Italy) grown under varying levels of NaCl (0 -T0, 100 -T100 and 400 -T400 mM NaCl).

Results

The T100 plants showed higher leaf area (LA) and specific leaf area (SLA) compared to T0, with a slight reduction in succulence index (SI). In T400 plants, a reduction in shoot and root fresh weight, water content (WC), leaf dry weight, LA, and SLA was observed, alongside an increase in SI and dry matter concen

SUBMITTER: Conversa G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12438835 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature