Insights on Salt Tolerance of Two Endemic Limonium Species from Spain.

ABSTRACT: We have analysed the salt tolerance of two endemic halophytes of the genus Limonium, with high conservation value. In the present study, seed germination and growth parameters as well as different biomarkers-photosynthetic pigments, mono and divalent ion contents-associated to salt stress were evaluated in response to high levels of NaCl. The study was completed with an untargeted metabolomics analysis of the primary compounds including carbohydrates, phosphoric and organic acids, and amino acids, identified by using a gas chromatography and mass spectrometry platform. Limonium albuferae proved to be more salt-tolerant than L. doufourii, both at the germination stage and during vegetative growth. The degradation of photosynthetic pigments and the increase of Na^+</

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez-Orenga S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6950247 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature