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Exogenous Abscisic Acid Alleviates Harmful Effect of Salt and Alkali Stresses on Wheat Seedlings

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  • Xiaoyu Li

    (Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China)

  • Shuxin Li

    (Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China
    College of Landscape Architecture, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China)

  • Jinghong Wang

    (College of Landscape Architecture, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China)

  • Jixiang Lin

    (College of Landscape Architecture, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China)

Abstract

Exogenous hormones play an important role in plant growth regulation and stress tolerance. However, little is known about the effect of exogenous abscisic acid (ABA) on wheat seedlings under salt and alkali stresses. Here, a pot experiment of saline and alkaline stresses (0 and 100 mmol/L) in which ABA water solution (0, 50 and 100 μmol/L) was sprayed on wheat seedlings was conducted to study the alleviative effectiveness of ABA on salt and alkali stresses. After spraying ABA (50 μmol·L −1 ), shoot biomass increased 19.0% and 26.7%, respectively. The Na + content in shoots reduced from 15-fold and 61.5-fold to 10-fold and 37.3-fold in salt and alkali stresses, compared to controls. In addition, proline and organic acid synthesis in shoots also reduced significantly, but the soluble sugar content increased under alkali stress. A high concentration of ABA (100 μmol·L −1 ) had no significant effects on biomass and ion content in wheat seedlings under both stresses. In conclusion, foliar application of ABA with moderate concentration could effectively accelerate shoot growth of salt-induced wheat seedlings by adjusting the levels of ions and organic solutes.

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  • Xiaoyu Li & Shuxin Li & Jinghong Wang & Jixiang Lin, 2020. "Exogenous Abscisic Acid Alleviates Harmful Effect of Salt and Alkali Stresses on Wheat Seedlings," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(11), pages 1-11, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:11:p:3770-:d:363155
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