Salicylic Acid Manipulates Ion Accumulation and Distribution in Favor of Salinity Tolerance in Chenopodium quinoa

Hamid Mohammadi, Bahareh Rahimpour, Hadi Pirasteh-Anosheh and Marco Race
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Hamid Mohammadi: Faculty of Agriculture, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz 5375171379, Iran
Bahareh Rahimpour: Faculty of Agriculture, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz 5375171379, Iran
Hadi Pirasteh-Anosheh: National Salinity Research Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Yazd 8917357676, Iran
Marco Race: Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, 03043 Cassino, Italy

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 3, 1-15

Abstract: Although the effects of salicylic acid (SA) on increasing plant growth in saline conditions have been well known, the mechanisms of induction of salinity tolerance, especially in quinoa ( Chenopodium quinoa Willd.), are not fully understood. In the present work, two quinoa genotypes (Titicaca and Giza1) were treated with different SA concentrations (0, 0.75, and 1.5 mM) under varied irrigation water salinities (0, 7, 14, and 21 dS m −1 ). Salinity decreased shoot and root growth, potassium (K + ) concentration, and potassium to sodium ratio (K/Na) and increased sodium (Na + ) and chlorine (Cl − ) concentrations in both cultivars. Calcium (Ca 2+ ) and magnesium (Mg 2+ ) concentrations increased in 7 dS m −1 but decreased in higher salinities. The growth and salinity tolerance of Giza1 were higher, while the growth of Giza1 increased and of Titicaca decreased in high salinity. Salicylic acid at 0.75-mM concentration increased shoot and root growth and improved the ions concentration in favor of the plant, while the 1.5-mM concentration either had no significant effect or had a negative impact. The ions distribution estimated by K/Na selectivity and storage factor (SF) indicated quinoa accumulated more ions in roots under saline conditions. Salicylic acid increased NaSF, ClSF, and MgSF and decreased KSF and CaSF, meaning less Na + , Cl − , and Mg 2+ and more K + and Ca 2+ transferred to shoots in SA-treated plants. Importantly, Giza1, as the more tolerant cultivar, had higher NaSF and ClSF and lower KSF, CaSF, and MgSF. In general, the concentrations of ions in roots were higher than in shoots. The results indicated more ions accumulation in the root could be one of the most important mechanisms of salinity tolerance in quinoa, and the more tolerant cultivar (Giza1) transferred less Na + and Cl − and more K + and Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ to the shoot.

Keywords: haloculture; halophyte; mechanism; salinity tolerance; selectivity; storage factor (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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