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The combined effect of salinity and heat reveals a specific physiological, biochemical and molecular response in tomato plants

doi: 10.1111/pce.12199
pmid: 24028172
AbstractMany studies have described the response mechanisms of plants to salinity and heat applied individually; however, under field conditions some abiotic stresses often occur simultaneously. Recent studies revealed that the response of plants to a combination of two different stresses is specific and cannot be deduced from the stresses applied individually. Here, we report on the response of tomato plants to a combination of heat and salt stress. Interestingly, and in contrast to the expected negative effect of the stress combination on plant growth, our results show that the combination of heat and salinity provides a significant level of protection to tomato plants from the effects of salinity. We observed a specific response of plants to the stress combination that included accumulation of glycine betaine and trehalose. The accumulation of these compounds under the stress combination was linked to the maintenance of a high K+ concentration and thus a lower Na+/K+ ratio, with a better performance of the cell water status and photosynthesis as compared with salinity alone. Our findings unravel new and unexpected aspects of the response of plants to stress combination and provide a proposed list of enzymatic targets for improving crop tolerance to the abiotic field environment.
- University of North Texas United States
- University of North Texas United States
- Spanish National Research Council Spain
- Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura Spain
Osmosis, Salinity, Hot Temperature, Plant Roots, Solanum lycopersicum, Stress, Physiological, Biomass, Photosynthesis, Plant Proteins, Sodium, Water, Biological Transport, Oxidative Stress, Potassium, Oxidation-Reduction, Plant Shoots
Osmosis, Salinity, Hot Temperature, Plant Roots, Solanum lycopersicum, Stress, Physiological, Biomass, Photosynthesis, Plant Proteins, Sodium, Water, Biological Transport, Oxidative Stress, Potassium, Oxidation-Reduction, Plant Shoots
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