Morphophysiological reactions of Berberis vulgaris L. to irrigation with saline water

Rad, M.H.; YazdaniBiouki, R.; Soltany Gerdeframarzi, V.; Besharat, N.

doi:10.22092/ijmapr.2022.357734.3134

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Research Division of Natural Resources, Yazd Agricultural and Natural Resource Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research Education and Extention Organization (AREEO), Yazd, Iran

² Iranian National Salinity Research Center, Agricultural Research Education and Extention Organization (AREEO), Yazd, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22092/ijmapr.2022.357734.3134

Abstract

To investigate the effects of irrigation water salinity (3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 dS.m^-1) on morphophysiological characteristics of seedless barberry (Berberis vulgaris L.) aerial parts, an experiment was conducted using drained big pots in a completely randomized design with three replications at the central station of National Salinity Research Center, Yazd during 2018-2021 years. The salinity levels affected the height, diameter, area, and volume of plants canopy, number of new branches, number of new basal shoots, number of leaves per plant, total leaves area, leaf area index, leaf dry weight, leaves damage percentage at high temperature, amount of total chlorophyll, chlorophylls a and b, carotenoids, proline, total sugar, leaf anthocyanins, leaf phenols, and antioxidant activity significantly (P<0.01). Based on the results, B. vulgaris tolerated the salinity stress well. Despite the growth reduction at salinity levels above 9 dS.m^-1, plant physiological resistance was observed through the production of secondary osmolytes and survival under saline conditions up to 12 dS.m^-1. Accordingly, in suitable barberry production habitats, it is possible to take advantage of water resources and saline soil to grow seedless barberry, especially to increase phenolics, by ture management of the root environment and control of the saturated soil extract salinity up to 12 dS.m^-1.

Keywords

20.1001.1.17350905.1401.38.3.11.3

Main Subjects

Agriculture and horticulture

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Morphophysiological reactions of Berberis vulgaris L. to irrigation with saline water

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Volume 38, Issue 3 - Serial Number 113September 2022Pages 361-372

Volume 38, Issue 3 - Serial Number 113
September 2022
Pages 361-372