scholarly journals Improvement of the quality in hydroponically grown fresh aromatic herbs by inducing mild salinity stress is species-specific

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Danai-Christina Aktsoglou ◽  
Dimitrios S. Kasampalis ◽  
Eirini Sarrou ◽  
Pavlos Tsouvaltzis ◽  
Paschalina Chatzopoulou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oil ◽  
Plant Height ◽  
Salinity Stress ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Nutritional Composition ◽  
Plant Secondary Metabolite ◽  
Nitrate Content ◽  
Fresh Tissue ◽  
Polyphenolic Composition ◽  
Floating System

Abstract Profitable hydroponic production requires high quality fresh water, which is often not available for agricultural use, while desalinisation of salty water is an expensive and unsustainable technology. In the present study, we assessed the effect of mild salinity stress during the soilless cultivation of fresh peppermint and spearmint in the floating system on biomass yield, produce quality and plant secondary metabolite content. Peppermint and spearmint plants were grown for 25 days on a nutrient solution (NS) supplemented with three different NaCl concentrations (0 mM, 10 mM or 20 mM NaCl). The plant height, root length, fresh and dry weight were recorded and composition was determined on fresh tissue. The composition of essential oil was determined upon hydrodistillation and that of polyphenolic compounds by targeted ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometer (UPLC-MS/MS). Plant growth was not suspended by the addition of NaCl in the NS, except for the plant height at the highest salinity level. In peppermint, the nutritional composition was not affected by the salinity, whereas it was significantly improved in spearmint as confirmed by the nitrate content decrease and the total antioxidant capacity, total soluble phenol, total carotenoid and essential oil content increases. Simultaneously, no effect of the salinity on essential oil or polyphenolic composition in both plants was induced. In conclusion, peppermint and spearmint production is feasible in the floating system even under mild salinity conditions, without negatively affecting either the crop yield or the plant's essential oil or phenolic composition. Indeed, low salinity levels improved the nutritional composition of spearmint plants.

scholarly journals Protein Hydrolysates Supplement in the Nutrient Solution of Soilless Grown Fresh Peppermint and Spearmint as a Tool for Improving Product Quality

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 317
Author(s):  
Danai-Christina Aktsoglou ◽  
Dimitrios S. Kasampalis ◽  
Eirini Sarrou ◽  
Pavlos Tsouvaltzis ◽  
Paschalina Chatzopoulou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oil ◽  
Product Quality ◽  
Nutrient Solution ◽  
Protein Hydrolysate ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Protein Hydrolysates ◽  
Mentha Piperita ◽  
Nitrate Content ◽  
Fresh Tissue ◽  
Polyphenolic Composition

The present study investigated the potential of fresh peppermint (Mentha × piperita L.) and spearmint (Menthaspicata L.) production on a floating raft system combined with a commercial protein hydrolysate supplement (Amino16®) in a nutrient solution aiming to improve plant product quality. Three levels of the protein hydrolysate solution (0, 0.25 and 0.50%) were added in the nutrient solution, and the plants were harvested after twenty-four days. Plant growth characteristics were recorded, and nutritional, essential oil and polyphenolic composition were determined in fresh tissue. The addition of protein hydrolysates did not affect the fresh or dry weight but reduced plant height. Nitrate content significantly decreased, while total chlorophyll and essential oil content increased in both species. Moreover, the protein hydrolysate solution further increased total antioxidant capacity, total soluble phenol and carotenoid contents in spearmint plants, while it did not affect the essential oil and polyphenolic composition in both species. In conclusion, protein hydrolysates solution may be added in the nutrient solution, to improve the quality of peppermint and spearmint grown in a floating system, without adverse effects on crop yield or the essential oil and polyphenolic profile.

scholarly journals Screening of jute and kenaf varieties for salinity tolerance

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 214
Author(s):  
Md. Isfatuzzaman Bhuyan ◽  
K M. Mehadi Hassan ◽  
Nowrose Jahan Lipi ◽  
Md Rafiq Uddin ◽  
Md Monirul Islam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
Salinity Stress ◽  
Salinity Tolerance ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Germination Inhibition ◽  
Germination Test ◽  
Salinity Levels ◽  
Total Plant ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
Total Dry Weight

A study was conducted in the Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh from April to August 2012 to examine the salinity tolerance of eight jute varieties (CVE-3, C-83, CVL-1, BJC-7370, O-795, O-9897, OM-1, O-72) and two kenaf varieties (HC-95 and HC-2). Initially germination of these varieties were evaluated under six salinity levels viz. 0mM, 20mM, 40mM, 60mM, 80mM, and 100mM NaCl in the seed laboratory of the Department of Agronomy. Afterwards, all the varieties was grown in pots in the net house under four salinity levels viz. 0mM, 25mM, 50mM, and 75mM. The results from the germination study revealed that under control condition (0mM NaCl) all the jute varieties showed germination more than 80% both at 7 and at 14 days after seed sowing, whereas kenaf varieties had germination a little less than 80%. Among the jute varieties, O-72 showed the highest germination (92%), which was statistically similar with those of OM-1(91%), O-795 (90%), and C-83(87%). Salinity stress decreased germination drastically in all of the jute and kenaf varieties. A salinity level of 100mM caused the highest germination inhibition (74.70%) in jute variety CVL-1, which was very close to those of BJC-7370 and O-72. On the other hand, the lowest germination inhibition (51.11%) was recorded in jute variety O-795. The results of the pot trail showed that the plant characters of jute and kenaf varieties were affected significantly by salinity stress. All the varieties produced their respective plant height, number of leaves per plant, and plant dry weight under control condition (no salinity). Among these varieties, CVE-3 produced the highest plant height (145.2cm), and total dry weight (22.55g), whereas O-72 produced the highest number of leaves per plant (24.67). All these plant characters decreased sharply due to salinity stress irrespective of variety. However, the rate of decrease of plant characters occurred differentially in the jute and kenaf varieties. The highest rate of decrease in number of leaves (74.22%) was found from the variety CVE-3, whereas the lowest one was recorded from the variety HC-2 (51.68%). Salinity stress caused the highest decrease in total plant dry weight (73.68%) in the variety CVL-1 and plant height (73.64%) also in the variety CVL-1. On the contrary, the lowest decrease in plant dry weight (50.99%) was found in the variety O-9897 and plant height also in variety O-9897 (50.88%). Based on the results from germination test and pot trail, it can be inferred that jute variety O-9897 appeared to be the most salt tolerant followed by O-795, HC-2, HC-95, CVE-3, O-72, C-83, BJC-7370, OM-1, and CVL-1.    

scholarly journals Variation and relationships of morphological traits, shoot yields and essential oil contents of four Anthemis species

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ali Alizadeh ◽  
Ali Ashraf Jafari
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Essential Oil ◽  
Plant Height ◽  
Morphological Traits ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Canopy Area ◽  
The Family ◽  
Positive Correlations

Abstract Anthemis L. is a genus of aromatic flowering plants in the family Asteraceae and is native to Iran. In this research, 62 accessions of four chamomile species including Anthemis tinctoria, A. triumfetti, A. haussknechtii and A. pseudocotula were evaluated for morphological traits. Four experiments were conducted using a randomized complete block design with three replications at the Research Institute of Forest and Rangeland, Tehran, Iran in 2011. Data were collected for the morphological traits for all of the species and essential oil content for A. triumfetti and A. pseudocotula. The results showed that plant height was positively correlated with canopy area for all of the species except A. triumfetti (p < 0.01). There were positive correlations between flower number with plant height and canopy area in both A. tinctoria and A. haussknechtii (p < 0.01). Fresh and dry weight were positively correlated with canopy area and plant height in all of the species (p < 0.01), except A. tinctoria for canopy area and A. triumfetti for plant height. GDD had a positive correlation with canopy area for A. triumfetti (p < 0.05). There was a positive correlation between essential oil yield and plant height, fresh and dry weight in A. triumfetti and A. pseudocotula (p < 0.05). Using cluster analysis (Ward method), the accessions of A. triumfetti, A. tinctoria, A. haussknechtii and A. pseudocotula were grouped into 3, 2, 4 and 2 clusters, respectively. The results of cluster analysis separated the accession based on shoot yield, morphological traits and maturity. In some items, the accessions within each cluster were coordinated with their geographical provenance.

scholarly journals Mitigation of Salinity Stress in Soybean Using Organic Amendments

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-50
Author(s):  
J Ferdous ◽  
MA Mannan ◽  
MM Haque ◽  
MS Alam ◽  
S Talukder
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
Salinity Stress ◽  
Rice Husk ◽  
Water Hyacinth ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Organic Amendments ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Soybean Plant ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Rice Husk Biochar

A pot experiment was carried out in semi-controlled condition at the Department of Agronomy, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), Gazipur from November 2015 to March 2016 to assess the effect of organic amendments to mitigate salinity stress in Soybean var. BARI soybean 5. Two types of organic amendments i) water hyacinth compost and ii) rice husk biochar were mixed in soil @ 5 and 10 t ha-1 of both. Saline solution was prepared by adding tap water in seawater to make 5 and 10 dS m-1 salinity respectively. Plants were irrigated with the salt solution from 14th day after sowing (DAS) to maturity and the control plants were irrigated with tap water. Data on different parameters like plant height, leaf, stem, root dry matter and yield contributing parameters were recorded at harvest. Experimental results revealed that salinity decreased plant height, dry weight of leaf, stem and root as well as yield of soybean plant-1. Application of water hyacinth compost and rice husk biochar had positive effects on mitigating the negative effects of salinity stress on all those parameters studied. However, rice husk biochar at the rate of 5 t ha-1 showed best result to mitigate salinity stress at low salinity (5 dSmdS m-1 condition. Bangladesh Agron. J. 2018, 21(1): 39-50

scholarly journals Pengaruh konsentrasi Si biogenic dan N-total terhadap pertumbuhan dan konsentrasi nitrat tanaman selada hidroponik

Jurnal Agro ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-141
Author(s):  
Salamet Ginandjar ◽  
Budy Frasetya Taufik Qurrohman ◽  
Panji Rahmatullah
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Rice Husk ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Nitrate Content ◽  
Plant Weight ◽  
Total N ◽  
Rice Husk Silica ◽  
Fresh Plant ◽  
N Concentration

Tanaman selada merupakan sayuran yang dikonsumsi dalam bentuk segar. Karakteristiknya sebagai tanaman akumulator nitrat perlu diimbangi pemupukan N dan aplikasi Silika (Si) sesuai kebutuhan tanaman. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mempelajari interaksi ekstrak silika sekam padi (ESSP) dan N-total, serta memperoleh konsentrasi  ESSP dan N-total yang tepat untuk menghasilkan panen selada yang tinggi tetapi aman bagi kesehatan. Rancangan penelitian yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Acak Lengkap Faktorial, faktor pertama adalah konsentrasi ESSP (0 ppm, 30 ppm, 60 ppm, 90 ppm) dan faktor kedua adalah konsentrasi N-total (100 ppm, 200 ppm, 300 ppm), setiap kombinasi perlakuan diulang 3 kali. Parameter yang diamati yaitu tinggi tanaman 35 hari setelah tanam (HST), luas daun, berat kering tanaman, berat segar tanaman, kandungan nitrat pada daun selada. Data dianalisis dengan analisis varians taraf 5% dilanjutkan dengan Uji Jarak Berganda Duncan pada taraf nyata 5%, sedangkan parameter kandungan nitrat dianalisis secara deskriptif. Berdasarkan hasil analisis varians konsentrasi ESSP dan konsentrasi N-total berinteraksi pada tinggi tanaman dan berpengaruh mandiri terhadap berat kering tanaman dan berat segar tanaman. Aplikasi ekstrak silika sekam padi 30 ppm meningkatkan hasil panen 28% lebih tinggi dan menurunkan 12% kandungan nitrat tanaman selada pada N total 100-300 ppm.AbstractLettuce is a freshly consumed vegetable. Its characteristics as a nitrate accumulator plant need to be balanced with N fertilization and Silica (Si) applications according to the plant required. This research aimed to study the interaction between rice husk silica extract (ESSP) and total N to obtain the right ESSP and total N concentrations to produce high yield lettuce and safely consumed it. This study used a factorial completely randomized design. The first factor was ESSP concentrations (0 ppm, 30 ppm, 60 ppm, 90 ppm) and the second factor was total N concentrations (100 ppm, 200 ppm, 300 ppm). Each treatment combination was repeated 3 times. The parameters observed were plant height in 35 days after planting, leaf area, plant dry weight, fresh plant weight, and nitrat e content in lettuce leaves. The  data  were  analyzed  by analysis of variance at the 5%, and post-test by DMRT at the 5% significant level, the nitrate content used descriptive analysis. Based on the analysis of variance, ESSP concentration and total N concentration interacted on plant height. The ESSP concentration and total N concentration independently affected plant dry weight and fresh plant weight. Application of 30 ppm rice husk silica extract increased 28% higher yield and decreased 12% nitrate content of lettuce plants at N-total of 100-300 ppm.

scholarly journals Investigation of Physiological and Biochemical Responses and Essential oil Yieldof Peppermint under Salt Stress

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 407-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samandari Gikloo T. ◽  
Mehrabi A. A. ◽  
Jahanbakhsh S. ◽  
Fazeli A. ◽  
Tahmasebi Z.
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oil ◽  
Chlorophyll Content ◽  
Salinity Stress ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Stress Condition ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Proline Content ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Physiological And Biochemical

Peppermint (Menthapiperita L.) is aneconomically important medicinal and aromatic plant grown in different areas worldwide. Secondary metabolites were fundamentally produced by genetic processing;however, environmental factors affect their biosynthesis. Salinity is the most important abiotic stress which induces morphological, physiological, and biochemical changes in plants.To investigate the influence of salinity stress (0, 25, 50, 75, 100 and 125 mMNaCl)on chlorophyll content, stomatal conductance, relative water content (RWC), proline, Na+ and K+ content, antioxidant enzymes of catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POX) and polyphenol oxidase (PPO), protein, essential oil yield and dry weight of peppermint, a greenhouse study was conducted. The results indicated that salinity had a significant effect on foregoing parameters. Changes in chlorophyll content werepeak and stomata conductivity was a single function. Based on estimations, the highest chlorophyll contentwas recorded for low salinity (60 mMNaCl).The plant proline content was higher in stress condition compared tocontrol plants. The highest proline content observed in 125mM NaClconcentration was two times higher than that of control plants.There was an increase and then decrease in CAT and POX activities, respectively, in lower and sever levels of salinity.A single equation was the best-fit equation for changing PPO enzyme activity under stress conditions.The dry matter has been affected dramatically by salinity and decreased from 11.34g under the non-stress condition to 4.24 g under high stress condition. Essential oil percentage (in dry matter) increased in moderate salinity stress. We found that the amount of essential oil per plant was linearly decreased. So, the highest (9.78 g plant-1) amount of essential oil per plant belonged to control group and the lowest (4.6 g plant-1) wasobserved for full stress condition.

scholarly journals Morpho-anatomical appraisal of some pulse crops under salinity stress

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 439-451
Author(s):  
MAH Khan ◽  
MA Baset Mia ◽  
JU Ahmed ◽  
MA Karim ◽  
MMH Saikat
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
Salinity Stress ◽  
Root Length ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Anatomical Features ◽  
Pulse Crops ◽  
Shoot Dry Weight ◽  
Crop Varieties ◽  
Relative Root Length ◽  
Relative Root

The experiment was conducted at the field and laboratory of the Department of Crop Botany, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Salna, Gazipur during the period from December 2016 to March 2017 to find out the morpho-anatomical appraisal of some pulse crops of Fabaceae family under salinity stress. Seven pulse crops viz., Lentil var. BARI Masur-7, Mungbean var. BARI Mung- 6, Blackgram var. BARI Maskalai-1, Chickpea var. BARI Chola-9, Field pea var. BARI Motor-1, Grasspea var. BARI Khesari-3 and Cowpea var. BARI Felon-2; two levels of salinity 0 and 8 dSm-1were imposed as experimental treatments. It was laid out in a completely randomized design with three replications. The NaCl was directly mixed to the dry soil. The soil (6 kg pot-1) of each treatment was placed in plastic pots with drainage holes in the bottom. The results of the experiment revealed that, salt stress caused decrease in morphological attributes and also changed anatomical features. There was a significant variation in relative values (%) of plant height, root length (%) root dry matter (%) and shoot dry matter (%) of seven selected pulse crop varieties due to the salinity stress. The highest percentage of relative plant height (92), relative root length (98), relative root dry weight (89) and relative shoot dry weight (72.8) were observed in cowpea followed by grass pea and the lowest percentage of relative plant height (51), relative root length (56), relative root dry weight (54) and relative shoot dry weight (48) were observed in lentil. The stem anatomical features were found similar changes in xylem and phloem area. Among the pulse crop varieties, cowpea and grass pea were performed better whereas lentil and black gram were found more susceptible species than the others according to their morphological and anatomical attributes. Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 44(3): 439-451, September 2019

scholarly journals Growth and Production of Determinate and Indeterminate Soybean (Glycine max L.) Influenced by Salinity Stress

2020 ◽  
Vol 142 ◽  
pp. 03004
Author(s):  
Danang Adriansyah ◽  
Karno ◽  
Florentina Kusmiyati
Keyword(s):  
Glycine Max ◽  
Plant Height ◽  
Salinity Stress ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Root Weight ◽  
Root Dry Weight ◽  
Shoot Dry Weight ◽  
Growth Types ◽  
Shoot Weight ◽  
Pod Number

This research was aimed to determine growth and production of two different growth types of soybean (Glycine max L.) influenced by salinity stress at various levels. This research used Factorial Design based on Completely Randomized Design 2x4 with ten replications. Two soybean growth types were used as the first factor (G1 = Determinate ; G2 = Indeterminate). The second factor was the various levels of soil salinity (S0 = 0.42 dS∙m-1; S1 = 2.93 dS∙m-1; S2 = 4.74 dS∙m-1; S3 = 6.03 dS∙m-1). Data were subjected to analysis of variance and tested further using Tukey’s Honestly Significant Differences (HSD). Parameters observed were plant height (cm), shoot weight (g), shoot dry weight (g), root length (cm), root weight (g), root dry weight (g), and total pod number. Results showed that indeterminate soybean is the best growth type to be planted in salinity stress based on plant height, shoot weight, shoot dry weight, root length, root weight, root dry weight, and total pod number, significantly different from determinate soybean. Salinity stress under 2.93 dS∙m-1 had the better results in plant height, root weight, and root dry weight.

scholarly journals Response of Sweet Basil (Ocimum Basilicum L.) to Spray of Aspartic and Glutamic Acids, and Their Effect on Its Growth and Its Volatile Oil Content

2021 ◽  
Vol 923 (1) ◽  
pp. 012020
Author(s):  
Qasim Ajel Al-Zyadi
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oil ◽  
Glutamic Acid ◽  
Plant Height ◽  
Aspartic Acid ◽  
Oil Content ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Volatile Oil ◽  
Ocimum Basilicum ◽  
Sweet Basil

Abstract Experiment was conducted in fields of Agriculture College, Al-Muthanna University, during the growing season 2020, to study the response of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) to spraying three concentrations of aspartic acid (0, 75 and 150 mg.L−1) and with three concentrations of glutamic acid (0, 75 and 150 mg.L−1), and their impact on its growth and essential oil content. Results showed that the basil plants that have been sprayed with aspartic acid at a concentration (150 mg.L−1) significantly superior in plant height, fresh and dry weight of shoot, percentage and yield of volatile oil (45.61cm, 19.70 gm.plant−1, 1.80 gm.plant−1, 1.75 % and 31.48 μL.plant−1) respectively. Results also showed the significant effect of spraying glutamic acid at a concentration (150 mg.L−1), which gave highest values in plant height, fresh and dry weight of shoot, percentage and yield of volatile oil (48.67 cm., 20.28 gm.plant−1, 1.83 gm.plant−1, 1.56 % and 29.08 μL.plant−1) respectively.

scholarly journals Effects of manganese on physiological characters of grapevine cultivars under salinity stress

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sepideh Hatami ◽  
Latifeh Pourakbar
Keyword(s):  
Salinity Stress ◽  
Sugar Content ◽  
Soluble Sugar ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Ion Accumulation ◽  
Sodium Ion ◽  
Ion Concentration ◽  
Nitrate Content ◽  
Physiological Characters

Salinity is one of the most important environmental factors which have a significant effect on the growth and fertility. Manganese is an essential element that plays a key role as a nutrient in many plant metabolic processes. The present study was carried out to investigate the effects of manganese (1ppm) on Yaghoti and Ghara uzum - two cultivars of grapevine - which were planted and grown under salt stress (0, 50 and 100mmol L-1 NaCl) using greenhouse and hydroponics methods. Results on saline concentration showed led to a significant decrease in length, fresh and dry weight, photosynthesis pigments content, K+ and nitrate content, and K+/Na+ ratio of the plants. It also caused a significant increase in Na+ and Cl- ion concentration and soluble sugar content in shoots and roots of both cultivars. Ghara uzum was more sensitive than Yaghoti to salinity stress. Applying manganese to the medium, resulted in low level of salinity toxicity and sodium ion accumulation in the shoots for Ghara uzum cultivar. For Yaghoti, however, the application of manganese did not reduce the sodium ion accumulation in the shoots, but increased the salinity toxicity. Our findings suggest that Ghara uzum and Yaghoti cultivars had different responses to salinity, manganese and their interaction.

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