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Appraisal of Salt Tolerance under Greenhouse Conditions of a Cucurbitaceae Genetic Repository of Potential Rootstocks and Scions
- Source :
- Agronomy, Volume 10, Issue 7, Agronomy, Vol 10, Iss 967, p 967 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020.
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Abstract
- Soil salinization due to climate change and intensive use of water and soil is increasing exponentially.Cucurbitaceaespecies are cultivated worldwide and the identification of salinity tolerant genotypes to be used as rootstock or scion for securing yield stability in salt affected agricultural areas is a research priority. in the present greenhouse study, we assessed the response to salinity (0 mM a non-salt control and 150 mM NaCl dissolved in the nutrient solution) in the seedlings of 30 genotypes of cucurbits grown in a floating hydroponic system. the species tested included 16 genotypes ofCucumis meloL. (CM1-16), 6Citrullus vulgarisSchrad. (CV1-6), 2 interspecific hybrids ofCucurbita maximaDuch. xCucurbita moschataDuch. (CMM-R1 and 2), 4 bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria(Molina) Standl. (LS1-4)), 1Cucurbita moschataDuch. (CMO51-17), and 1 luffa(Luffa cylindricaMill. (LC1)) species. Results highlighted different morphological and physiological traits between the species and genotypes and a different response to salt stress. We identifiedC. maxima x C.moscatainterspecific hybrid CMM-R2, melon genotypes CM6, CM7, CM10, and CM16 together with watermelon genotypes CV2 and CV6 and bottle gourd LS4 as salt tolerant genotypes and possible candidates as salt resistant rootstock to be introduced in grafting programs.<br />LLP Erasmus Placement Program (2014); Ege University Scientific Research Projects Coordination UnitEge University [2013-ZRF-001]<br />This work was carried out during an internship mobility agreement between the University of Bologna and the Ege University financed by the LLP Erasmus Placement Program (2014) and supported by Ege University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit with project number 2013-ZRF-001.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
C. maxima Duch. × C. moschata Duch
Soil salinity
seedling
01 natural sciences
lcsh:Agriculture
03 medical and health sciences
NaCl
C. maxima Duch. x C. moschata Duch
Citrullus
Luffa cylindrica Mill
030304 developmental biology
0303 health sciences
biology
Morpho-physiological trait
seedlings
lcsh:S
C. maxima Duch.× C. moschata Duch
Lagenaria
biology.organism_classification
grafting
morpho-physiological traits
Horticulture
Citrullus vulgaris Schrad
Cucurbita moschata
Rootstock
Agronomy and Crop Science
Cucurbitaceae
Cucumis
Cucurbita maxima
010606 plant biology & botany
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20734395
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Agronomy
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....777f0e5940a68a17f26a6a88a8492f27
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10070967