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Salt tolerance in the halophyte Suaeda maritima L. Dum. - The maintenance of turgor pressure and water-potential gradients in plants growing at different salinities
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posted on 2023-06-08, 11:30 authored by N J W Clipson, A D Tomos, Tim Flowers, R G Wyn JonesOsmotic potentials and individual epidermal cell turgor pressures were measured in the leaves of seedlings of Suaeda maritima growing over a range of salinities. Leaf osmotic potentials were lower (more negative) the higher the salt concentration of the solution and were lowest in the youngest leaves and stem apices, producing a gradient of osmotic potential towards the apex of the plant. Epidermal cell turgor pressures were of the order of 0.25 to 0.3 MPa in the youngest leaves measured, decreasing to under 0.05 MPa for the oldest leaves. This pattern of turgor pressure was largely unaffected by external salinity. Calculation of leaf water potential indicated that the gradient between young leaves and the external medium was not altered by salinity, but with older leaves, however, this gradient diminished from being the same as that for young leaves in the absence of NaCl, to under 30% of this value at 400 mM NaCl. These results are discussed in relation to the growth response of S. maritima.
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PlantaISSN
0032-0935Publisher
Springer VerlagExternal DOI
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3Volume
165Page range
392-396Department affiliated with
- Evolution, Behaviour and Environment Publications
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Times Cited: 46 Clipson, njw tomos, ad flowers, tj jones, rgwFull text available
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2012-05-23Usage metrics
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