The effect of salt stress on yellow wort (Blackstonia perfoliata) seed germination
2015
Authors:
Nešić, MarijaAvramov, Stevan
Banjanac, Tijana
Šiler, Branislav
Mišić, Danijela
Todorović, Slađana
Živković, Suzana
Contributors
Uzelac, BrankaDocument Type:
Conference object (Published version)
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© 2015 by the Serbian Plant Physiology Society
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Blackstonia perfoliata (L.) Huds. belongs to the family Gentianaceae. Due to a high content of biologically active secondary metabolites (gentiopicrin, swertiamarin and sweroside) this species has been described as a possible substitute for Centaurii Herba – a bitter remedy for treatment of digestive system disorders. Yellow wort is widespread in European and African regions of the Mediterranean and in Western Europe, mainly on calcareous grasslands habitats and fixed sand dunes. Therefore, the environmental conditions such as salinity and osmotic stress are very important for the growth and development of this species. The germination recovery from salt stress conditions of three populations of B. perfoliata collected from different natural habitats was examined. Germination rate, germination velocity and rate of germination recovery were tested. Results showed that germination characteristics depended on NaCl pre-treatment and were population-specific. Increase in salt concentration inhibited seed germination and germination recovery rate. Additionally, seeds of B. perfoliata population collected from sandy locality of Vojvodina showed different germination pattern in comparison with seeds collected from saline habitat; salt treatment improved their germination rate, but also attenuated germination velocity response.
Keywords:
salinity; stress; Blackstonia perfoliata; germinationFunding / projects:
- Physiological, chemical and molecular analysis of the diversity of selected rare and endangered plant species and application of biotechnology for ex situ conservation and production of biologically active compounds (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-173024)
In:
- Uzelac B, editor. Book of Abstracts: 2nd International Conference on Plant Biology, 21th Symposium of the Serbian Plant Physiology Society, and CОST Action FA1106 Quality Fruit Workshop; 2015 Jun 17-20; Petnica, Serbia. Belgrade: Serbian Plant Physiology Society: Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”; 2015. p. 176-7.