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Verte and Romaine lettuce varieties ( Lactuca sativa ) show differential responses to high NaCl concentrations
Author(s) -
Mahmoudi Hela,
Baâtour Olfa,
Huang Jun,
Nasri Nawel,
Ben Salah Imen,
Tarchoun Imen,
Zaghdoudi Maha,
Gruber Margaret Y.,
Lachaâl Mokhtar,
Ouerghi Zeineb,
Hannoufa Abdelali
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of plant nutrition and soil science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1522-2624
pISSN - 1436-8730
DOI - 10.1002/jpln.201100217
Subject(s) - lactuca , seedling , carotenoid , germination , salinity , chlorogenic acid , horticulture , biology , flavonoid , polyphenol , botany , chemistry , antioxidant , biochemistry , ecology
In this study, we report on the relationship between individual antioxidant carotenoids, phenolic fractions, and flavonoids and attenuating NaCl toxicity in two contrasting varieties of lettuce ( Lactuca sativa L., var. Verte and Romaine), as a means of developing more precise targets for lettuce breeding. In seedling leaves, carotenoid levels increased under NaCl stress in Verte, but remained unchanged in Romaine. Chlorogenic acid (CGA), a soluble polyphenol abundantly present in leaves, was the only phenolic acid that accumulated significantly in both varieties and was predominant under salinity. Remarkably, CGA was more prominent in Verte than Romaine at moderate salinity levels (100 mM). Foliar flavonoid levels were also differentially increased in both seedling types grown under 100 mM NaCl, but dropped significantly in both varieties under 200 mM NaCl. Germination, which was overall more salt‐resistant in Romaine, was significantly increased under salt stress by application of low dosage (10 –6 to10 –5 M) of CGA to Verte, but not to Romaine. These results suggest that CGA is involved in modulating NaCl‐induced oxidative‐stress responses during seed germination in Verte.