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Impact of chloride (NaCl, KCl) and sulphate (Na 2 SO 4 , K 2 SO 4 ) salinity on glucosinolate metabolism in Brassica rapa
Author(s) -
Aghajanzadeh T. A.,
Reich M.,
Kopriva S.,
De Kok L. J.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of agronomy and crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.095
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1439-037X
pISSN - 0931-2250
DOI - 10.1111/jac.12243
Subject(s) - glucosinolate , brassica rapa , shoot , brassica , salinity , chemistry , chloride , biosynthesis , enzyme , food science , composition (language) , botany , brassicaceae , metabolism , biochemistry , biology , organic chemistry , ecology , linguistics , philosophy
Seedlings of Brassica rapa were exposed to increasing concentrations of NaCl, Na 2 SO 4 , KCl and K 2 SO 4 to study the effect on glucosinolate content, composition and expression of genes of the glucosinolate biosynthetic pathway and associated transcription factors. Growth was inhibited stronger by sulphate salts and strongest by Na 2 SO 4 . Aliphatic, indolic and aromatic glucosinolates were differently affected by the salts in shoot and roots. A decrease in aliphatic glucosinolates in shoots of plants exposed to chloride salts corresponded to a decreased gene expression of a key enzyme for their biosynthesis. Likewise, an increased level of indolic and aromatic glucosinolates by Na 2 SO 4 coincided with an increased gene expression of enzymes responsible for the biosynthesis of these glucosinolates. The results show that changes in glucosinolate content and composition under salt stress depend on the ionic composition of the salts. This has implications for the quality of B. rapa grown under different types of salinity.