Exogenous Nitric Oxide and Silicon Applications Alleviate Water Stress in Apricots
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Plant Material and Applications
2.2. Harvest in Saplings and Their Growth Parameters
2.3. Membrane Permeability (MP)
2.4. Leaf Relative Water Content (LRWC)
2.5. Stomatal Conductivity (SC)
2.6. Chlorophyll Content (Chl)
2.7. Leaf Temperature (LT), Proline Content and Lipid Peroxidation Analysis (MDA)
2.8. Mineral Analysis in Leaves
2.9. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Plant Growth and Physiological Parameters
3.2. Biochemical Parameters
3.3. Multivariate Data Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Irrigation Level | SFW (g/Plant) | SDW (g/Plant) | RFW (g/Plant) | RDW (g/Plant) | LA (cm2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-Stress | 168.57 a | 88.92 a | 153.50 a | 43.61 a | 62.03 a |
Stress | 108.35 b | 51.01 b | 88.04 b | 39.68 b | 41.76 b |
t-test | * | * | * | * | * |
Treatments | |||||
Control | 110.80 d | 52.15 c | 89.41 c | 28.47 c | 40.11 b |
Si | 137.04 c | 70.61 b | 122.05 b | 40.92 b | 56.03 a |
NO | 142.50 b | 73.97 b | 123.82 b | 40.20 b | 51.48 a |
Si + NO | 163.70 a | 83.13 a | 147.80 a | 56.99 a | 59.96 a |
Tukey test | * | * | * | * | * |
Irrigation Level | SC (mmol m−2 s−1) | MP (%) | Chl | LRWC (%) | LT (°C) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non Stress | 112.96 a | 15.01 b | 43.47 a | 79.30 a | 31.92 b |
Stress | 49.41 b | 19.83 a | 38.83 b | 73.32 b | 34.57 a |
t-test | * | * | * | * | * |
Treatments | |||||
Control | 61.85 d | 19.80 a | 38.53 c | 73.26 d | 34.63 a |
Si | 79.57 c | 16.85 c | 42.40 b | 77.32 b | 32.87 c |
NO | 87.12 b | 17.73 b | 42.40 b | 75.80 c | 33.32 b |
Si + NO | 96.19 a | 15.32 d | 43.05 a | 78.86 a | 32.15 c |
Tukey test | * | * | * | * | * |
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Bakır, A.G.; Bolat, I.; Korkmaz, K.; Hasan, M.M.; Kaya, O. Exogenous Nitric Oxide and Silicon Applications Alleviate Water Stress in Apricots. Life 2022, 12, 1454. https://doi.org/10.3390/life12091454
Bakır AG, Bolat I, Korkmaz K, Hasan MM, Kaya O. Exogenous Nitric Oxide and Silicon Applications Alleviate Water Stress in Apricots. Life. 2022; 12(9):1454. https://doi.org/10.3390/life12091454
Chicago/Turabian StyleBakır, Asuman Gundogdu, Ibrahim Bolat, Kubra Korkmaz, Md. Mahadi Hasan, and Ozkan Kaya. 2022. "Exogenous Nitric Oxide and Silicon Applications Alleviate Water Stress in Apricots" Life 12, no. 9: 1454. https://doi.org/10.3390/life12091454