Arabidopsis Natural Accessions Display Adaptations in Inflorescence Growth and Vascular Anatomy to Withstand High Salinity during Reproductive Growth
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Experimental Scheme for Studying the Tolerance to High Salinity during the Reproductive Stage
2.2. Growth of Thellungiella salsuginea under High Salinity during the Reproductive Stage
2.3. Natural Variation in the Floral Stem Growth and in Sugar Content in Control Conditions
2.4. Diversity in the Arabidopsis Floral Stem Growth and Sugar Content in Response to High Salinity
2.5. Responses to High Salinity and Kinetics in the Stem Growth
2.6. Natural Variation in the Anatomy of the Stem in Normal and High Salinity Conditions
2.7. Contrasted Responses of the Traits Related to Sugar Homeostasis and Anatomy in the Stem
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Plant Material and Growth Conditions
4.2. Salt Treatment and Pretreatment (Acclimation)
4.3. Growth and Physiological Parameters
4.4. Carbohydrate Content
4.5. Anatomy of Stem Sections
4.6. Stem Theoretical Hydraulic Specific Conductivity
4.7. Statistical Analyses
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sellami, S.; Le Hir, R.; Thorpe, M.R.; Aubry, E.; Wolff, N.; Vilaine, F.; Brini, F.; Dinant, S. Arabidopsis Natural Accessions Display Adaptations in Inflorescence Growth and Vascular Anatomy to Withstand High Salinity during Reproductive Growth. Plants 2019, 8, 61. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8030061
Sellami S, Le Hir R, Thorpe MR, Aubry E, Wolff N, Vilaine F, Brini F, Dinant S. Arabidopsis Natural Accessions Display Adaptations in Inflorescence Growth and Vascular Anatomy to Withstand High Salinity during Reproductive Growth. Plants. 2019; 8(3):61. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8030061
Chicago/Turabian StyleSellami, Sahar, Rozenn Le Hir, Michael R. Thorpe, Emilie Aubry, Nelly Wolff, Françoise Vilaine, Faiçal Brini, and Sylvie Dinant. 2019. "Arabidopsis Natural Accessions Display Adaptations in Inflorescence Growth and Vascular Anatomy to Withstand High Salinity during Reproductive Growth" Plants 8, no. 3: 61. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8030061