Soil salinity as a selection pressure is a key determinant for the evolution of salt tolerance in Blue Panicgrass (Panicum antidotale Retz.)
Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants(2010)
摘要
To assess the role of selection pressure in plant adaptation to saline environment, a hydroponic experiment was conducted on six Panicum antidotale Retz. populations collected from a wide range of habitats with varying selection pressure in the form of soil salinity. The soil electrical conductivity of six different habitats ranged from 3.39 to 19.23dSm−1 and pH from 5.86 to 7.65. Plants of all populations collected from varying habitats were established in pots containing normal soil and allowed to grow for 6 months. Newly grown tillers from each plant were separated and 10 of them each formed a composite sample for a particular population. They were then transplanted in plastic containers each containing 10l of half strength Hoagland's nutrient solution alone or with 150molm−3 NaCl. After 42 days growth in salt treatment, the populations collected form highly saline habitats proved to be more salt-tolerant compared with those from mild or non-saline habitats in terms of growth performance. The populations adapted to high salinity showed less decrease in leaf K+/Na+ and Ca2+/Na+ ratios under salinity stress. Moreover, under stress the salt-tolerant populations showed less reduction in photosynthetic capacity than the salt-sensitive populations. In addition, hyper-accumulation of organic solutes such as glycinebetaine and proline and thereby higher osmotic adjustment seemed to be associated with the higher degree of adaptability of the salt-tolerant populations to salt stress. From the data presented, it is plausible to conclude that selection pressure (soil salinity) must have been one of the important determinants bringing about the evolution of salt-tolerance trait in Blue Panic grass.
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Panicum antidotale,Bluegrass,Adaptability,Genetic variation,Soil salinity,Selection pressure
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