scholarly journals Evaluating Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Cultivars for Salt Tolerance Using Laboratory, Greenhouse and Field Methods

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
John Derek Scasta ◽  
Calvin L. Trostle ◽  
Mike A. Foster
Keyword(s):  
Salt Tolerance ◽  
Medicago Sativa ◽  
Field Methods ◽  
Medicago Sativa L

scholarly journals DETECTION OF MOLECULAR MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH SALT TOLERANCE IN ALFALFA (Medicago sativa L.)

2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-127
Author(s):  
F. ABDEL-TAWAB ◽  
EMAN FAHMY ◽  
M. EL- NAHRAWY ◽  
WAFAA SHARAWY ◽  
MERVAT SAYED
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Markers ◽  
Salt Tolerance ◽  
Medicago Sativa ◽  
Medicago Sativa L

scholarly journals Salicornia europaea L. Na+/H+ antiporter gene improves salt tolerance in transgenic alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 5350-5360 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.Q. Zhang ◽  
Y.D. Niu ◽  
H. Huridu ◽  
J.F. Hao ◽  
Z. Qi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Salt Tolerance ◽  
Medicago Sativa ◽  
Salicornia Europaea ◽  
Transgenic Alfalfa ◽  
Medicago Sativa L

Between and within cultivar variability in salt tolerance in lucerne, (Medicago sativa L.)

1994 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 159-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.M. Al-Khatib ◽  
T. McNeilly ◽  
J.C. Collins
Keyword(s):  
Salt Tolerance ◽  
Medicago Sativa ◽  
Medicago Sativa L

Identification and selection for salt tolerance in lucerne (Medicago sativa L.)

1984 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 239 ◽  
Author(s):  
CL Noble ◽  
GM Halloran ◽  
DW West
Keyword(s):  
Salt Tolerance ◽  
Medicago Sativa ◽  
Recurrent Selection ◽  
Leaf Damage ◽  
Shoot Number ◽  
Two Generations ◽  
Medicago Sativa L ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Efficiency Of Selection ◽  
Chloride Concentrations

Variation existed between plants of the lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) cultivar CUF 101 for dry matter production, shoot number and length, and leaf damage when grown for 70 days under 250 mM NaCl (15 h photoperiod, 20�C day, 10�C night). Salt tolerance evaluation using the criteria percentage leaf damage (percentage of total number of leaves with complete or partial necrosis) and length of the main shoot, isolated plants which showed salt tolerance of reasonably high heritability (h2=0.41). Two generations of recurrent selection for tolerance significantly increased the mean population tolerance without decreasing production under non-saline conditions. While both sodium and chloride concentrations of the shoot were lower in the tolerant than in less tolerant plants, chloride was more closely associated with salt tolerance than sodium. Sodium and chloride concentrations in the roots did not vary with the level of salt tolerance. No association of shoot and root potassium concentration with tolerance was evident. Selection for salt tolerance in lucerne plants using percentage leaf damage of less than 10% as the main criterion should give a rapid response to selection. The efficiency of selection may be increased if selection is based on the efficiency of chloride exclusion from the shoots and/or the level of chloride tolerated by the shoots prior to leaf damage becoming evident.

scholarly journals Melatonin Application Improves Salt Tolerance of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) by Enhancing Antioxidant Capacity

Plants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huifang Cen ◽  
Tingting Wang ◽  
Huayue Liu ◽  
Danyang Tian ◽  
Yunwei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Enzymes ◽  
Salt Stress ◽  
Salt Tolerance ◽  
Medicago Sativa ◽  
Salt Resistance ◽  
Primary Role ◽  
Waterlogging Tolerance ◽  
Alfalfa Seed ◽  
Mda Content ◽  
Medicago Sativa L

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is an important and widely cultivated forage grass. The productivity and forage quality of alfalfa are severely affected by salt stress. Melatonin is a bioactive molecule with versatile physiological functions and plays important roles in response to various biotic and abiotic stresses. Melatonin has been proven efficient in improving alfalfa drought and waterlogging tolerance in recent studies. In our reports, we applied melatonin exogenously to explore the effects of melatonin on alfalfa growth and salt resistance. The results demonstrated that melatonin application promoted alfalfa seed germination and seedling growth, and reduced oxidative damage under salt stress. Further application research found that melatonin alleviated salt injury in alfalfa plants under salt stress. The electrolyte leakage, malondialdehyde (MDA) content and H2O2 content were significantly reduced, and the activities of catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POD), and Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (Cu/Zn-SOD) were increased with melatonin pretreatment compared to control plants under salt stress with the upregulation of genes related to melatonin and antioxidant enzymes biosynthesis. Melatonin was also involved in reducing Na+ accumulation in alfalfa plants. Our study indicates that melatonin plays a primary role as an antioxidant in scavenging H2O2 and enhancing activities of antioxidant enzymes to improve the salt tolerance of alfalfa plants.

scholarly journals Effects of salt stress on lipid peroxidation and antioxidative enzymes of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cultivars

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-196
Author(s):  
Ensieh Ashrafi ◽  
Morteza Zahedi ◽  
Jamshid Razmjoo
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Peroxidation ◽  
Salt Stress ◽  
Salt Tolerance ◽  
Medicago Sativa ◽  
Antioxidative Enzymes ◽  
Enzyme Activities ◽  
Seedling Stage ◽  
Salt Tolerant ◽  
Mda Content ◽  
Medicago Sativa L

The effect of salt stress on enzyme activities of nine alfalfa cultivars at germination and seedling stage was studied. The activities of SOD, GR, POX and APOX were higher in salt tolerant and lower in salt sensitive cultivars. Results of the effect of salt stress on the SOD, GR, POX, APOX activities and MDA content may be used to select salt tolerance cultivars at the germination and seedling stages. SOD, GR, POX, APOX and MDA may play an important role in salt tolerant mechanisms in alfalfa. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v43i2.21672 Bangladesh J. Bot. 43(2): 191-196, 2014 (September)

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