A CATHARANTHUS-ROSEUS SALT-TOLERANT LINE .1. SELECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION

Authors
VAZQUEZFLOTA FA LOYOLAVARGAS VM
Citation
Fa. Vazquezflota et Vm. Loyolavargas, A CATHARANTHUS-ROSEUS SALT-TOLERANT LINE .1. SELECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION, Journal of plant physiology, 144(1), 1994, pp. 116-120
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
Journal of plant physiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01761617
Volume
144
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
116 - 120
Database
ISI
SICI code
0176-1617(1994)144:1<116:ACSL.S>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
A salt-tolerant line of C. roseus was obtained through continuous subc ulturing in 171 mM NaCl. Salt tolerance in this culture was characteri zed by an altered growth behavior, reduced cell volume, and accumulati on of Na+, Cl- and proline. These features, which have proved to be st able after the culture was transferred to a salt-free medium, have bee n commonly ascribed to halophytes. Data suggest that this salt toleran ce is the result of a shift towards a halophytic behavior.