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Ion accumulation, antioxidant activity, growth and tolerance indices of Eucalyptus clones under salt stress

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Due to the expansion of planted forests, Eucalyptus may end up being planted in saline soil areas. The aim of this study was to assess ion accumulation, antioxidant activity and the growth and tolerance indices of Eucalyptus clones as indicators of salt tolerance. This study used a randomized block design in a 3 × 4 factorial scheme consisting of three Eucalyptus clones (VC865, I224 and I144) and four concentrations of NaCl (0, 1, 2 and 3 g of NaCl kg−1 of soil) with five repetitions. The Eucalyptus clones responded differently to soil salinity: I144 showed lower declines in Ψw, K+ concentrations, leaf dry weight and stem dry weight. In addition, a lower Ψs was associated with an increase in Na+ and proline and a low Na+/K+ ratio, indicating greater osmotic adjustment. This clone, considered the most tolerant to soil salinity, also exhibited greater superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase and catalase antioxidant enzymes activity, higher relative increment and tolerance indices and lower hydrogen peroxide and lipid peroxidation content. However, the clones VC865 and I224 are moderately tolerant and sensitive, respectively. Based on the soil salinity variables, Eucalyptus clones were classified in the following order of tolerance: I144 > VC865 > I224.

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Abbreviations

EC:

Electrical conductivity

DAT:

Days after transplantation

Ψw:

Water potential

PD:

Pre-dawn

MD:

Midday

Ψs:

Osmotic potential

SOD:

Superoxide dismutase

APX:

Ascorbate peroxidase

CAT:

Catalase

MDA:

Lipid peroxidation

H2O2 :

Hydrogen peroxide

PH:

Plant height

SD:

Stem diameter

NL:

Number of leaves

RI-PH:

Relative increment indices of plant height

RI-SD:

Relative increment indices of stem diameter

RI-NL:

Relative increment indices of number of leaves

LA:

Leaf area

LDW:

Leaf dry weight

SDW:

Stem dry weight

RDW:

Root dry weight

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The authors would like to thank FAPEAL (Foundation for Research Support of the State of Alagoas, Brazil) for the financial support of this study.

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    Jailma Ribeiro de Andrade, Sebastião de Oliveira Maia Júnior, Jônatas Rodrigo Ribeiro da Silva, Claudiana Moura dos Santos, Lennon Kledson dos Santos Silva, Laurício Endres & Vilma Marques Ferreira

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de Andrade, J.R., de Oliveira Maia Júnior, S., da Silva, J.R.R. et al. Ion accumulation, antioxidant activity, growth and tolerance indices of Eucalyptus clones under salt stress. Acta Physiol Plant 44, 52 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-022-03385-8

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