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Legume Research, volume 41 issue 2 (april 2018) : 253-258

Morphological and biochemical responses of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.) ecotypes to salinity

Ramazan Beyaz, Cengiz Sancak, Mustafa Yildiz
1Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Ahi Evran University, Kirșehir-40100, Turkey.
  • Submitted08-03-2017|

  • Accepted31-08-2017|

  • First Online 23-10-2017|

  • doi 10.18805/LR-353

Cite article:- Beyaz Ramazan, Sancak Cengiz, Yildiz Mustafa (2017). Morphological and biochemical responses of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.) ecotypes to salinity. Legume Research. 41(2): 253-258. doi: 10.18805/LR-353.
This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different NaCl concentrations (0, 100 and 150 mM) on the morphological and biochemical  parameters of different sainfoin ecotypes ‘Koçaº’, ‘Malya,’ ‘Altýnova’ and ‘Ulaþ’ under controlled conditions. The morphological parameters included seed germination, seedling and root lengths, and seedling fresh and dry weights while the biochemical parameters included chlorophyll and proline contents, lipid peroxidation (MDA), and the activities of antioxidant enzymes (SOD, CAT, APX, and GR). The results demonstrated that increase in NaCl concentration caused an overall decrease in morphological parameters and an increase in the biochemical parameters in all ecotypes. The findings showed that among all ecotypes, ‘Koçaþ’ had higher chlorophyll and proline content, increased activity of CAT, GR, and APX, and increased fresh and dry weight in response to salt stress. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the evaluation of enzymatic and non-enzymatic defense systems in sainfoin plants under salt stress. 
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