The aim of this study was to verify the effects of application of H 2 O 2 on salt tolerance and oil production in basil cv. 'Gennaro de Menta' grown in a hydroponic system. Seedlings were subjected to 3 levels of H 2 O 2 (0, 1, and 1000 μM) in a nutrient solution during 2 different exposure periods (24 and 48 h) and 2 levels of NaCl (0 and 80 mM). The plants were harvested at preflowering (at 15 days) and postflowering (at 25 days). At 25 days, the application of 1 μM H 2 O 2 /48 h and its reapplication at preflowering increased leaf dry mass production compared to the other salt treatments. Relative water content decreased while leaf succulence and sclerophylly index increased with salinity. The increase of succulence was more pronounced with the application of H 2 O 2. Salinity increased the chlorophylls content only in plants without the application of H 2 O 2. Salinity increased Cl-, Na + , and organic solutes content, this effect being more pronounced in salt treatments that received H 2 O 2. Essential oil content, yield, and productivity were induced by salinity and H 2 O 2. This study shows that H 2 O 2 application in nutrient solution for basil cultivation in hydroponic systems using brackish water is a viable technique for promoting biomass or essential oil yield.
Amaranthus cruentus L. is a forage species, with grains that exhibit excellent nutritional characteristics, being the 'BRS Alegria' the first cultivar recommended for cultivation in Brazil. This study aimed at evaluating the effect of salt stress on the growth and concentrations of organic and inorganic solutes in Amaranthus cruentus L. ('BRS Alegria' cultivar). Height, stem diameter, number of leaves, leaf, stem and root dry mass, leaf area, relative water content and membrane integrity percentage, as well as soluble carbohydrate, free amino acid, soluble protein, free proline, Na+, Cl- and K+ contents, were evaluated in different plant organs. Salinity significantly reduced the biomass yield and leaf area from the treatment with 25 mM of NaCl, indicating that the 'BRS Alegria' cultivar is sensitive to salt stress. Soluble carbohydrates in the leaves decreased by 59 %, while the other organic solutes showed no substantial increases. These results, coupled with the reduction in the relative water content and membrane integrity, suggest a low ability of this cultivar to adjust osmotically under salt stress. The K+/Na+ ratio abruptly decreased in 25 mM of NaCl, suggesting an ionic imbalance, which may partially explain the salt-induced growth reduction.
Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is a medicinal species of Lamiaceae family, popularly known for its multiple benefits and high levels of volatile compounds. The species is considered to be one of the most essential oil producing plants. Also cultivated in Brazil as a condiment plant in home gardens. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of salinity on the growth of basil in nutrient solution of Furlani and to identify variables related to the salinity tolerance in this species. The first assay was performed with variation of five saline levels (0 -control, 20, 40, 60 and 80 mM NaCl). In the second assay six genotypes were evaluated in two salinity levels 0 and 80 mM NaCl. The height, stem diameter, number of leaves, dry mass and inorganic solutes in different organs, photosynthetic pigments, absolute membrane integrity and relative water content were evaluated. All biometric variables in basil were significantly reduced by salinity. Dry matter yield and percentage of membrane integrity were the variables that best discriminated the characteristics of salinity tolerance among the studied basil genotypes. Basil genotypes showed a differentiated tolerance among the genotypes, the 'Toscano folha de alface' being considered as the most tolerant and 'Gennaro de menta' as the most sensitive, among the species studied.
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