Promoting effect of foliar silicon on steviol glycoside contents of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni under salt stress
This study investigated the effect of foliar silicon application on fresh weight and dry matter contents as well as steviol glycoside contents of stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni) grown under salt stress. In this respect, an experimental research with factorial arrangement on a Completely Randomize...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2019-10-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Secondary Metabolite |
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| Online Access: | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ijsm/issue/47863/547380?publisher=ijate |
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| Summary: | This study investigated
the effect of foliar silicon application on fresh weight and dry matter
contents as well as steviol glycoside contents of stevia (Stevia rebaudiana
Bertoni) grown under salt stress. In this respect, an experimental research
with factorial arrangement on a Completely Randomized Design with four
replications was conducted in plastic pots under greenhouse conditions. Four
different salinity levels (0, 25, 50, and 75 mM NaCl) were used for three weeks
old seedling and two different foliar silicone concentrations (12.5 and 25 mM)
were applied in the form of sodium silicate which was launched after 4 weeks of
planting. Both NaCl concentrations and foliar silicone application had
statistically significant effect (p≤0.05)
on fresh weight and dry matter characteristics and also on rebaudioside-A and
stevioside contents of stevia leaves which were harvested before flowering
period. Results showed that salt stress decreased both rebaudioside-A and
stevioside contents, but foliar silicone application improve negative
influences of NaCl treatments with even increasing the steviol glycoside
contents. Rebaudioside-A content did not change, but stevioside content
decreased with foliar silicone application in control conditions. However,
highest rebaudioside-A and stevioside accumulation were recorded in 25 mM
foliar silicone application under 50 mM NaCl stress. In these conditions,
rebaudioside-A and stevioside contents were 112 and 26% higher than control,
respectively. It could be concluded that the application of silicon
significantly enhanced the plants ability to withstand salt stress conditions
through increased silicon content, increased steviol glycoside production.
Silicon application could therefore improve crop production under salt stress. |
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| ISSN: | 2148-6905 |