ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Potential Impacts of Trehalose on Easing Salt-Induced Inhibition in Triticum aestivum (L.) and Its Relevance for Managing Salinity Stress at Reproductive Stage
 
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School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
 
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Department of Genetics, University of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
 
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Department of Zoology, University of Baltistan, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan
 
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Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
 
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Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Agriculture Food Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
 
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Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
 
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State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology/Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
 
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Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, China
 
 
Submission date: 2024-04-29
 
 
Final revision date: 2024-08-12
 
 
Acceptance date: 2024-09-04
 
 
Online publication date: 2024-10-25
 
 
Corresponding author
Nadia Khan   

Department of Genetics, University of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
 
 
Abdul Waheed   

Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, China
 
 
 
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Soil salinity significantly hampers wheat production by adversely affecting growth attributes, posing a challenge to food security and economic stability. This study investigates the impact of soil salinity on wheat production, focusing on the mitigation of salinity stress through the application of trehalose, a known osmoprotectant. We treated seven-day-old seedlings of various wheat genotypes (Bhittai, Zamindar-04, DN-84, Zincol-16) with trehalose (10 and 50 mM) in the presence and absence of NaCl (150 mM) for five days. Our findings indicate that under saline conditions, genotypes Bhittai and Zamindar-04 exhibited the highest tolerance, showing longer shoot lengths and greater dry weight. Conversely, DN-84 and Zincol-16 demonstrated lower tolerance with shorter root and shoot lengths. The application of trehalose significantly improved the fresh and dry weight of Zamindar-04 and Bhittai. Zamindar-04 and Bhittai emerged as superior genotypes with Zamindar-04 having the least POX activity, and Bhittai showcasing increased spikelets, reduced trehalose content, and high mean productivity (MP) value. The study concludes that trehalose significantly mitigates the adverse effects of soil salinity on wheat growth by enhancing stress tolerance in specific genotypes, notably Bhittai and Zamindar-04. In conclusion, the application of trehalose offers a promising strategy to improve wheat production under saline conditions, particularly for genotypes with higher inherent tolerance.
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