Salt sensitivity in chickpea

T.J. Flowers; P.M. Gaur; C.L.L. Gowda; L. Krishnamurthy; S. Samineni; K.H.M. Siddique; N.C. Turner; V. Vadez; R.K. Varshney; T.D. Colmer

doi:10.1111/j.1365-3040.2009.02051.x

Back

Journal article

Peer reviewed

Salt sensitivity in chickpea

T.J. Flowers, P.M. Gaur, C.L.L. Gowda, L. Krishnamurthy, S. Samineni, K.H.M. Siddique, N.C. Turner, V. Vadez, R.K. Varshney and T.D. Colmer

Plant, Cell & Environment, Vol.33(4), pp.490-509

2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3040.2009.02051.x

Files and links (1)

url

Link to Published Version *Subscription may be requiredView

Abstract

The growth of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is very sensitive to salinity, with the most susceptible genotypes dying in just 25 mm NaCl and resistant genotypes unlikely to survive 100 mm NaCl in hydroponics; germination is more tolerant with some genotypes tolerating 320 mm NaCl. When growing in a saline medium, Cl-, which is secreted from glandular hairs on leaves, stems and pods, is present in higher concentrations in shoots than Na+. Salinity reduces the amount of water extractable from soil by a chickpea crop and induces osmotic adjustment, which is greater in nodules than in leaves or roots. Chickpea rhizobia show a higher ‘free-living’ salt resistance than chickpea plants, and salinity can cause large reductions in nodulation, nodule size and N2-fixation capacity. Recent screenings of diverse germplasm suggest significant variation of seed yield under saline conditions. Both dominance and additive gene effects have been identified in the effects of salinity on chickpea and there appears to be sufficient genetic variation to enable improvement in yield under saline conditions via breeding. Selections are required across the entire life cycle with a range of rhizobial strains under salt-affected, preferably field, conditions.

Details

Title: Salt sensitivity in chickpea
Authors/Creators: T.J. Flowers (Author/Creator) - University of Sussex
P.M. Gaur (Author/Creator) - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
C.L.L. Gowda (Author/Creator) - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
L. Krishnamurthy (Author/Creator) - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
S. Samineni (Author/Creator) - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
K.H.M. Siddique (Author/Creator) - The University of Western Australia
N.C. Turner (Author/Creator) - The University of Western Australia
V. Vadez (Author/Creator) - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
R.K. Varshney (Author/Creator) - Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz Y Trigo
T.D. Colmer (Author/Creator) - The University of Western Australia
Publication Details: Plant, Cell & Environment, Vol.33(4), pp.490-509
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
Identifiers: 991005543673307891
Copyright: © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Murdoch Affiliation: Murdoch University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:

Source: InCites

Metrics

33 Record Views

190 Times Cited - Web of Science

InCites Highlights

These are selected metrics from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool, related to this output

Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration; International collaboration
Citation topics: 3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology; 3.4 Crop Science; 3.4.49 Plant Stress Responses
Web Of Science research areas: Plant Sciences
ESI research areas: Plant & Animal Science