Physiological and biochemical mechanisms of salinity tolerance in tall fescue: a comparative analysis of cultivars differing in salinity tolerance
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Öğr. Gör. Shıva Sadıghfard Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Gürkan DEMİRKOL Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale (ESCI dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı KSU TARIM VE DOGA DERGISI-KSU JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURE
Dergi ISSN 2619-9149 Dergi Bilgileri (2025)
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler ESCI
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 01-2025
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 28 / 4 / 1043–1053 DOI 10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1623588
Makale Linki http://dogadergi.ksu.edu.tr/tr/pub/issue/92369/1623588
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Özet
Salinity stress causes an increasingly pervasive threat to agricultural productivity, including turf and forage grasses. This study aimed to reveal how salinity stress affects the physiological and biochemical levels of Festuca arundinacea (tall fescue) cultivars differing in salinity tolerance. The salinity stress treatments were assessed through the evaluation of growth measures, biochemical profiles, and the activity of antioxidative enzymes in four tall fescue cultivars having different salinity stress tolerance (tolerant, moderate-high, moderate-low, and sensitive). The results revealed that the tolerant cultivar named ‘Titan RX’(tolerant cv.) showed increased root growth and maintained physiological status under salinity stress conditions. This was attributed to the activation of the biosynthesis for the free proline and the antioxidative status (total phenolic and flavonoid contents, DPPH activity, enzymes of CAT, and GR). The other cultivars exhibited lower values in these parameters compared to the tolerant cv., indicating their lesser capacity for salinity tolerance. The results indicated that the cv.‘Titan RX’could potentially be utilized to generate tall fescue crops that can cope with salinity stress conditions.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Forage crops | NaCl stress | Osmotic stress | Proline | Turfgrass