Salinity is a major abiotic stress for crop plants that cause reduced food production. The application of plant growth-promoting microorganisms can improve the adaptability of plants to biotic and abiotic stresses. Therefore, in the current study, we aimed to enhance the mitigation effects of artificially applied rhizobacterium Klebsiella variicola AY13 on salinity stress in Trifolium repens L. The results suggested that AY13 innately produced indole-3-acetic acid and accelerated the morphological adaptation of T. repens to salt stress conditions. Furthermore, AY13 promotes a Trp-dependent pathway for indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) production, as adding L-tryptophan (L-Trp) increased IAA production in pure culture. AY13 improved plant growth by maintaining relative water content and minimizing water loss in excised leaves. Moreover, AY13 inoculation significantly reduced the endogenous levels of abscisic acid and antioxidants such as glutathione and catalase. These results suggest that AY13 plays a crucial role in reprogramming stress-related metabolism and enhancing plant stress tolerance.

FK506BP는 일명 FK506 binding protein 12이라 불리는 작은 펩티드로서 single 도메인을 가진 다. FK506BP는 면역반응 억제, 산화적 스트레스 및 염증과 관련이 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 참돔 (Pagrus major)을 저수온(8℃, 33 psu) 및 저염분(20℃, 10 psu) 상태에 노출시킨 후, FK506BP 유 전자의 발현을 관찰하는 것이다. 연구결과, FK506BP 유전자의 발현은 저수온(8℃, 33 psu) 및 저 염분(20℃, 10 psu)상태에서 유의적으로 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 이 연구결과로서 FK506BP 유전자는 수온 및 염분 등의 환경 스트레스에 대한 생체지표유전자로서 역할을 한다고 제의 한다.

The objective of the current study was to determine acute plasma stress responses in two size groups of juvenile Epinephelus akaara (average body weight: 8.4±2.1 and 3.3±0.6 g; 150 and 120 days after hatch, respectively) exposed to abrupt salinity drops (from 34 practical salinity unit, PSU seawater to 18, 10 PSU (experiment 1) or 26, 18, 10 PSU (experiment 2), respectively). Plasma glucose, glutamic oxalate transaminase, glutamic pyruvate transaminase, red blood cell counts, and gill histology were determined during 72 h exposure. Significantly increased plasma glucose, glutamic oxalate transaminase levels, and red blood cell counts were observed in fish exposed to 18 or 10 PSU. Histological changes, such as hyperplasia and lifting of epithelium in the gill secondary lamellae, were also observed in fish exposed to 18 or 10 PSU at 72 h post-drop. E. akaara exposed to sudden salinity drops to 18 or 10 PSU still seems to undergo the primary adjustment phase before fish reaches a new homeostasis, whereas fish exposed to 26 PSU seems to mount osmotic changes. Therefore, the no observed adverse effect levels for 72 h acute salinity challenge was 26 PSU in our study, and salinity drop to 18 PSU and below can possibly cause acute adverse effect, in which fish could be vulnerable to additional stresses such as a temperature changes or handling stress.

Background : Water uptake and flow across cellular membranes is a fundamental requirement for plant growth and development, and plant water status is important not only for plant growth under favorable conditions but also for ability of a plant to tolerate adverse environmental conditions. Thus identification of plasma membrane water channel genes (aquaporins) in ginseng provides extensive information for functional studies and the development of markers for salinity stress tolerance. Methods and Results : For salinity treatment, the plants were grown for 4 weeks in culture medium gelled with 0.8% Phytoagar, and the old media were replaced with the fresh medium containing NaCl at 0, 50, 100, 200 and 400 mM, respectively. The samples for stress treated and non-stressed plants were collected from 6h to 72h, and frozen immediately into liquid nitrogen. According to the sequence information from the assembled transcripts, four primer pairs were designed from the aquaporin gene regions. In order to determine the pattern of aquaporins expression in ginseng seedlings to salinity stress, we conducted semi-quantitative RT-PCR. Conclusion : A tonoplast intrinsic protein 1 (TIP1)-type aquaporin is not only believed to be essential for plant life, but also to be beneficial for growth under salinity stress. Therefore, a deeper understanding of aquaporin genes in ginseng will be essential for crop improvement, which could help us to understand the molecular genetic basis for the ginseng genetic improvement and also provide the functional genetic resources for selective breeding and transgenic research.

Durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. ssp. durum) is a global staple food crops. However, saline soil reduces the production of durum wheat in a lot of countries including Tunisia. This problem would be more severe as soil salinization ascribed by the global climate changes and worldwide water deficiencies. To overcome this circumstance, we performed two experiments related to salinity stress tolerance of durum wheat. Two Tunisian durum wheat cultivars (‘Om Rabia’, ‘Mahmoudi’) were applied to examine the reaction to salt stress. At the third leaf stage, salt stress was treated by submerging the pots into 500 mM NaCl for 5 mins everyday instead of irrigation in greenhouse. The treatment was applied for 1 week and their tolerances to salt stress were determined by comparing their growth parameters to the control plants. Total RNA was extracted and Quantitative reverse transcript PCR (qRT-PCR) using the genes linked with the salt tolerance was performed. The plant height and leaf chlorophyll content were reduced during salt stress treatment in both cultivars. The growth parameters of ‘Om Rabia’ was reduced less than that of ‘Mahmoudi’. The transcription level of the genes linked with the salt tolerance was greater in ‘Om Rabia’ than in ‘Mahmoudi’. These results will be fruitful to future breeding program for salt tolerant tetraploid durum wheat.

본 연구에서는 검정콩 발아를 위한 수침조건을 설정하고 발아시 발아수의 염 농도를 달리하여 그에 따른 발아율, 피니톨 및 기타 품질특성변화를 살펴보고자 하였다. 그 결과 수분 흡수율의 변화는 수침초기 6시간 까지는 급격한 증가를 보였으며, 수침 시간 및 수침 온도가 증가할수록 수분 흡수율이 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. pH는 수침 온도가 높을수록 낮아지는 것으로 나타났다. 안토시아닌 용출율은 수침 시간이 증가할수록 점차적으로 증가하는 것으로 나타나 수침 시간은 단시간에 필요한 수분 흡수율을 나타나내는 25℃, 6시간이 적당한 것으로 나타났다. 발아시 검정콩 발아율은 염 농도가 증가할수록 감소하는 것으로 나타났으며, 피니톨 함량을 분석한 결과 염 농도 0.7%일 때 피니톨함량이 높게 나타났다. 총 페놀성 화합물 함량은 염 농도 0.3～0.5%에서 높은 것으로 나타났으며, 플라보노이드 함량은 염 농도 0.1%에서 높은 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구를 통하여 검정콩 발아시 염 스트레스 처리는 혈당강하 성분인 피니톨 함량을 증대하여 검정콩의 기능성 식품소재로서의 가치를 높일 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

Physiological responses to salinity stress were evaluated in six rice genotypes differing in their tolerance to salinity at the seedling stage. Susceptible genotypes ('Dongjingbyeo', 'Hwayeongbyeo', and 'IR29') showed salt injury symptoms (mean 8.8) and higher visual score under salt stress than that of tolerant ones ('Pokkali', 'IR74009', and 'IR73571'). As salinity affects growth and physiological parameters, the six genotypes thus showed significant reduction because of salt stress. Tolerant Japonica/Indica bred lines ('IR74009', 'IR73571') showed lower reduction, 33.9%, 34.5%, and 50%, respectively, in plant seedling height, dry shoot weight and dry root weight than those of the susceptible Japonica varieties ('Dongjingbyeo', 'Hwayeongbyeo'), and the highest reduction under salt stress was observed in dry root weight, followed by dry shoot weight and seedling height, respectively. Shoot Na+ concentration of IR74099 and IR73571 was lower than that of the susceptible varieties, 'Dongjinbyeo' and 'Hwayeongbyeo'. There were no significant differences among genotypes in root Na+ concentration. Shoot K+ concentration showed a reverse tendency compared to shoot Na+ concentration. IR74009 and IR73571 had considerably lower ratio compared to 'Dongjinbyeo' and 'Hwayeongbyeo' in Na+/K+ ratio of their shoot and was not different the tolerant check, 'Pokkali'.

The adverse effects of salinity and drought on soybean cultivar Hwangkeumkong were also investigated. Endogenous bioactive gibberellins GA1 and GA4, jasmonic acid (JA), abscisic acid (ABA) and salicylic acid (SA) content and pertinent changes in response to basic and double NaCl (70 mM & 140 mM) and PEG (8% & 16%) were examined. We found that plant growth and yield components significantly reduced with the application of NaCl and PEG during pre-flowering and post-flowering growth periods. The endogenous bioactive GA1 and GA4content decreased under elevated salt and drought stress. However, an insignificant increase in GA4level was noted with 8% PEG, applied during post-flowering growth stage. JA levels significantly increased with NaCl and PEG applications, but declined with elevated PEG applied during post-flowering period. SA level drastically reduced with NaCl, while insignificantly reduced with PEG. Endogenous ABA contents of leaves increased with elevated NaCl and PEG application. The endogenous bioactive GA1 and GA4, JA and ABA content of soybean leaves were analyzed through chromatograph/ mass spectrometer (GC/MS) in selected ion monitoring (SIM) mode, while SAcontent was quantified with HPLC.

Seeds and seedlings of Acacia bivenosa D.C. Prod, A. salicina Lindl., A. saligna (Labill.) H. Wendl. and A. tumida F. Muell. ex Benth were germinated and grown in NaCl solutions to investigate the relative salt tolerance among the different species, and t

염분의 작물에 대한 피해 또는 피해과정을 구명함으로써 염분함량이 높은 간척지에서 염해에 대한 피해정도를 용이하게 판단하기 위한 기초자료를 얻기 위하여 수도에 해수를 농도별로 처리하여 얻은 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 기공저항성은 해수농도의 증가에 따라서 뚜렷한 증가를 나타냈는데 그 정도가 생식생장기보다는 유모기에 더 큰 경향을 보여 유묘기에 피해가 더 심하였다. 그리고 광합성이 활발하게 이루어지는 시각인 11시경의 기공저항성 변화를 볼 때 무처리에 비하여 처리구에서는 비례적으로 높아지는 경향이어서 염하에서는 광합성이 저해됨을 알수 있었다. 처리 기간에 광합성이 저해됨을 알 수 있었다. 처리 기간에 따른 변화도 계속 증가하는 경향으로 처리기간이 증가할수록 피해가 더 커졌다. 2. 엽록소는 해수농도의 증가에 따라 뚜렷한 감소를 나타냈다. 3. 식물체의 Na+와 Cl-의 해수농도의 증가에 따라 흡수가 많았으나 K+, Mg++, Ca++의 흡수는 약간 감소하긴 하였으나 그 차이가 대동소이하여 뚜렷한 차이가 없었다. 4. 초장과 근장은 해수농도의 증가에 따라서 뚜렷한 감소를 나타냈는데 초장보다 근장의 감소율이 현저히 높았다. 5. 기공저항성과 기타 여러 항복들간에 상관이 고도로 인정되는 바 특히 기공저항성은 bio-information으로서 활용가치가 있음을 보여주고 있다.