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Hormonal and Physiological Changes in Miniature Roses (Rosa chinensis Jacq. var. minima Rehd.) Exposed to Water Deficit and Salinity Stress Conditions

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Abiotic stresses are the most harmful factors for plant growth and production. Drought and salinity are two major abiotic stresses that severely damage plant cells. They also change plant hormones like IAA, Zea, GA, and ABA. An investigation was conducted to examine the performance of miniature rose plants as landscape cultivars under salinity and water management. Three cultivars (‘Little Buckaroo’, ‘Sourati Local Cultivar’ and ‘Little Flirt’) received water deficit irrigation, with intervals of 2, 4, and 6 days, and 2 and 4 dS/m NaCl salinity. The results showed that severe water deficit and salinity stress reduced indoleacetic acid (IAA) and zeatin content in all cultivars, and the lowest IAA was observed in ‘Sourati Local Cultivar’. The ‘Little Flirt’ had the highest IAA at all salinity levels. The interaction of 6‑day irrigation interval and 4 dS/m salinity reduced gibberellic acid (GA) in all cultivars. ABA was increased with the highest salinity level, regardless of the irrigation interval. Overall, in most water deficit and salinity stress levels, zeatin and IAA were the highest in ‘Little Flirt’ and the lowest in ‘Sourati Local Cultivar’. In the highest level of salinity, ‘Sourati Local Cultivar’ had the most electrolyte leakage and the least relative water content. In addition, ‘Sourati Local Cultivar’ showed the least flower diameter, chlorophyll content and chlorophyll fluorescence in interaction of 4‑day irrigation intervals and 4 dS/m salinity. For all cultivars, 4 dS/m salinity in all irrigation treatments, reduced shoot fresh and dry weights. Therefore, it may be concluded that ‘Little Flirt’ was the most tolerant and ‘Sourati Local Cultivar’ was the most sensitive cultivars to drought and salinity stresses.

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    Zahra Shahbani, Morteza Kosh-Khui, Hassan Salehi & Saeed Eshghi

  2. Department of Horticultural, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran

    Mohsen Kafi & Mohammad Omidi

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    Ali Akbar Kamgar Haghighi

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Shahbani, Z., Kosh-Khui, M., Salehi, H. et al. Hormonal and Physiological Changes in Miniature Roses (Rosa chinensis Jacq. var. minima Rehd.) Exposed to Water Deficit and Salinity Stress Conditions. Gesunde Pflanzen 75, 1781–1797 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10343-022-00813-0

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